Kinship Family Support Coordinator

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tampa, fl, us

12 days ago requisition

responsible professional work delivering family support services utilizing a broad range of community services and natural support systems. Involves a broad range of training and development activities, assessment services, and consultations and requires quality documentation of services provided. Participates in organization’s performance and quality improvement efforts.

• maintains a caseload of 12-15 families and not to exceed 18.
• maintains weekly contact with all families on active caseload by means of home visits, office visits, phone contact or correspondence.
• facilitates support group for relative caregivers regularly.
• coordinates with community partners to provide information and training to caregivers.
• ensures families who complete the program will accomplish support plan goals.
• ensures that children living with relative caregivers will remain outside of foster care one-year post discharge from the program, in accordance with kinship program expected outcomes.
• creates, implements, and evaluates effectiveness of each family’s support plan.
• completes assessments, program statistics, and other required documents in the specified amount of time.
• ensures that families have follow-up linkages into the community once completed program in accordance with kinship program expected outcomes.
• family support coordinator follows-up on all referrals to determine if family received services.
• assists families navigate community resources and addresses barriers, including transportation, advocacy, legal, medical, and mental health needs.
• meets with program manager on a weekly basis for supervision to review cases, training, and professional development and program development.
• works within the philosophy and mission of the children’s home network.
• participates in quality assurance reviews of the program services, outcomes, and records.
• works within the philosophy and mission of the children’s home network.
• performs other related duties as assigned.

*** these essential job functions are not to be construed as a complete statement of all duties performed. Employees will be required to perform other job related marginal duties as required***

bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in human services field, with one year of experience working with children and families.

• must possess and maintain a valid florida driver’s license with no record of criminal driving offense of license suspension.
• must possess means of providing job related transportation and show proof of required insurance. Must be insurable under chn’s current auto insurance policy.
• must be able to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.
• must successfully complete and maintain fdle clearance, federal background and state criminal background check and sexual predator screening.
• current cpr and first aid certification.

annual training requirements: annual training topics include sexual harassment, blood-born pathogens, workplace accident prevention and reporting, confidentiality and privacy practices, diversity/cultural competency, child abuse and neglect mandated reporter statutes and methods, prevention of violence in the workplace, osha – related training, crisis prevention, and program goals.