Family Skills Worker

Job Title

Family Skills Worker

Family Skills Service, Family Preservation Services

Prevention Supervisor

$43,888-$46,082

Full-time Salaried, exempt

D.A. Blodgett
- St. John's

To help children and empower families by providing safety, advocacy, and support.

A safe, nurturing home for every child, a supportive community for every family.

• Exceptional Service:
  Client-focused and teaming at the center of our work.
• Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion:
  All are welcomed, valued, and belong.
• Excellence:
  Ongoing commitment to learning and improvement.
• Integrity:
  Responsibility and ownership of our actions and results.
• Creativity:
  Imagination, innovation, and intelligent risk taking.
• Passion:
  Relentless positive energy toward our mission and vision.

• Nonviolence:
  Maintaining safety for all members of the community.
• Emotional Intelligence:
  Managing emotions so we don't hurt ourselves or others.
• Social Learning:
  Together we accomplish more, we care for one another.
• Democracy:
  Everyone has a voice, not necessarily a vote.
• Open Communication:
  Respecting and sharing ideas of our team.
• Social Responsibility:
  Say what you mean, don't be mean when you say it.
• Growth & Change:
  Creating hope for ourselves and the people we serve.

The Family Skills Worker provides in-home parenting education and support services for families involved with Children's Protective Services or Foster Care in Kent County. This role delivers strength-based, culturally responsive, trauma-informed instruction to build parenting capacity, increase family functioning, and support safety and permanency goals. Services follow evidence-based practices and are guided by an individualized family service plan.

• Provide in-home parenting education and coaching to families referred by Kent DHHS.
• Assess family functioning and support development of individualized service plans.
• Utilize evidence-based curriculum such as Nurturing Parenting or similar curriculum.
• Collaborate with CPS and Foster Care workers to align service delivery.
• Document all contacts, service activities, and outcomes within required timelines.
• Provide transportation and support to families for court hearings and appointments as appropriate.
• Participate in regular supervision, team meetings, and training sessions.
• Work flexible hours including evenings and weekends based on family needs.
• Maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality in accordance with agency and MDHHS standards.
• Engage families respectfully and consistently to promote child safety and well-being.

Weekly supervision focused on the day to day tasks of the role as well as case support.

None

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Family Studies or related human services field, or an Associate's Degree with 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience working with diverse families and children in home-based settings.
• Knowledge of parenting practices, trauma-informed care, and family systems.
• Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and auto insurance required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and electronic case documentation.
• Commitment to the agency's mission, philosophy, and Sanctuary Model values.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends.

• Customer Service: A desire to serve others by focusing on efforts on listening and responding effectively to questions, providing services, and evaluating customer satisfaction.
• Planning and Organizing:
  Ability to set priorities and allocate resources properly in order to effectively achieve work responsibilities and objectives.
• Working Under Pressure:
  Ability to maintain composure when exposed to stress.
• Communication:
  Ability to effectively receive and express ideas, both written and verbal; using clear and concise vocabulary and active listening skills. Ability to communicate with small and large groups and ability to communicate with a wide variety of people.
• Integrity:
  Ability to adhere to organization policies and procedures, acting in a fair and just manner while maintain confidentiality.

• Work in stationary position
• Move about work area
• Use hands/fingers to handle or feel
• Reach with hands and arms
• Ascend/Descend (stairs/ladder/etc.)
• Bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Communicate with various parties
• Detect flavors or smells
• Move containers up to [x] pounds
• Visual acuity
• Read and understand written word
• Drive/Travel
• Operate computer and general office machines
• Operate machines or material handling equipment

• Office Environment:
  No exposure to extreme heat, cold, noise, chemicals or hazardous equipment.
• Manufacturing Environment:
  Exposure to dust, oil, various chemicals, solvents, or fumes.
• Medical Environment:
  Exposure to body fluids, radiation, medical equipment, solvents or chemicals.
• Noise:
  Exposure to constant or…