- Competitive Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits, effective the first of the month following 30 days of employment
- Company paid Basic Life Insurance ($10,000 minimum for each full time and part time employee)
- Company paid Short Term Disability accrual (Full time employees)
- Retirement Plan (403b) - Company matches on first 1.5% of gross income at 133%
- Great Personal Time Off (PTO) accruals
- Awesome Employee Discounts
- UKG Wallet - Pre-Pay Options
- Plus, many more benefits
- Assume primary responsibility for engagement with referred relatives, fictive kin and/or significant adults from the youth's life
- Work in conjunction with the Family Finding Specialist to lead our foster care program in advocacy efforts for relative placements and/or relative engagement
- Contact relatives identified; explore and engage interest in placement and/or ongoing support of children
- Provide orientation/expectations/training to potential relative caregivers and complete an initial safety screening on all relatives interested in placement in accordance with MDHHS, DCWL, COA and Agency policies and procedures
- Assess potential placements and make recommendations regarding those placements
- Identify barriers to placement and facilitate work with the team to collectively problem-solve and monitor possible solutions from a strengths-based perspective
- Engage and provide ongoing support/point of contact for relatives who are interested in maintaining or developing a relationship with children. This could include, but is not limited to, coordinating, supervising and/or assisting with relative visits and/or substitute care and working to facilitate a relationship between relatives and licensed foster family
- Collaborate with multiple teams to ensure effective service to children and families
- Ensure all contract requirements related to family finding and relative engagement are met
- Prepare family members/potential supportive adults' by determining their cultural and language needs, transportation needs, and confidentiality and safety issues
- Function as a member of the Foster Care Licensing team and participate in a rotation for on-call after-hours needs and other licensing duties including Special Evaluation Reports and family appreciation and support events
- Other duties as assigned as appropriate to this position
- Bachelor degree in a qualifying human services field required as defined by MDHHS
- Minimum one year of experience working in child welfare or related service setting required
- Required to attend and participate in trainings and other professional development activity, including those outlined by the foster care contract and Council of Accreditation (COA) requirements
- Unrestricted, valid driver's license with good driving record. Reliable personal transportation suitable for safely transporting persons served; proof of current automobile insurance
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Family Engagement Specialist - Grand Rapids, United States - Samaritas
Description
Do you have a bachelor's degree in a human services related field? How about experience working in child welfare or a related service setting? We have a newly-available job for you to consider Our Family Engagement Specialist supports youth in foster care by engaging their biological family and community members in a supportive network of connections. This position engages with identified potential youth supports to overcome barriers to case participation and build relationships. The goal is to preserve a child's cultural, ethnic, and familial connections to provide support within a kinship system. It is the specialist's role to nurture family strengths and build upon natural support networks to enhance the safety and well-being of children in our care.
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