Bilingual Family Support Specialist FFT Foster Care- 4974
Bilingual Family Support Specialist FFT Foster Care- 4974
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With a career at CHR you can look forward to a respectful workplace an inclusive culture and most importantly a family. A career can mean different things at different workplaces. Apply now to see what it means to us and what its like to work somewhere your voice is heard your wellness is a priority and your success matters.
JOB TITLE: Bilingual Family Support Specialist
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Fulltime
SCHEDULED HOURS: 40hrs/wk (MondayFriday; flexible hoursincluding evenings as needed)
PROGRAM/LOCATION: FFT Foster Care Manchester CT
PC#: 2704
ABOUT THE PROGRAM: Functional Family Therapy Foster Care (FFTFC) *Click here to learn more about the impact of working with FFTFC
Interested in helping a foster child
Functional Family Therapy Foster Care (FFTFC) is an evidencebased inhome clinical intervention with a relational focus on the family unit for DCFinvolved children. In addition to clinical treatment FFTFC also offers corresponding case management services with a Family Specialist. Birth Families and Foster Families are the primary unit of intervention. FFTFC is built on the core FFT model; it is completed with the foster family and moves to your working with the birth family when the youth is preparing for reunification and after.
ABOUT THE POSITION: Bilingual Family Support Specialist
Position Highlights
- No oncall requirements holidays or weekends!
- Onetoone supervision is provided.
- Mileage reimbursement.
- Flexible schedule.
- Competitive benefits package & signon bonus offered.
- Opportunity to diversify your clinical experience.
- Supportive team environment to grow your career!
- Voted the Top Workplace in CT for the last 10 years in a row!!!
Duties & Responsibilities
- Conduct initial assessments including review of referral information identifying and engaging key participants identifying protective and risks factors and developing analysis of hierarchy and relational assessment within the family.
- Works collaboratively with FFT Foster care team members to provide interventions consistent with fidelity to evidence based model.
- Performs home and communitybased care to address clinical needs of clients through model adherent FFT FC interventions.
- Continually assess the levels of engagement of all key participants and collaborate with supervisor and stakeholders to overcome barriers to engagement.
- Documents ongoing client progress and outcomes consistent with model fidelity.
- Assist families on how to identify and prioritize family needs and how to navigate and access community resources.
- Conduct ongoing both modelspecific and Foster Care adherent risk assessments and interventions for every family including tailored safety planning crisis management and model adherent interventions that target decreasing risk and increasing protective factors.
- Attends all required FFT training and utilizes videotaping as required.
- Complete Care4 documentation as required.
- Participate in weekly group supervision meetings to update supervisor and coworkers and regularly attend individual supervision.
- Identify client emergencies and potential crisis situations.
- Provide tracking information on client visits and give notice of termination or request for extension.
- Demonstrates competency in agerelated or specialty issues and developmental needs for each population served.
- Provide FFT Fostercare training to foster parents.
- Additional duties as required.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: BA in human services required (social work sociology psychology or similar degree).
Experience: 2 years of experience in field of study and experience providing case management services coordinating systems of care working with complex family systems and providing in home services. Preference will be given to candidates that have the following knowledge base: Child Development Trauma reactions and impact on brain development and community services.
Additional Qualifications: Bilingual (Spanish speaking) required.
WHY JOIN CHR:
AwardWinning Workplace:
- Proudly recognized as a Top Workplace for 11 consecutive years!
Generous Time Off:
- Enjoy ample paid time off including a special day off for your birthday!
Retirement Savings:
- Benefit from contributions to your 403b Retirement Plan.
Comprehensive Insurance:
- Competitive premiums with added discounts on pet auto and home insurance!
Education & Tuition Support:
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.
- Student loan repayment assistance (Public Service Loan Forgiveness Nurse Corps NHSC/HRSA at select sites).
- Exclusive tuition discounts for CHR employees at several local colleges/universities.
Career Development:
- FREE robust training curriculum featuring our brandnew Clinical Training Series for interactive learning practical skill enhancement and professional growth!
- Clinical supervision and/or mentoring available at many programs.
- Internal career fairs: connect with recruiters to discuss your career aspirations and the various opportunities available within our over 80 programs statewide.
Wellness Program:
- Annual wellness stipend.
- FREE 24/7 confidential counseling sessions and a FREE premium subscription to the Calm app for employees and their families.
- Fun activities like virtual bringyourpettowork lunches weekly yoga coloring contests employee appreciation events and more!
Employee Involvement:
- Exciting learning collaborative fostering diversity equity inclusion and belonging.
- Join employeeled resource groups DEI Council and Wellness Committee.
- Participate in leadership luncheons with our CEO and various agency committees!
Stay Informed:
- Weekly video updates from our CEO and monthly newsletters to keep you in the loop.
And So Much More:
- Many benefits are available to all staff regardless of the hours worked with some subject to eligibility.
Join us at CHR and be part of an exciting supportive and dynamic workplace where your growth and wellbeing are our top priorities!
COMPENSATION*:
Starting at $18.00/hr min. and up commensurate upon experience.
*Actual rates are determined at the time of offer and are based on relevant experience as well as adherence to our internal equity policy. Many of our positions offer program/location differentials and/or signon incentives. (Please note for parttime positions this range would be prorated based on hours worked)
CHR is committed to fostering an inclusive culture that respects differences and honors the experience of our diverse staff. We encourage women members of ethnic minorities LGBTQ individuals people with (dis)abilities and veterans to apply.
Take the first step to a meaningful career and apply to CHR today!
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
