Family Engagement Specialist - La Porte, United States - SCAN, Inc.

Description

Here you'll have the chance to support children and families as they navigate the complexities of family dynamics, striving to achieve stability and harmony within their family unit.

Are you passionate about working with families? Do you want to go home each day knowing you've made a difference? This is the place for you.

In this role at SCAN, you will meet families in their time of greatest need and guide their efforts to achieving safety and stability.

• The Family Engagement Specialist will report to a Family Engagement Supervisor and provide the following service lines: Supervised Visitation, Home Based Casework, Father Engagement and Community Partners. The Family Engagement Specialist will complete intakes, assessments and ongoing case management services to families referred to SCAN by the Department of Child Services, Juvenile Probation, Self-Referrals, and other community members (teachers, doctor's offices, etc.). The Family Engagement Specialist will work alongside the family to provide services that support family stabilization and child safety. Evidencebased practices will be utilized to provide traumainformed officebased, communitybased, and homebased services. Family Engagement Specialists maintain an ongoing caseload of active families. For courtordered services, the Family Engagement Specialist may be required to testify in court regarding services provided. The Family Engagement Specialist will need to work individually and within a team to assist families in completing goals and maintain child safety at all times.

• Maintain a caseload as referrals are available to meet productivity requirements.
• Successfully deliver services to referred families.
• Conduct creative and persistent outreach to enroll clients into services (including, but not limited to, facetoface visits, dropbys, phone calls/texts, social media).
• Provide intake and assessment of all families on case load within required timelines.
• Complete case notes in a detailed, yet succinct, finished format.
• Complete scheduled appointments within the parameters of the specific program involved.
• Establish an emotionally supportive, nonjudgmental, trusting relationship with parent(s), using independent judgment and adjusting as needed.
• Independently establish a case plan with goals, objectives and activities with each client, reviewing and rewriting, as well as setting new goals as circumstances change. This case plan will incorporate the needs identified by the referral source as well as the needs identified by the staff and the client. This case plan will guide services.
• Assist clients with achieving goals and objectives set forth in case plan within time frame established.
• Exercise discretion and judgment in identifying plans of action to achieve goals and objectives, including daytoday direct contact with clients, government entities, other agencies, and courts.
• Advocate on behalf of the client and link the family to additional community resources and services.
• Complete all required paperwork in various databases within established format and deadlines.
• Work within an environment of frequently changing priorities, deadlines and duties.
• Provide client transportation as necessary to complete goals of the program and client case plan.
• Assist with crisis assistance as needed, such as handson lice treatments.
• Teach and role model parenting techniques to the family using approved methods and materials.
• Teach home management, financial management, childcare, discipline, nutrition and personal skills as appropriate.
• Report any case that may involve "imminent harm" or "threatened harm" to a supervisor immediately.
• Attend 8 to 12 inservice training sessions per year.
• Meet with supervisor for supervision as required by service standards, department requirements and "best practices" of supervision.
• Attend court hearings, case conferences, team meetings, department meetings, and other meetings as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Approximately 40% travel is expected for this position. Must be able to travel within all counties in the assigned Region. The assigned region (DCS Region 2) includes Porter, La Porte, Starke, Pulaski, Jasper, Newton, and Benton.

• Communication (Verbal/Written)
• Relationship/ Rapport Building
• Ethical Practice
• Trauma Informed Approach
• Critical Thinking Skills
• Resiliency
• Continuous Learning
• Personal Accountability
• Problemsolving
• Demonstrates maturity
• Must have reliable daily dependable transportation to use on the job and transport others. Operator of vehicle must have valid driver's license and proof of insurance.
• Ability t