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5/26/2019
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This position is responsible for delivering family support services to relative and non-relative caregivers by utilizing a broad range of community services, resources and natural support systems. Will be responsible for training and development, assessing services and consultation to families.
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- Establish and maintain positive working relationships with HFC internal and external customers
- Maintains a caseload of families to provide weekly contacts, home visits, office visits, telephone or correspondence
- Completes DCF/ACCESS applications with families to seek public benefits (cash assistance, food stamps and Medicaid)
- Develops and maintains a list of individuals, organizations and providers as resources to caregivers
- Works with caregiver support specialists to support placement instability situations
- Invites caregivers to support groups, trainings and events
- Coordinate annual caregiver support appreciation events
- Facilitates support group for relative caretakers regularly
- Assists families in developing and accomplishing support plan goals
- Supports children living with relative caregivers to remain outside of foster care
- Creates, implements and evaluates effectiveness of each family’s support plans
- Timely completes assessments, program statistics and other required documents
- Ensures families have follow-up linkages into the community
- Follows-up to ensure family has benefits in place
- Participate in quality reviews of the program services, outcomes and maintenance of records
- Perform special projects as assigned
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Bachelors degree in Social Work or related field.
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Florida Child Welfare Certification preferred.
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Excellent benefits package with tuition assistance, domestic partner coverage, retirement and generous paid time off.
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Drug free workplace. Drug testing required. EOE/M/F/D/V
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