Kinship Navigator

Bridges Healthcare • Milford, CT

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About The Position

Bridges Healthcare, Inc. has an immediate opening for a long-term temporary Kinship Navigator. The position pays $35.00 per hour and involves 25–35 hours per week, Monday through Friday. It is non-benefited and may last up to one year.

The Kinship Navigator helps maintain children in kinship and fictive kin care by providing collateral and case management services. The role includes assessing children and kinship caregivers, providing in-home support, connecting families with services, maintaining records, coordinating with service providers, providing transportation support when needed, and being available for on-call duties.

Requirements

• Knowledge of community integration strategies and techniques.
• Good communication and documentation skills.
• Computer literacy.
• Ability to prioritize and organize schedules and demands.
• CPR/First Aid certified or willing to become certified.
• Valid driver's license and access to reliable transportation required.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule.

Nice To Haves

• Lived experience as a kinship caregiver or having lived in a household that provided kinship care.
• Bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial and comprehensive assessments of children and their kinship caregivers to identify service needs.
• Provide in-home-based support services to children and families.
• Understand available services and resources for kinship caregivers and support them in accessing those services.
• Maintain client records.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with other service providers, including participating in monthly meetings with DCF's Regional Gatekeeping Liaison.
• Provide transportation support where needed.
• Be available for on-call duties.
• Perform other department- or agency-related duties or special projects as directed by the supervisor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed