Rise

Family Support Specialist – PT

Rise

part-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Surprise • Arizona • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $22 - $23 per hour

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Provide short term, time-limited coordination of services and resources to all assigned families based on the needs, concerns and stressors of the child(ren) and the family
  • enhance the protective capacities or strengthen the protective factors identified and outlined by ADCS
  • Meet with families based on contract requirements and their needs (weekly, monthly) to address and resolve issues or concerns
  • using evidence-based curriculum and community resources including but not limited to: nutrition and home management, communication and negotiation skills, child development, education on safe sleep, systems of support
  • Accepts responsibility for cases assigned by the Team Lead
  • Works collaboratively with the Team Lead to support and assist the family in reaching positive outcomes
  • Ensure contract timelines are met including weekly progress notes, and all other assigned tasks
  • Be flexible to meet the needs of the families served, including evenings and weekends
  • accept emergency phone responsibility when assigned
  • Extensive travel around the assigned county or metro area is required

Requirements

  • minimum of a Bachelor’s level degree with related work experience working with family dynamics
  • Education and/or experience related to the service provided, including the ability to relate to families of varied lifestyles, backgrounds, and ethnicities
  • experience with cultural diversity, assessing a family’s strengths and weaknesses
  • knowledge of child abuse, neglect and child development
  • working knowledge of the Department of Child Safety
  • verbal and written communication skills adequate to the specific job task required
  • communicate effectively in individual or group situations
  • demonstrate listening skills; communicate effectively in writing using accurate grammatical form
  • able to read and interpret written information
  • communicate with multiple customers including the people receiving support, advisors, state personnel (ADCS) and others
  • Ability to write and review assessments
  • maintain accurate documentation
  • interpret policies and state Family Preservation regulations
  • Language ability (other than English) may be required to meet specific needs of people receiving support
  • Appropriate telephone etiquette and skills required along with utilization of personal cell phone
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office software, Google Workspace and Google Suite
  • Ability to work flexible hours and travel as needed
  • Occasional evening hours will be required to accommodate clients' schedules
  • Must be able to obtain a clear pre-employment drug test result, as well as clear random annual drug testing results
  • Must obtain satisfactory background check and a Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card
  • Must have reliable transportation that passes RISE random vehicle inspections; possess valid car insurance and registration and a valid Arizona driver's license that has not been suspended or revoke within the last three (3) years from present date
Benefits
  • vacation and sick accruals
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • STD
  • LTD
  • FSA
  • 403(b) retirement plan with an employer contribution

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
child developmentknowledge of child abuseassessment writingdocumentation maintenancepolicy interpretationcultural diversity assessmentevidence-based curriculumnegotiation skillscommunication skillsflexible scheduling
Soft skills
collaborationlistening skillseffective communicationresponsibilityadaptabilityproblem-solvingcustomer serviceorganizational skillsempathytime management
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeLevel One Fingerprint Clearance Card