Family Support & Resource Advocate

Hopewell; Hopewell (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Hopewell invites applications for a Family Services worker to conduct prenatal and post-birth family assessments, refer families to community resources, and advocate for clients within the Hopewell-Prince George Healthy Families program. You will schedule and conduct home visits, educate communities, and maintain detailed case records.

Responsibilities include developing individual or family service plans, coordinating with supervisors, and maintaining relationships with referring agencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related field preferred. Related education, training, and experience may be substituted for formal degree.

Responsibilities

• Conducts assessments/screenings with prenatal and post-birth families. Determines families in need of extra supportive services, and meets with supervisor to review family status and plan appropriate service interventions, i.e. Hopewell-Prince George Healthy Families and/or other community resources.
• Makes appropriate referrals to community resources if needed, submitting any written materials to supervisor for approval prior to mailing.
• Serves as client advocate as required. Demonstrates ability to successfully link client families with community resources.
• Accurately completes all paperwork required in a timely manner and submits to supervisor as required.
• Conducts community education activities and presentations as assigned.
• Accurately enters information into PIMS in a timely manner.
• Organizes and manages all resource information such as flyers, pamphlets, booklets, etc.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with referring agencies in the community.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with other community agencies to whom we may refer clients for services.
• Attends regular staff meetings, team meetings, in-service training, and other meetings as required.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Applies working knowledge of established family dynamic principles, including but not limited to parent-child interaction, child development and the dynamics of child abuse/neglect to help client improve parenting skills, reduce family stress, and meet needs of parents. Helps parents learn problem solving and coping skills and refers them to appropriate community agencies as is appropriate. Helps parents to incorporate effective disciplinary techniques in the family structure.
• Performs case management and development of individual or family service plans with goals, objectives and activities to meet individual client needs. Meets with supervisor on a weekly basis to evaluate client status.

Skills

Interviewing

Communication

Confidentiality

Multicultural sensitivity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work

Tools

PIMS

MS Word

Job description

Hopewell invites applications for a Family Services worker to conduct prenatal and post-birth family assessments, refer families to community resources, and advocate for clients within the Hopewell-Prince George Healthy Families program. You will schedule and conduct home visits, educate communities, and maintain detailed case records.

Responsibilities include developing individual or family service plans, coordinating with supervisors, and maintaining relationships with referring agencies.