Parent Support Specialist

Kansas Traffic Safety Resource Office; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Kansas Traffic Safety Resource Office is seeking a Child Welfare Parent Support Specialist to work in-home with foster families and youth who struggle with behavioral management, to help maintain family stability and safety.

The role requires providing 60 hours of service delivery per month, offering crisis on-call support 24/7, coordinating with program staff, connecting families with community resources, documenting confidential information, and delivering parent training and support groups.

Responsibilities

• Provides for the safety, stability and well-being of children and families served
• Provides 24 hour, 7 days a week crisis on-call support to assigned families
• Meets with assigned families to provide additional support to maintain the stability of children in the home
• Provides 60 hours of service delivery per month or as determined by program needs
• Assists parents in accessing resources throughout the community to meet child needs
• Requires regular communication with program staff
• Understands and follows program regulations when applicable
• Monitors and responds timely and appropriately to emails and phone calls
• Documents confidential information and accurately uploads into the electronic health record system
• Submits incident reports when appropriate
• Maintains good working relationships and facilitates communication with families and staff
• Provides parent training and support groups identified to assist in the stabilization of children
• Requires the ability to maintain strict confidentiality
• Delivers culturally competent, strengths-based services to children and families

Job description

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13628566

The Child Welfare Parent Support Specialist provides support to foster families, families in family preservation and post-adoption programs. CW Parent Support Specialists work in-home with families and youth who struggle with behavioral management to the degree it threatens the stability of their living situation.

Essential Functions

• Provides for the safety, stability and well-being of children and families served
• Provides 24 hour, 7 days a week crisis on-call support to assigned families
• Meets with assigned families to provide additional support to maintain the stability of children in the home
• Provides 60 hours of service delivery per month or as determined by program needs
• Assists parents in accessing resources throughout the community to meet child needs
• Requires regular communication with program staff
• Understands and follows program regulations when applicable
• Monitors and responds timely and appropriately to emails and phone calls
• Documents confidential information and accurately uploads into the electronic health record system
• Submits incident reports when appropriate
• Maintains good working relationships and facilitates communication with families and staff
• Provides parent training and support groups identified to assist in the stabilization of children
• Requires the ability to maintain strict confidentiality
• Delivers culturally competent, strengths-based services to children and families