Family Based Services Provider - Faribault-Martin

Minnesota Merit System; Blue Earth (MN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work hours

Job summary

Faribault & Martin Counties Human Services seeks applicants for a position in the Children and Families Services Unit in Blue Earth, MN. You will work independently to support families through parenting education, budgeting help, and case management within a fast-paced environment.

The role involves assessing family needs, developing goals with social workers, and teaching practical skills in parenting, budgeting, health, and safety while maintaining accurate case documentation and preparing

Qualifications

• Home management and budgeting skills are required.
• Ability to educate/coach families on parenting, health, safety, and finances.
• Experience with documenting and reporting case information.

Responsibilities

• Assesses family dynamics with the social worker to determine needs and level of service.
• Develops concrete goals and expectations with the family and social worker.
• Demonstrates and teaches parenting, nurturing, discipline, and child development skills.
• Demonstrates and teaches household, time and money management techniques.
• Teaches health, safety and nutritional needs; helps families manage stress.
• Gives testimony in court or accompanies clients to court when needed.
• Documents information for case files and prepares written reports.

Skills

Home management

Child care

Budgeting

Communication skills

Documentation

Education

High School diploma or GED

Two years college coursework

Job description

Faribault & Martin Human Services seeks applicants for current opening in the Faribault County Human Services Center (Blue Earth, MN). Come join the public service team at Human Services of Faribault & Martin Counties! You will be a part of skilled, caring and knowledgeable health and human services professionals whose talents and contributions promote, strengthen and protect individuals, families and communities in Faribault and Martin Counties every day! The HSFMC comprehensive benefit package includes health insurance (including option for high-deductible health plan) with employer sharing in cost, employer-paid $20,000 term life insurance, earned sick and safe time, generous paid leave policy, and 11 paid holidays each year. As a public employer, we provide a defined benefit annuity through PERA (employer contributes 6.5% plus 1%; employee contributes 6.5%). Employees have options for employee-paid dental, vision, accident, critical care insurance, and additional life insurance. Employees can contribute pre-tax to health savings account (per qualifications), pre-tax flexible spending accounts, short and long-term disability insurance, and Section 457 deferred compensation plans (Corebridge and Nationwide). Employer qualifies for the Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Additional details are available on our website at www.fmchs.com. Office Hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday; flexible work hours can often be accommodated to balance family and personal life. Faribault & Martin Counties are mostly rural/agricultural. Our small-town values make this an ideal place for raising families, yet we are only two hours from the Twin Cities and all it has to offer. Embracing respect and integrity, Human Services of Faribault & Martin Counties responds to the needs of all community members and provides health and human services in a dignified and meaningful manner. Through a partnership with those we serve, we strive to improve their current situations and help them live their best life.

Position Purpose

This position works within the Children and Families Services Unit within Social Services. This position is great for someone who likes to work independently, enjoys fast-paced work and creative problem-solving, and wants to support children and families in our communities. Services offered to families will range from parenting education, home management and budgeting skills, transportation, supervised visitation, and more as individual family needs are identified!

• - Assesses family dynamics in conjunction with the social worker in order to determine needs and level of service to be provided family.
• - Develops concrete goals and expectations in conjunction with the social worker and the family.
• - Demonstrates and teaches clients parenting skills, nurturing skills, discipline methods and child growth and development.
• - Demonstrates and teaches household, time and money management techniques.
• - Teaches clients health, safety and nutritional needs of the family and how to meet these needs.
• - Teaches clients how to effectively deal with/manage stress.
• - Demonstrates and teaches verbal and nonverbals communication skills.
• - Serves as an appropriate role model for families and provides on-going support and encouragement to clients in order to build self-esteem.
• - Assists family members to understand and cope with separation and loss issues.
• - Gives testimony in court for agency or may accompany client to court to give support.
• - Recognizes and reports indicators of neglect and emotional, physical and sexual abuse of both children and adults.
• - Makes appropriate referrals to other community agencies if signs or symptoms of other problems are exhibited.
• - Guides the client in the development or restoration of socialization skills, including the ability to use recreation effectively.
• - Documents significant information in case files and prepares written reports for social workers.
• - Assists in the formation and implementation of parent education classes and encourages and assists parents in participating in them and other support groups.
• - May serve as protective payee for client, which includes setting up budgets, negotiating with creditors, balancing checking accounts and distributing checks.
• 1) High School graduate (or GED equivalent) and two years of home management experience which includes child care experience;
• or
• 2) Two years of college coursework with emphasis in home economics, child development, health, social work, sociology, psychology, or a related behavioral science.

Faribault and Martin Human Services Preferred Qualifications

Bilingual (English/Spanish) is highly valued.

Candidates must indicate the total number of years of home management and child care experience on an attachment to the application.

The examination will consist entirely of a experience and training rating. Candidates will be asked to complete a supplementary questionnaire which covers:

• education;
• knowledge of child development and child care methods;
• experience providing training on a one-to-one basis or to small groups;
• experience working in an agency providing social services;
• knowledge of home management principles; and
• written communications.

Candidates must indicate the total number of years of home management and child care experience on an attachment to the application.

An Equal Opportunity and Aff