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JOB TITLE: Bilingual Family Support Specialist

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full-time, 40 hours/week

SCHEDULED HOURS: Monday-Friday; flexible hours-including evenings as needed per family case load needs

PROGRAM/LOCATION: FFT Foster Care, Manchester, CT

ABOUT THE PROGRAM: Functional Family Therapy- Foster Care (FFT-FC)

Interested in helping a foster child?

Functional Family Therapy- Foster Care (FFT-FC) is an evidence-based in-home clinical intervention with a relational focus on the family unit for DCF-involved children. In addition to clinical treatment, FFT-FC also offers corresponding case management services with a Family Specialist. Birth Families and Foster Families are the primary unit of intervention. FFT-FC 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.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:

• No on-call requirements, holidays, or weekends!
• One-to-one supervision is provided.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• Flexible schedule.
• Competitive benefits package & sign-on 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 community-based 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 model-specific 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 co-workers 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 age-related 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 CHR:

• Voted Top Workplace 10 years in a row!
• Generous paid time off, including your birthday!
• 403b Retirement Plan contributions
• Competitive insurance premiums
• Discounts on pet, auto, and home insurances as well!
• Education and licensure reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• NHSC loan repayment program offered at select sites!
• Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Development program
• Career development
• Internal career fairs- meet directly with a recruiter and discuss your career goals
• Plenty of growth opportunities (we have over 80 programs state-wide!)
• Free trainings, clinical supervision, and mentoring available at many programs
• Robust wellness program
• Annual wellness stipend
• 3 free confidential counseling sessions available 24/7 to employees and household dependents through an employee assistance program
• FREE premium subscription to the Calm app (meditations, music, sleep stories and more!) for you and up to 5 family members
• Virtual bring your pet to work lunches, free weekly yoga, employee appreciation events, and more!
• Ample opportunities to get involved and have your voice heard
• Thought-provoking and interactive learning opportunities for all staff focused on increasing diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) throughout the agency
• Employee-lead resource groups
• Leadership luncheons with our CEO
• Join any one of our agency committees!
• Stay informed with frequent updates
• Weekly video messages directly from our CEO
• Monthly newsletters
• And much, much more…!

*Many of the benefits listed above are available to all staff regardless of hours worked! Please note that some of the listed benefits may be subject to eligibility.

COMPENSATION*:

$17.71min-$26.57 max, dependent 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 sign-on incentives. (Please note, for part-time positions this range would be pro-rated 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!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $17.71 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 403(b)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Patient demographics:

• Adolescents
• Adults
• Children

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Choose your own hours
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Work setting:

• In-person

Application Question(s):

• Are you able to accommodate the work schedule of Monday-Friday with some evenings required per family caseload needs?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Case management: 2 years (Preferred)

Language:

• fluent Spanish (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Manchester, CT: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 75% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person