Family Support Worker
Company: Professional Services Group, Inc.
Location: Racine
Posted on: January 20, 2023
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Job Description:
Professional Services Group, Inc.Description:
PSG/CIP is a multi-service community-based social services
organization that fulfills its mission of helping individuals and
families to achieve their greatest potential through dynamic, cost
effective and innovative programming responsive to the needs of
diverse communities.WHY WORK WITH PSG/CIP?Be part of a passionate
team dedicated to making a difference in the community!Flexible
hours and great work-life balanceMileage ReimbursementWork culture
that values not only the health and well-being of the clients we
serve, but also our staffOpportunities for advancement and
professional developmentCompetitive benefits package, including:
paid time off and company holidays; health, vision, dental, and
life insurance; short term disability; 401k and profit sharing; and
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)Now offering employee-only health
insurance coverage with no premium!JOB SUMMARY:The Family Safety
Support Program is an intensive in-home program that is designed to
ensure child safety and prevent the removal of children from their
home. Family Support Workers seek to preserve the family unit by
working with families to address safety concerns or threats. Our
program is designed to be community based, comprehensive,
culturally competent, family focused and individually tailored to
meet the needs of children and familiesFamily Support Workers will
also focus on enhancing the parent's ability to appropriately care
for and relate to the child, helping the parent(s) to develop
appropriate parenting behaviors, and identify and resolve problems
before the children return home in cases where children are placed
out-of-home.SALARY: $18.00-20.00 per hourLOCATION & HOURS: Office
is based in Racine, WI. Hours are typically Monday-Friday between
8:00am and 5:00pm with occasional evenings to accommodate clients'
needs.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:Manage protective plans and in-home
safety plans. Ensure that danger threats are being controlled and
the issues of maltreatment are addressed.Conduct home visits to
assess risk of child abuse/neglect, plan for child safety, and
strengthen families.Conduct face-to-face contacts with all assigned
families as instructed by the safety plan, at minimum, on a weekly
basis.Facilitate parent education to strengthen families and reduce
risk of maltreatment.Provide service referrals, resources, and link
families to community supports to achieve and maintain child
safety.Coordinate and facilitate the Family Teaming process. Engage
the family in interventions through the use of formal, informal and
natural supports.Ensure that children attend required medical care
appointments.Conduct supervised and monitored visits. .Safely
transport clients as needed.After training is complete, staff are
added to on-call duties to monitor occasional after-hours
calls.
Requirements:
Must have a Bachelor's Degree in a human services related field.One
year of experience working with high-risk youth and families is
required.Equal Employment Opportunity/M/F/disability/protected
veteran statusTags: full-time, FT, youth, teen, community, mental
health, social services, human services, addiction counseling,
treatment, crisis, kids, children, therapy, multilingual,
bilingual, behavior, impact, continuing education, development,
rock county, visitation, case management, case worker, case
manager, community services, community resources, wraparound,
parent support, family support, youth support, youth worker, child
welfare, foster care PI200378473
Keywords: Professional Services Group, Inc., Racine , Family Support Worker, Other , Racine, Wisconsin
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