Family Service Worker

West Ohio Community Action Partnership; Lima (OH); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

Job summary

West Ohio Community Action Partnership (WOCAP) is seeking a Family Support Worker in Ohio to assist families with goal attainment. This full-time, year-round position offers engagement with health services coordination and home visiting.

You will work with families to complete paperwork, coordinate services, and participate in on-site orientation. Associates degree required, strong communication and ability to relate to diverse populations.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in Social Services or Human Services is required.
• Effective communication and ability to relate to a diverse population.

Responsibilities

• Establish mutually respectful partnerships with families to support their goals.
• Coordinate, facilitate, identify, enroll, and provide individual services including health services.
• Work with Health team to connect children with health services.
• Assist families to complete required paperwork for all services.
• Facilitate on-site parent orientation meetings and complete two home visits annually.

Skills

Effective communication

Diversity sensitivity

Education

Associates degree in Social Services or Human services

Job description

WOCAP, a local non-profit organization, is seeking qualified candidates for a Family Support Worker. This position is 40 hours per week, full year position.

Responsibilities

1. Establishing mutually respectful partnerships with families as they support the family's efforts to reach their goals or interest in our program.
2. Assist the children and families by ensuring coordination, facilitation, identification, enrollment, and provision of individual services including all health services in accordance with Child Development Services Performance Standards, licensing regulations, and WOCAP policies and procedures.
3. Work with the Health team to ensure that all children receive health and health related services by connecting them to resources.
4. Assisting families to complete required paperwork to ensure all services are provided.
5. Facilitate on-site parent orientation meetings and complete two home visits annually, acting as an advocate for the family and supporting them in all services.

Requirements

• MUST be able to pass drug screen and background check.
• Associates degree in Social Services or Human services. Effective communication, and ability to assist and relate to a diverse population.
• Valid Ohio driver's license, current vehicle insurance, and privately-owned vehicle during working hours required. Ability to check electronic mail, enter data into program-specific software for required reports, and Internet skills required.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance