Family Support Worker (Part-time)
Company: Professional Services Group, Inc.
Location: Janesville
Posted on: July 29, 2022
Job Description:
Professional Services Group, Inc.Description:
PSG/CIP is a multi-service community-based social services
organization that fulfills its mission of helping individuals and
families to achieve their greatest potential through dynamic, cost
effective and innovative programming responsive to the needs of
diverse communities.JOB SUMMARY:The Family Support Worker is
responsible for maintaining the parent-child relationship and other
family attachments and reducing the sense of abandonment children
experience at placement. This program focuses on enhancing the
parent's ability to adequately and appropriately care for and
relate to the child, helping the parent(s) to develop appropriate
parenting behaviors, and identify and resolve problems before and
after children return home.SALARY: $16.00 per hourOFFICE LOCATION:
Position is based out of Janesville, Wisconsin office with
flexibility to work from home. Hybrid model of time spent working
at the office/remote, in clients' homes, and out in the
community.WHY WORK FOR PSG/CIP?
- Be part of a great team that is passionate and dedicated to
making a difference in the community!
- Opportunities for advancement
- Professional development trainings
- Great work-life balance
- Competitive benefits package for full-time employees,
including: paid time off and company holidays; health, vision,
dental, and life insurance; short and long term disability; 401k
and profit sharing.ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Formulate, implement, evaluate and review desired behavior
changes with family.
- Evaluate youth and families for treatment needs and refer to
appropriate resources.
- Analyze client situations, capabilities, and problems to
determine services required to control safety threats.
- Implement, evaluate and review safety assessments and
plans.
- Act as an on-call resource to evaluate and determine necessary
responses in de-escalating crisis situations with youth and
families.
- Provide parent coaching during child/family interaction
visitation.
- Intervene when necessary to prevent inappropriate behavior or
to promote productive interactions between participants.
- Conduct face-to-face contact with families, per program
standards, to ensure safety and cooperation with the safety
plan.
- Report family progress to Rock County Human Services Department
and make appropriate recommendations.
- Provide designated parent curriculum in individual and/or group
settings.
- Safely transport clients as needed.
Requirements:
- Must have reliable transportation on a daily basis, a valid
driver's license, and automobile insurance.
- At minimum, must have at least 90 college credits and be on
track to graduate with Bachelor's degree.
- Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Criminal Justice,
or other related fields strongly preferred.Equal Employment
Opportunity/M/F/disability/protected veteran status.Tags: youth,
teen, community, mental health, social services, human services,
addiction counseling, supportive, nurture, career, treatment,
crisis, kids, children, therapy, multilingual, bilingual, behavior,
communications, compassion, positive, impact, continuing education,
developmentPI185704547
Keywords: Professional Services Group, Inc., Janesville , Family Support Worker (Part-time), Other , Janesville, Wisconsin
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