Kinship Navigator-Peer

  • Closing Date:

    1/24/2025

  • Job Summary:

    This position is responsible for connecting and supporting relatives, non-relatives or kinship caregivers to engage, support and provide services available in the community

  • Essential Functions:

    • Establish and maintain positive working relationship with HFC internal and external customers
    • Educating and bringing awareness to caregivers about the dependency system and licensing process
    • Assisting with paperwork, collecting documents as the caregiver begin to navigate in the licensing process
    • Maintain a caseload to offer support and provide services of available benefits for relative and non-relative caregivers (cash assistance, ESS, etc.)
    • Provide support, resources and referral information to caregivers for placement support and stability
    • Work with other departments collaboratively that will also be supporting caregivers
    • Lead and/or assist with support groups as needed
    • Ensure quality and timely documentation of work is completed with families
    • Participate with other peers in Florida on best practice and exchange opportunities
    • Offer ideas and suggestions to the team to further meet the needs of local caregivers
    • Perform special projects as assigned

  • Qualifications Required:

    High School diploma or equivalent.

  • Qualifications Preferred:

    Bachelors degree in Social Work or related field, experience as a caregiver (relative, non-relative, foster parent) highly preferred and knowledge of community resources available and ACCESS Florida system/public assistance is also highly preferred.   

  • Physical Requirements:

  • Benefits:

    Excellent benefits package with tuition assistance, domestic partner coverage, retirement and generous paid time off. 

  • Additional Information:

    Drug free workplace.  Drug testing required.  EOE/M/F/D/V.  

Fill out form to Apply

Employment Desired


Previously Employed by Heartland?

Personal

CONVICTION WILL NOT BE AN ABSOLUTE BAR TO EMPLOYMENT EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY LAW

Are you currently charged, excluded, suspended, debarred or otherwise ineligible to participate in the federal health care programs, including Medicare and Medicaid?

Have you been convicted of a criminal offense related to the provision of health care items or services and have not been reinstated in the federal health care programs?

Have you ever been charged, convicted or suspended (including pled guilty, nolo contendere or no contest) of a criminal offense related to any of the federal health care programs (including Medicare or Medicaid)?

Have you ever been convicted (including pled guilty, nolo contendere, no contest) of any criminal offense?

Have you ever been discharged from employment?

Have you ever been dismissed from employment due to abuse of residents or clients?

For individuals seeking positions with driving responsibilities, please provide your license number, insurance information, and any traffic violations (other than parking tickets), accidents or insurance claims submitted within the last five (5) years.

Educational Data

High School – Diploma / GED

High School

College/University

Graduate School

Post Graduate School

Additional Information

Internship / Residency / Practicum / Fellowships

Record 1

Record 2

Fellowship 1

Fellowship 2

Professional Licenses and Certificates

License 1

License 2

Previous Employment Record

Include military service assignments and any verified work performed on a volunteer basis. Exclude organization names which indicate race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

List All Employment, Most Recent First (Please complete section in its entirety. "See Resume" is not acceptable.)

Employer 1 (Most Recent)

Employer 2

Employer 3

Employer 4

Employer 5

May we contact your current employer for a reference?

May we contact your previous employer for a reference?

Professional Reference 1

Professional Reference 2

Professional Reference 3

Personal References (Do Not Include Former Employers or Relatives)

Personal Reference 1

Personal Reference 2

Personal Reference 3

List Friends or Relatives Employed By Heartland for Children (including relatives by marriage)

Record 1

Record 2

Record 3

Upload a Resume

Submit »