Family Time Worker I - Full-Time

County of Weld; Greeley (CO); On-site; USD 44,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Weld County Department of Human Services seeks a Family Time Worker I to support supervised family time sessions on-site, in the community and at clients' homes. This role emphasizes safety, education, and partnership with families to promote healthy parent-child relationships.

Active engagement includes coordinating visits, delivering interventions, and documenting progress. Schedule: Tue-Thu 10AM–7PM, Fri-Sat 8AM–5PM; in-person, with travel around Weld County.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with six months' experience in a public or private social services setting.
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends to accommodate families.
• Must be able to travel within Weld County as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide monitored family time sessions on site, in the community, and in-home.
• Deliver in-the-moment interventions to protect child safety and adhere to FTC policies.
• Educate parents through structured curricula or informal interventions and modeling.
• Create goals with clients using strength-based engagement techniques.
• Develop rapport and learn family culture, identify dysfunctions and trauma impacts on child safety.
• Promote progress toward permanency and support placement planning.
• Document progress and participate in the treatment team with timely data entry.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Time management

Team collaboration

Conflict resolution

Initiative

Deadlines oriented

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Compensation Range

$32.02 - $41.63

Job Description Summary

Position will close 11/06

Weld County Department of Human Services (WCDHS) visitation services are designed to actively monitor, assess, and assist in the overall adult/child interactions between parent/relative/caregiver and child(ren) with the intent to improve the quality of the relationship and to expedite and/or maintain the reunification of a family. The Family Time Worker I will intervene in the structure of the parent/child relationship by using several evidence-based interventions to provide parents with the tools to care for their children safely and effectively.

Primary office location is in Greeley but includes some travel throughout Weld County. Reliable and predictable attendance within designated scheduled hours. Appointments with clients may be held at the Family Time Center, in the family home or in a neutral community location. This position is in-person and is not eligible for consistent telework arrangements. This position is 40 hours per week. Days and hours will be determined based on business needs. Work may involve time away from a standard office environment, which may consist of driving to and from appointments at the client's home and in transporting children. Work may occur in client's homes, which could be considered a hostile or unsanitary environment. After hours and on call work situations may occur on occasion to provide support to families that need services outside of normal business hours.

Must be able to work this schedule: Tuesday-Thursday (10AM- 7PM), Friday-Saturday (8AM-5PM)

Ideal candidate traits

• Positive attitude.


• Possess strong inter-personal skills and value team collaboration with other staff and clients.


• Strong communication skills in order to clearly communicate important information regularly.


• Have the ability to gracefully prioritize competing workload obligations.


• Have confidence in their ability to resolve conflict and problem solve in a fast-paced environment.


• Takes initiative, a self-starter with strong independent skills.


• Meets commitments and deadlines.


• Enjoy working closely with children and families.

Job Description

Family Time Coaching, Intervention, and Skills Training - 70%

• Provide monitored and supervised family time sessions and orientations on site, in the community and in-home.


• Provide in-the-moment interventions that uphold the child's physical and emotional safety as well as the FTC policies and guidelines.


• Provide parent education either formally through structured curriculum, or informally through interventions and modeling, for each case.


• Create goals with clients using strength-based engagement techniques.


• Develop rapport with parents and learns about their family culture/values and work to identify dysfunctional family relationships, cross-generational patterns and trauma experiences which are negatively impacting the safety of the child(ren). This could include parenting or family time assessments.


• Promote progress towards permanency in cases.


• Thoroughly document progress of parent and parent child relationships and participate as an active part of the treatment team by making recommendations on treatment planning, permanency goals, and placement recommendations.


• Ensure documentation is uploaded in appropriate data bases by dictated timelines.

Collaboration - 25%

• Attend family engagement meetings, group supervisions, staff meetings, staff training, regular supervisory meetings, and other agency or community meetings as requested.


• Maintain and increase knowledge and skills through attendance to meetings, conferences, training seminars and in-service training sessions.


• Testify at corresponding hearings in a clear and concise manner.


• Work closely with the assistant county attorneys to ensure they have the latest updates on the case and that you are prepared for court hearing.


• Provide coverage for other Family Time Workers.


• ICPC case assignments.


• Diligent Search assignments.


• Upkeep/organization of the Family Time Center.

Policies and Procedures - 5%

• Understand and implement rules and regulations for Child Welfare organizations in Colorado outlined in the State of Colorado Department of Human Services Volume 7 guidelines.

Required Qualifications

Required Education

• High School Diploma/GED and six months experience working in a public or private social services agency (may include internship).

Preferred Experience

• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of degree.


• Experience in visitation


• Experience in Case Management


• Experience working in Child Welfare


• Experience facilitating parent education and life skills.


• Experience working with persons with addiction and substance use issues that impact parenting.


• Experience working directly with children and families who have experienced trauma.

Skills and Abilities

• Candidate must be willing to work evenings and weekends to accommodate families.


• Candidate must po