IFST Family Safety Worker

Description

General Purpose of Job

Support clients engaged in the dependency system. Work in conjuncture with the child welfare case management staff to support parental progress in treatment interventions, education, and other supportive services; and to assist in maintaining child safety and well-being.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Support families in their efforts to complete all child welfare related tasks
• Act as a resource to families as they engage the community for formal and informal supports
• Monitor safety plans and document observations to ensure compliance with safety plans, engagement, and progress of families.  Provide documentation of observations of all client activities when interacting with the child or family
• Participate in staffings and court hearings as needed
• Participate in the quality improvement process
• Adherence of all data collection into automated systems including FSFN
• Other duties may be assigned, and special projects may be requested

Working Hours

CNH’s work week is Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week.  Your supervisor will advise you of your work hours; this position will require flexible hours and days of the week.

Travel

Travel in and outside of Circuit 13 is required.

Training

All employees must complete fifteen (15) hours of on-line or classroom Training on an annual basis. 

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required, A.A. degree preferred; a minimum one (1) year of child welfare or family support related experience; must have a working knowledge of community services and resources in our local area.  Strong organizational skills and problem-solving abilities is a must.  Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships is also a must.

Skills and Abilities

Must be able to operate standard modern office machinery, including fax, telephone, calculator, computer, scanner, printer, copier, and mail machine.  Minimum typing speed of 50 wpm; excellent word processing skills.  Must be competent with Microsoft Office Suite programs, including Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook.  Must be competent with basic e-mail protocol and procedures including sending, receiving, replying, attachments, and meeting scheduling; excellent written and oral communication skills; effective listening skills; self-motivated; ability to manage various work assignments simultaneously; ability to work as a team member, and the ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.  Must abide by the highest standards of confidentiality.

Pre-employment requirements

• Valid driver’s license required, with proof of insurance
• Clean Driver’s License check is a requirement (annually)
• No special certification or registration is required for this position
• Criminal background screening (fingerprinting) (Local Law Enforcement and FBI/FDLE)
• Drug Screening is a requirement
• Children’s Network participates in E-Verify

Other Requirements

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.  Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.  Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.  Ability to effectively present information to top managers, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent, to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.  Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

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.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job requires the ability to sit for extended periods; walk; stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel or crouch; talk and hear.  This job requires visual acuity sufficient to read and to operate standard modern office machines.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This is administrative work in an indoor office environment with a moderate noise level (business machines, printers, computers, telephones).

Remember:  If you are currently an employee of Children’s Network of Hillsborough Florida, LLC, or one of our Case Management Organizations, it is necessary that you notify your current Supervisor, prior to applying.

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