Family Navigator: Trauma-Informed DV Support & Home Visits

Bridges Healthcare, Inc.; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 38,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Dental coverage

HSA with employer contribution

403(b) with employer contribution

Employer-Paid Life Insurance

Paid Vacation 22 days + personal/sick/

11 paid holidays

Job summary

Bridges Healthcare, Inc. is seeking a Family Navigator IPV-FAIR in New Haven to support caregivers involved in intimate partner violence.

You will work with a clinician to provide home-based services, including case management, safety planning, and psychoeducation, to strengthen parent-child relationships. The role requires a BA in a human services field or a HS diploma with 3+ years of relevant experience, trauma-informed practice, and reliable transportation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (BA) in a human services field, OR high school diploma with at least three (3) years extensive experience providing direct services to families with complex needs.
• Understanding of issues related to trauma, child abuse prevention and treatment, family violence, and systems advocacy preferred.
• Experience with case management and ability to work with diverse individuals.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team. Must have own insured vehicle in working order.

Responsibilities

• Meet with clients in their homes, the community, or the agency office to provide an array of supportive and case management services to all caregivers in families experiencing domestic violence.
• Provide services which are trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and client-centered.
• Services provided to families include case management, safety planning, psychoeducation, advocacy, skill-building, referrals and service linkages.
• Foster therapeutic alliances and maintain a non-judgmental stance with all caregivers from DV-impacted families, including those who have experienced abuse and those who have caused harm.
• Facilitate family engagement and employ motivation enhancement strategies.
• Assist families in eliminating barriers such as transportation.
• Maintain flexible work hours to accommodate family needs, including occasional evenings as needed, with late hours being flexed out elsewhere during pay period.
• Attend regularly scheduled case reviews with DCF and maintain collaborative work relationships with DCF staff assigned to client families.
• Attend all program, agency and other required meetings.
• Complete all record keeping and documentation as required by the agency and its funding sources.
• Attend regularly scheduled supervision (one hour weekly) with IPV-FAIR Program Director.
• Maintain timely and complete individual case files and strict confidentiality.
• Perform any other reasonably related duties as assigned by the IPV-FAIR Program Director.

Skills

Case management

Trauma-informed care

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Driver's license

Education

BA in Human Services

HS Diploma + 3 years experience

Job description

Bridges Healthcare, Inc. is seeking a Family Navigator IPV-FAIR in New Haven to support caregivers involved in intimate partner violence.

You will work with a clinician to provide home-based services, including case management, safety planning, and psychoeducation, to strengthen parent-child relationships. The role requires a BA in a human services field or a HS diploma with 3+ years of relevant experience, trauma-informed practice, and reliable transportation.