Kinship Navigator

Bridges Healthcare, Inc.; Milford (CT); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Bridges Healthcare, Inc. seeks a Kinship Navigator in Milford, CT to support children in kinship care through collateral and case management.

This long-term temporary role offers in-home, flexible scheduling with a 25-35 hour workweek, Monday–Friday, at $35.00 per hour, non-benefited and up to a year in duration. The ideal candidate will have lived kinship caregiving experience, a preferred Bachelor's degree, strong communication and documentation skills, and a valid driver's license with

Qualifications

• Lived experience preferred (kinship caregivers)
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Ability to work flexible schedule
• Knowledge of community integration strategies and techniques
• Good communication and documentation skills
• Computer literacy
• Ability to prioritize and organize schedules/demands
• CPR/First Aid certified or willing to become certified
• Valid driver's license and access to reliable transportation

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial and comprehensive assessment of children and their kinship caregivers to identify service needs.
• Provide in home-based support services to children and families.
• Demonstrate understanding of available services and resources for kinship caregivers and help access them.
• Maintain client records.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with other service providers, including monthly meetings with DCF's Regional Gatekeeping Liaison.
• Provide transportation support where needed.
• Be available for on-call duties.
• Perform other department or agency-related duties or special projects as directed by supervisor.

Skills

Lived kinship care experience

Communication skills

Documentation skills

Transportation coordination

Flexible schedule

Prioritization

CPR/First Aid

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Driver's license

Job description

Bridges Healthcare, Inc. has an immediate opening for a long-term temporary Kinship Navigator.

$35.00 per-hour/25-35 hours per-week, Monday through Friday.

This is a non-benefited position, and the duration could be up to 1 year.

Purpose and Position Overview

Maintain children in kinship and fictive kin care by providing collateral and case management services.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conducts initial and comprehensive assessment of children and their kinship caregivers to identify service needs.
• Provide in home-based support services to children and families.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of available services and resources for kinship caregivers and provide support in accessing those services.
• Maintain client records.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with other service providers, including participation in monthly meetings with DCF's Regional Gatekeeping Liaison.
• Provide transportation support where needed.
• Be available for on-call duties.
• Perform any other department or agency-related duties or special projects as directed by supervisor.

Qualifications and Competencies

Lived experience as either kinship caregivers or have lived in a household that provided kinship care preferred.

Bachelor's degree preferred.

Ability to work flexible schedule.

Knowledge of community integration strategies and techniques.

Good communication and documentation skills.

Computer literacy.

Ability to prioritize and organize schedules/demands.

CPR/First Aid certified or willing to become certified.

Valid driver's license and access to reliable transportation required.

Equal Opportunity Employer