FCS-Family Support Specialist --Cedar Rapids

Family Support Specialist – Strengthen Families. Change  the Difference. Build Stronger Families. Create Brighter Futures!

Are you passionate about helping children and families overcome challenges, build stronger relationships, and create lasting positive change? Do you enjoy connecting with people, providing encouragement, and helping families recognize their strengths?

Four Oaks is looking for compassionate, motivated, and dedicated Family Support Specialists to join our team!

As a Family Support Specialist, you'll play an important role in helping children safely remain with their families, supporting reunification, and working toward safe, stable, and permanent homes.

Through individualized family support, care coordination, safety monitoring, and crisis intervention, you'll help families navigate challenges, develop essential skills, and work toward meaningful goals.

At Four Oaks, we believe every family deserves the opportunity to succeed, and you'll help make that possible!

What You'll DoSupport Families. Build Connections. Inspire Change.

Make a Lasting Impact:
Provide individualized support to children and families, helping them build stability, strengthen relationships, and work toward safe and lasting permanency.

Meet Families Where They Are:
Build trusting, supportive relationships with families while helping them navigate challenges and develop skills for long-term success.

Create a Plan for Success:
Collaborate with families, therapists, program coordinators, and referring workers to develop and implement individualized service plans.

Strengthen Family Connections:
Provide family functioning interventions, guidance, and support to promote healthier relationships and positive family  a Family Advocate:
Help families identify needs, overcome barriers, and connect with community resources that support stability and independence.

Work Together for Better Outcomes:
Maintain regular communication with referring workers, families, and community partners while coordinating services with therapists and program leadership.

Support Safety & Stability:
Provide supervision, safety monitoring, and crisis planning to help maintain safe environments for children and  There When It Matters Most:
Respond calmly and effectively during challenging situations, providing crisis intervention and participating in assigned on-call responsibilities.

Guide Family Progress:
Assess treatment needs, utilize established assessment tools, and develop structured service agendas that support individual family goals.

Keep Everyone Connected:
Coordinate quarterly case staffing meetings, monitor progress, and participate in permanency and discharge planning.

Use Your Skills to Make a Difference:
Apply appropriate counseling and intervention techniques to help families strengthen problem-solving, communication, and coping skills.

Stay Organized:
Maintain timely and accurate documentation of services, treatment objectives, interventions, and family progress while managing assigned caseload and productivity expectations.

Why Your Work Matters Every Child Deserves Safety. Every Family Deserves Support.

Sometimes, families face challenges that feel overwhelming. Having someone who listens, provides guidance, and connects them with the right resources can make all the difference.

As a Family Support Specialist, you'll help families:

Create safer, more stable home environments.

Strengthen parenting skills and family relationships.

Overcome barriers and develop healthier coping strategies.

Access community resources and supportive services.

Work toward reunification and long-term permanency goals.

Build confidence, independence, and lasting stability.

Your work helps keep families connected, children safe, and brighter futures within…