What You'll Be DoingYou will provide support to staff and families in a home-based setting, supporting families who have members coping with physical, emotional, socioeconomic, and/or social difficulties. The role includes community outreach activities, helping families practice skills learned during treatment, connecting families with resources, and assisting staff with administrative tasks. You will work closely with the Clinical Care Coordinators and Clinicians on the Family Stabilization Program team. Your Main PrioritiesWhile additional responsibilities are likely to arise on the job, you will primarily:• Complete a community health worker certification course as needed.• Schedule and attend in-home check-in sessions with families to support their treatment; help them practice skills related to reaching their identified goals.• Collect, assemble, and help families access community resource information.• Write progress notes in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system in accordance with expected requirements and due dates. • Provide community support; identify and attend community events and engage in community outreach.• Attend required meetings to discuss cases, openings, progress, etc. • Accompany team members on in-home visits to support in the delivery of services as needed.• Transport clients to sessions as needed. • Provide support and guidance to individuals and families managing crises, and be part of an on-call crisis support phone rotation. Who You AreRequirements, Skills & Abilities:• High school diploma or equivalent required. • Experience working in child welfare, parent education, or home-based services required. • Knowledge of child and adolescent development, family dynamics, substance abuse, and/or crisis intervention preferred. • Bilingual in Spanish preferred. • Strong organizational, critical thinking and time-management skills.• Basic computer skills required; knowledge of Microsoft Office 365.• Ability to communicate and effectively interact with a diverse population.• Collaboration and teamwork. • Must have a valid driver's license, proof of auto insurance and car registration. • Must authorize Child & Family to complete a motor vehicle records check. • The ideal candidate will be required to meet all background checks and medical clearances required for the position. Physical RequirementsDirect Service Staff (Travel as part of position):This position requires time sitting, standing, walking, driving, carrying and lifting up to 25lbs. This role also requires operating desktop, laptop and/or cell phone, and communicating with colleagues. Travel RequirementsSite location: ProvidenceStatewide travel required.Equal Employment OpportunityChild & Family will not discriminate against any individual on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, color, race, creed, national origin, ancestry, religious persuasion, marital status, political belief, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations, genetic predisposition or genetic carrier status, or any other protected category under local, state, or federal law, nor will anyone receive special treatment for those reasons, except for reasonable accommodation as required by law. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.In order to provide equitable service delivery and go above and beyond equal opportunity requirements, our organization is committed to ensuring that all staff are able to perform the following cultural competencies:• Demonstrate the ability to communicate and effectively interact with people across cultures, ranges of ability, genders, ethnicities, and races.• Demonstrate knowledge of the history of discrimination in America, particularly as it relates to race and racism, and how this history has led to disparities experienced by marginalized communities such as BIPOC, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ communities, and others.• Demonstrate the ability to successfully deliver culturally responsive services.Affirmative Action Child & Family strives to achieve a workforce that includes representation of qualified affirmative action group members in proportion to the qualified and available target group workforce in the community that we serve. Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate ServicesIn order to provide equitable service delivery and go above and beyond equal opportunity requirements, our organization is committed to ensuring that all staff are able to perform the following cultural competencies:• Demonstrate the ability to communicate and effectively interact with people across cultures, ranges of ability, genders, ethnicities, and races. • Demonstrate knowledge of the history of discrimination in America, particularly as it relates to race and racism, and how this history has led to disparities experiences by marginalized communities such as BIPOC, people with disabilities LGBTQ+ communities and others. o Demonstrate the ability to successfully deliver culturally responsive services.
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