Family Support Partner (FSP)

Comcap; Cranston (RI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement up to $1,000 annually

Generous vacation, sick and personal days

Up to 13 paid holidays for full-time employees

Job summary

A community service organization located in Rhode Island is seeking a Family Support Partner to provide peer mentoring and care coordination to families. Candidates should have life experience with child welfare systems, excellent communication skills, and a relevant degree or experience. The position is full-time with flexible hours. Benefits include health insurance, long-term disability, and generous vacation time, making it an ideal opportunity for someone passionate about supporting families.

Qualifications

• Life experience including parenting a child.
• Valid Driver's License and proof of liability insurance.
• Preferred bi-lingual in Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments on assigned clients.
• Develop a service plan with clients.
• Provide community, school, and home visitation.

Skills

Knowledge of child development

Excellent oral and writing skills

Life experience with child welfare systems

Bi-lingual Spanish

Education

BSW/BA or AA

Job description

Description

CCAP Mission Statement - To empower all people and communities, challenged by poverty as well as social and cultural barriers, through advocacy, education, and access to high quality health and human services.

JOB SUMMARY:

Responsible for partnering with families to provide peer mentoring and care coordination services to children, adolescents and families.

WORK SCHEDULE DEMANDS:

• This is a full-time, 35 hours per week position
• Monday - Friday
• Due to the nature of the job, this individual must be flexible with their schedule to accommodate the client population
• May be required to work at any CCAP location.

Requirements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Life experiences including parenting a child and/or having life experience with child welfare systems or juvenile justice.
• BSW/BA or AA and/or related experience.
• Knowledge of child development, emergency intervention methods, family dynamics, health and mental healthcare systems; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid Driver's License and proof of liability insurance and reliable transportation
• Must have excellent oral and writing skills
• Bi-lingual Spanish, preferred.
• Provide/maintain all required immunizations and/or vaccinations
• Complete all required background checks

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Family Support Partner (FSP) is a peer mentor and should have experience parenting a child and/or has life experience with child welfare systems or juvenile justice.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments on assigned clients on caseload.
• Develop a service plan with clients in accordance with provisions stated within the specific case management program.
• Provide community, school, and home visitation to clients on caseload.
• Provide instruction in adult daily living skills including behavior management, stress management and parenting.
• Complete emergency funding, housing, utility assistance, medical and state benefits and other appropriate applications for clients as needed.
• Conduct individual, family and team meetings per program requirements.
• Maintain current and accurate record keeping for client files in accordance with standards of case management program, Medicaid, and accreditation where applicable.
• Utilize computer database systems to maintain appropriate information on clients, per program and agency requirements.
• Complete all paperwork associated with maintaining current client statistics.
• Attend regular supervision with Program Coordinator and/or clinical supervisor in an individual and/or group setting.
• Ensure standards of care are met and in compliance with JCAHO, Medicaid, third party payers and state licensing requirements.
• To complete all paperwork required for data generation in a timely fashion as determined by Program Coordinator.
• Collaborate with other CCAP programs and administration to ensure coordination of efforts and resources and the smooth implementation of services.
• Attend and participate in all CCAP public relations activities as appropriate.
• Attend Wraparound training and development sessions

OTHER ABILITIES:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as incident, psychosocial and medical reports.
• Ability to write routine case management narratives, reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups and consumers, representatives of other agencies or CCAP employees.
• Ability to operate and maintain control of an automobile and/or passenger van.
• Ability to type on word processor and/or computer.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variable in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written and oral form.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits package includes 403(b), health insurance, vision and dental insurance, life insurance, long term disability, flexible spending accounts, health reimbursement accounts, tuition reimbursement up to $1,000 annually, Employee Assistance Program, generous vacation, sick and personal days, and up to 13 available paid holidays for full-time employees and some benefits are included for part-time employees.