Location: Cambridge,MA, USA
Bridges Homeward (formally CFCS) is looking to hire a full-time Family Support Specialist / Case Manager. Are you ready to take the next step in your human services career? Do you want to work for a supportive nonprofit and make a positive impact on families in your community? If so, please read on about this rewarding job!We are seeking a part time, fee for service FSS Family Support Specialist. MUST BE AVAILALBE TUESDAYSHOW YOU WILL BE MAKING A DIFFERENCE:Utilizing intervention to strengthen protective factors, the family support specialist performs home visits to mediate and support families in resolving conflicts. You monitor the safety of children in the home and during supervised family visitation. To enhance their capacity to care for their children, you support parents on increasing their parenting skills, advocacy skills and support networks. You also provide case management, including information about and referrals to additional resources or after-care services. With attention to detail, you keep up-to-date and accurate records. Because of your dedication, we are able to continue this exceptional program that benefits families in our community by developing and nurturing safe, permanent relationships!QUALIFICATIONS FOR A FAMILY SUPPORT SPECIALIST / CASE MANAGERBachelor's degree in human services, social work, psychology, education, or a related fieldOne year of experience providing case management or counseling services to children, adolescents, and familiesValid driver's license and properly insured vehicleWillingness to transport clientsBilingual candidates are needed for this position. There is an exceptional need for Spanish and Haitian Creole speaking professionals at this time. Experience in child welfare services and working with pregnant or parenting teens or young adults is preferred but multiple factors will be taken into consideration.Bridges Homeward is passionate about our mission and clients, and welcome staff with lived experience. We are actively recruiting candidates with lived experience in a Bridges Homeward program area of focus which includes having been adopted yourself, adopted a child, experience with kinship care, guardianship, young parenting (age 22 or younger,) having been a youth in foster care, experience as a foster parent or in a family who fostered, having family involvement with DSS/DCF/DDS, experienced childhood trauma, have a developmental disability or have a family member with a developmental disability