Family Specialist - Part Time

Job description:

LEAF Wraparound, a program of Parents In Training, was created to provide an intensive trauma-responsive, love-based wraparound services program for at-risk adoptive families in California. Our mission is to reduce the parents stress while teaching them how to be therapeutically available to their children. In this manner, we engage the entire family unit in the healing process. We believe healing happens inside the home throughout the diverse network of hidden communication patterns in the various family relationships. In instances that children cannot remain in the house, we provide temporary therapeutic respite services to enable the family to develop a therapeutic, healing environment.

Job Summary:

The Family Specialist is responsible for providing support services to youth and their families by engaging directly with the family and establishing a strengths-based relationship. Family Specialists will work in the home for the purpose of implementing the Plan of Care that is family-centered, community-oriented, strengths-based, and highly individualized. The Family Specialist will act as a supporting member of the Family Care Team to implement the Fear to Love approach with the child in service as identified according to the child’s identified needs. This position reports directly to the Wraparound Supervisor.

Key function, accountabilities, and related duties:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work directly in-home with children in service.
• Engage the child/youth and important adults in their life in authentic, supportive, respectful relationships that help them attain their vision of a better future.
• Support and ensure respect for child/youth voice, choice, and preference throughout the four phases of Wraparound.
• Support youth to participate effectively in the Child and Family Team (CFT) process, helping them plan what they want to address and supporting them in the meeting.
• Provide unconditional support using respectful listening for the child/youth.
• Develop effective, individualized strategies with the CFT to address specific unmet needs that reflect the parent and/or child/youth culture, strengths, and preferences.
• Implement strengths-based behavior plans with individualized and creative strategies, including supportive linkage to the community and school.
• Support parents and caregivers to understand the function of child/youth behaviors and to try new skills to meet the child/youth needs, allowing them to listen better and meet their child’s needs more quickly and accurately.
• Support the youth/child and parents to be more engaged in their family and community environments with skills to manage emotions and reactions in constructive ways.
• Reframe deficits and challenges into strengths to be honed.
• Implement the Fear to Love approach to support clients in managing their emotions and regulating stress.
• Report daily notes at the end of each visit to recap all events that occurred and any requested follow-up for members of the Family Care Team.
• Act based on guidance and recommendations from Family Care Plan and Facilitator to maintain an individualized approach in each home.
• Record mileage and other reimbursements needed for services provided to clients.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in social services and knowledge of community resources (preferred).
• Bachelor’s degree in social work or other related discipline (preferred).
• Experience in providing wraparound services (preferred).
• Experience and prior training working with children and adolescents with mental health, substance abuse, and co-existing diagnoses are preferred.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Well organized and adaptable.
• Effective conflict resolution skills.
• Possess an engaging and enthusiastic personality.
• Access to reliable transportation.
• Proof of valid/current auto insurance.
• Cleared criminal background check.
• Completion of California Mandated Reporter training course.
• Completion of California Sexual Harassment Prevention course.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Employee is regularly required to use hands; reach with hands and arms; and see, hear, and communicate with sufficient acuity to successfully perform all aspects of the job.
• The employee may sit for extended periods of time
• The ability to drive long distances.
• Employee must be able to demonstrate manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination and perform simple grasping and fine manipulation.
• A reasonable accommodation will be made as outlined by law. Reasonable accommodation is defined as any modification or adjustment to a job or the work environment that will enable a qualified applicant or employee with a disability to perform essential job functions.

Job Type:

• Part-time (10-20 hours per week)

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: Client Homes

*Please be advised that all candidates will be required to undergo a comprehensive background check as part of the hiring process. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure work environment, and as such, individuals with certain misdemeanor convictions may not be eligible for this position. If you have any questions about the background check process or eligibility, please send us a message.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $24.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement

Application Question(s):

• This position requires staff to commute to work in client homes in the Napa and Sonoma county areas. Will you be able to reliably commute to locations within this area?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Work Location: In person