Family Life Specialist

Responsibilities

• Advocate for the family ensuring all physical and emotional needs are met. Support the family while assisting them to meet their needs with compassion.
• Provide supervision, when required, to ensure safety for visits between child(ren) and his/her biological parents.
• Provide transportation for children to and from visitation. Assist families in locating community resources to assist their family needs.
• Develop and implement corrective action plans to address skill areas needing further development to assist families in meeting their goals set forth by the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services.
• Be available to support In-home families, be available for crisis management, and other possible phone calls 24 hours per day.

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in human services, such as, but not limited to, a Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, and Early Childhood Development, or a related field.
• The Family Life Specialist may also be enrolled in college and be within two semesters of completing a Bachelor’s Degree in human services or a related field.
• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Will work out of the Beatrice office, but can be located anywhere in South‑eastern Nebraska.
• Provide Computer and phone, pay mileage if company car not available.