Family Partner and Housing Specialist

Job Details

Job Location:

Family Support Services CMO - Largo, FL 33771

Position Type:
Full Time

Education Level: High School/GED

Position:
Family Partner and Housing Specialist

• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Well-Being Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Bereavement Leave
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Short & Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Employee Discounts
• 401k Plan with 3% Employer Contribution

The mission of Family Support Services is to be the leader in providing safety, stability, and quality of life for all children by working with the community to strengthen the family unit.

The Family Partner assesses families’ strengths and needs, provides parenting education, and makes service referrals as needed. This position enhances family functioning by building trusting relationships, teaching problem‑solving skills, providing information, and improving the families’ support systems. Services are comprehensive and well‑coordinated; staff will be cross‑trained in other systems to understand a family’s needs and make appropriate referrals. Practice is empowerment‑based, helping families and also solving external issues such as housing and employment.

The Family Partner will facilitate Parent Cafes. In addition, the family partner will assist preservation staff in identifying housing resources.

• Advocacy Services – works as an advocate for families by providing support, resources, and parent guidance.
• Provides in‑home evidence‑based parenting curriculum; models/practices positive interactions.
• Provide peer support and encouragement to participants.
• Participates in meetings/staffing relating to case decisions, i.e., Family Team Conference, IPT, Grant‑related meetings.
• Facilitate Parent Cafes.
• Identify and maintain housing resources and partnerships to stabilize families.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education:
  
  GED or High School Diploma;
  Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related field from an accredited college or university preferred.
• Experience:
  
  Proven combination of education and experience which demonstrates the ability to lead, manage, enhance, and promote the assigned programs of the agency. Have personal unique, lived experience that can assist with guiding and supporting others.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Certification as a Peer Specialist a plus.

• Work collaboratively with community members, peers and supervisors.
• Maintain high organizational, leadership and communication skills.
• Be detail‑oriented.
• Utilize networking skills.
• Interpersonal skills of communication, facilitation, collaborative problem solving and planning, consensus building, and conflict resolution.
• Communicate and express ideas effectively with staff and clients.
• Write reports and correspondence.
• Speak effectively before small and large groups.
• Solve problems and deal with a variety of variables while working collaboratively to develop family intervention plans.
• Think critically and see future consequences of decisions.
• Assess psycho‑social behavior and psychological aspects of children and families.
• Comprehend, collect and analyze data before and during facilitation regarding child safety factors and recognizing risk to children.
• Collaborate with system partners.

• Family and group dynamics with a range of intervention techniques.
• Best Practices as it relates to Family Preservation and Facilitation.
• Social Worker principles, techniques, and practices and their application to complex case work, group work, and community problems.
• Laws, regulations, and policies which govern all Child Welfare programs.
• Child Protection and child development issues.
• New and existing community resources and social service multi‑disciplinary providers in Pasco and Pinellas counties and surrounding areas.

• Clear a Level II Background screening (Live Scan) in which your fingerprints will be used to conduct the screening. Please see the link with further details:
• Clear a reference check.
• Clear a local background check from the County in which you reside.
• Clear a substance abuse…