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Candidate Info
17
years in workforce
2
years at this job
Paraprofessional Family Support Specialist / Parent Aide/ Pup Counseling
- Supervise and assist clients, who be involved with DFCS, to build parental capacity and/or work towards reunification through parent skills training and linkage to community resources.
- Facilitate and supervise visitation between consumers and their children.
- Provide transportation services for purposes of supervised visitation between approved parents and children as identified in the case plan and other services as assigned by supervisor.
- Collaborate with case managers and other Georgia HOPE staff and community partners to ensure effective treatment and case collaboration
- Document case notes in online electronic medical record system (CoreLogic)
Candidate Info
11
years in workforce
6
years at this job
AS
Arts
BA
Sociology
MA
Social Work
Family Support Specialist
- Planned and conducted home visits using evidence-based curriculum to a diverse population of families to assist in setting and achieving goals, child development, and bonding activities
- Administered clinical tools to assess child development and mental health, implemented interventions, and successfully connected families to appropriate community resources
- Promoted child well checks, healthy feeding practices, and documented immunizations using CDC charts
- Managed multiple cases, files, and home visit notes while maintaining a home visit completion rate above state requirements
- Implemented motivational interviewing skills to assess risk factors for child abuse and neglect, substance use, intimate partner violence, etc in a culturally sensitive and trauma informed manner
- Created transition plans with families who graduated from the program or moved out of service area
- Reported Child Abuse and/or Neglect to DCS when appropriate
Candidate Info
14
years in workforce
3
years at this job
BS
Social Work
MS
Social Work
Clinical Family Support Specialist
- Counseled homeless families to attain and maintain employment and self-sufficiency.
- Achieved family goals for 88% of clients by providing referrals, resources, and tools for assistance.
- Built rapport and self-sufficiency in parents through monthly goal-oriented meetings, supportive counseling, and crisis intervention.
- Assessed client needs and progress through initial and ongoing screenings such as the Self-Sufficiency Matrix and Devereux Early Childhood Assessment (DECA).
- Documented family goals, child enrollment, and attendance for 35+ families by updating Head Start database.
- Empathized with diverse family situations by working with internal educators and social workers and external partner agencies.
- Collaborated with teachers and clinical therapists to reach educational and emotional stability for the children of 35+ families.
Candidate Info
7
years in workforce
1
year at this job
BA
Psychology
Family Support Specialist
- Oversaw 'BRIDGES' - families in crisis program
- Managed client files and ensured proper follow-ups
- Administered developmental screenings and community referrals
- Processed provider resumes and monitored childcare programs
- Facilitated parenting programs
Candidate Info
17
years in workforce
2
years at this job
AA
Associate of Arts
BA
Human Services
Psychology
Family Support Specialist II
- Conducted client interviews/evaluations
- Determine eligibility for food benefits and Medicaid coverage
- Successfully maintained direct client case management of over 1300 clients, personally.
- Conducted verification interview/investigations to validate eligibility for benefits
- Performed receptionist/administrative duties when short-staffed
- Provided conflict resolution and diffusion in a high stress and at times dangerous environment
Candidate Info
5
years in workforce
2
years at this job
AS
Human Services
BA
Human Services Administration
Family Support Specialist
- Documented observations about interactions between parents with their children during visitations for reports
- Met with biological and foster families on an ongoing basis while implementing a plan of action as outlined by the Nebraska Division of Children and Family Services caseworkers towards reunification
- Served on family support team meetings identifying goals, boundaries, and next steps for successful reunification
- Administered drug testing, both urine and saliva, while completed required documentation to be submitted
- Provided crucial family support for parents such as: signing up for G.E.D classes, obtaining permanent housing, signing up for therapy, assisted with locating parenting classes, seeking employment, using community resources, gaining access to treatment, or completing probation.
- Supports included teaching Love and Logic parenting and discipline skills, role modeling effective parenting skills for first time parents, while ensuring the safety and well-being of children throughout the visit
- Worked with The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) and the Ponca Tribe
- Attended trainings on Trauma and Domestic Violence to learn the effects on children
Candidate Info
19
years in workforce
1
year at this job
Human Services
Family Support Specialist
- Processed incoming applications, both hard copy and virtual, for all State of Nevada welfare programs.
- Interviewed clients and verify all information provided to determine eligibility for assistance.
- Conducted mandatory job training and life skill classes for clients receiving specific benefits.
Candidate Info
4
years in workforce
3
years at this job
Family Support Specialist
- Managed a caseload of 7-8 at risk families
- Taught families and children important life skills to ensure quality of life
- Coordinated services with Child Protective Services and other related agencies
Candidate Info
11
years in workforce
3
years at this job
HS
High School Diploma
AAS
Early Childhood Education
AAS
Social Science Studies
Family Support Specialist
- Responsible for a case load of 55-74 families
- Conducted home visits and completed family needs assessments
- In collaboration with parents, developed Family Partnership Agreements
- Referred families to community agencies based on needs, interests and family requests
- Coordinated parent training and community partnership presentations
- Conducted recruitment presentations; networking and community partnership development
- Met deadlines in compliance with the Office of Head Start health regulations
- Maintained updated documentation in compliance with the program's policies and procedures
- Completed hearing, vision and hemoglobin screenings for children
Candidate Info
12
years in workforce
5
years at this job
Family Support Specialist
Conduct weekly home visits, which will focus on parent/child interaction. Evaluate the needs of the families and provide clients with appropriate referrals as necessary.
- Serve as a resource in crisis, shelter, and other need-based situations.
- Develop and monitor family support plan
- Monitor and track well-baby visits, and immunizations for baby.
- Complete infant DENVER developmental scale as scheduled.
Candidate Info
7
years in workforce
1
year at this job
Medical Assistant
Medical Office Management
Phlebotomy
Family Support Specialist
- Assisted clients with psychosocial rehabilitation and basic skills and training
- Documented encounters accurately and timely into EMR system
- Billed client's insurance for their encounters using proper diagnosis codes
Candidate Info
18
years in workforce
1
year at this job
HS
Pa
AA
Liberal Arts
BA
Psychology Christian Counseling
Family Support Specialist
- Family support specialists provide counseling services to families in crisis.
- Social workers conduct an intake interview with members of a family to determine the areas that require support, such as parenting education, employment training or counseling
- Specialists keep detailed case notes, documents and records for legal and medical purposes using Enhanced Field Systems Software.
Candidate Info
8
years in workforce
2
years at this job
BS
Psychology
MA
Human Services Counseling: Marriage And Family
Family Support Specialist
- Assess the placement and treatment needs of clients in the Treatment Foster Care (TFC) program to meet the needs outlined in individualized treatment plans.
- Develop, implement, and reassess comprehensive treatment plans for each client.
- Conduct home/school/community visits to assigned clients to assess client’s level of care and provide guidance towards meeting treatment goals.
- Provideon-going support to resource parents through coaching, crisis/clinical intervention techniques, and assisting withidentifying and utilizing community resources.
- Represent and advocate for clients during meetings, i.e. FAPT, IEP, VEMAT, medication management, etc.
- Maintain case files in accordance to licensing standards, along with completing reports; including, treatment plans, social histories, monthly/quarterly/annual reports, incident, discharge, FAPT proposal, and other written documentation as needed.
Candidate Info
11
years in workforce
4
months at this job
BA
Sociology; Minor
Family Support Specialist
- Build relationships with families in an effort to help them become self-sufficient, productive citizens
- Provide child development education, health and nutrition education, and parenting support
- Facilitate enrollment of eligible children and families in the Early Head Start Program
- Document participation, progress, client goal achievement, and identified client needs
- Assist families in developing problem-solving and coping skills by providing counseling and/or referring them to appropriate community agencies
- Work collaboratively with Center Directors to ensure that center programming meets the needs of the children and families
Candidate Info
7
years in workforce
1
year at this job
HS
High School Diploma
AA
Associate of Arts
Family Support Specialist
- Complete full F-SPDATS to determine housing interventions for families.
- Develop and maintain positive relationships with community partners.
- Case Manage 15 different families and address barriers to their homelessness.
- Work with Housing Specialists to develop housing plans for all participants referred through coordinated entry system.
Candidate Info
13
years in workforce
6
years at this job
AA
Early Child Education
BA
Sociology
Family Support Specialist
Orients prospective participants
- Provides or assists with providing health screenings, and outside agency referrals
- Provides outreach to low income communities, community leaders and organizations
- Maintains a variety of manual and electronic documents, files and records
- Assists other personnel as may be required
- Participates in workshops, meetings, community events, etc
Candidate Info
13
years in workforce
1
year at this job
AS
Human Services
BA
Sociology
MS
Leadership And Organizational Change
Family Support Specialist
Interviewed families during the application process
- Documented family and participant information in ChildPlus
- Recruited children ages birth through 3 years old
- Built relationships with families
- Partnered with agencies within the community
- Created agency's Community Resource Guide
- Empowered families to advocate for themselves
- Connected families to community resources
- Assisted families with creating individual and family goals
- Assisted ERSEA specialist with determining eligibility
- Monitored and tracked participant attendance daily
Candidate Info
18
years in workforce
3
years at this job
BA
Psychology And Social Relations
Family Support Specialist
- Manage all aspects of this monthly county wide children's book club program for over 18000 members including support staff, data collection, inventory, print orders, vendors, bulk mail house, couriers and program membership projections
- Coordinate Parent Coordinate Parent Engagement School Readiness Workshops for families Identify funding / grants and Recruit potential sponsors for Read to Learn Book Club
- Promote Read to Learn Book Club enrollments through Community Outreach Events
- Coordinate mailings and book distribution to over 4000 + members
- Prepare monthly planning & reports pertaining to Read to Learn Book Club
- Conduct Customer Satisfaction Surveys for exiting book club members enrolled in club
- Co-facilitator weekly Parenting Workshops
Candidate Info
10
years in workforce
5
years at this job
BA
Social Work
MA
Social Work
Family Support Specialist
- Coordinate, develop, and implement support systems to meet students' social, emotional, behavioral, medical, financial, and life skills or other needs in alignment with the School's vision and mission
- Ensure that on-site providers use counseling strategies to help students become emotionally and socially prepared to maximize their instructional time
- Build and maintain positive, cooperative, and effective relationships with students, families, community, colleagues
- Facilitate skill-building seminars, Community Resource Fairs, and Psycho Educational/Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Groups
- Secure MOU's with local colleges and universities to establish ALS schools as clinical internship sites for students in the schools of Social Work, Mental Health, School Counseling and any other related programs and perform all required tasks relating to the supervision of clinical interns
- Provide risk assessments and crisis intervention to students and their families
Candidate Info
10
years in workforce
1
year at this job
BS
Psychology
Family Support Specialist
- Provides services to individuals and families to improve their lives.
- Evaluation of the client's needs and arranging assistance programs.
- Provide support for families with young children.
- Specialize in domestic violence and child protective services.
- Provide referrals for education and support programs that assist families in need.
- Provide weekly visits communicating with parents to address needs, concerns, referrals, and questions regarding their child ensuring that expectations were being met.
Candidate Info
9
years in workforce
2
years at this job
BA
Sociology
Family Support Specialist
- Offer one to one strength based clinical care for the purpose of addressing daily living, social, interpersonal, intervention and communication skills.
- Support, coach and train clients through age appropriate behaviors, problem solving and conflict resolutions.
- Create individualized action plans to meet each client's needs.
- Maintain electronic reports and various supporting documents required by the agency.
Candidate Info
41
years in workforce
10
months at this job
AS
Criminal Justice
BS
Criminal Justice
MA
Educational Leadership
Family Support Specialist
- Assess, evaluate, conduct initial and ongoing case management of children and family services and needs.
- Develop, review, update and ensure implementation of strength-based service plans for each child in care or custody including risk assessment, safety plans and goals.
- Complete all documentation in accordance with agency and regulatory requirements.
- Attend home and foster care visits; transport children to health, social services or other agency-related appointments as required.
- Maintain ongoing communication with DCF staff and other constituencies; initiate court action when necessary.
- Empower families to make stable commitments to children by providing counseling and coordinating visits with biological parents and/or guardians and other relatives; develop a helping relationship and ensure needed supports and services are provided.
- Attend weekly supervision, weekly staff meetings, in-service training, and team meetings.
Candidate Info
6
years in workforce
2
years at this job
HS
Global Studies
AA
Psychology
Family Support Specialist
- Provide School Readiness services to families to improve their lives.
- Evaluation of the client’s needs and arranging assistance such as daycare.
- Family support specialists may provide support for families with young children, disabled or elderly members.
- Update and maintain parent information in system of records.
- Very familiar with EFS
Candidate Info
4
years in workforce
2
years at this job
BA
Psychology
Parent Aide/ Family Support Specialist
- Provide visitation services for families involved with Department of Child Safety working towards reunification
- Convene weekly in office to staff case progress with team.
- Assist families in learning parenting skills, child development, coping skills, relapse prevention, appropriate discipline, bonding and attachment during one-on-one counseling sessions
- Juggle client’s, foster parent’s and case manager’s schedules to keep appointments.
- Assist families in accessing community resources
Candidate Info
19
years in workforce
4
years at this job
AA
Associate of Arts
BA
Social Work
MA
Social Work
Family Support Specialist
- Recruit preschool students for enrollment for Head Start educational services
- Perform family and household needs assessment for supportive services
- Coordinate with other professional staff in providing various counseling and referral services; engagement activities for the parents and other family members as needed
- Assist teaching staff with parent home visits. Work in collaboration with other program staff
- Ensure the creation, maintenance and proper records retention of all school records of its student population in accordance with agency, local, state and federal policies and procedures
Candidate Info
8
years in workforce
2
years at this job
BA
Psychology
Human Resource Management
Family Support Specialist
- Teach life skills (communication, interpersonal, coping, etc.) until successful discharge of client
- Assess needs of clients
- Develop individual treatment plans with deadlines
- Perform client assessments
- Conduct training
- Maintain detailed records of each visit, service with high emphasis on client confidentiality
Candidate Info
4
years in workforce
10
months at this job
BA
Social Welfare
Family Support Specialist
- Conducted program promotion through creation and distribution of marketing materials
- Processed applications and conducted interviews with families to determine eligibility
- Maintained current knowledge of ECEAP policies and requirements
- Collaborated with site staff to ensure that children most at risk received priority enrollment
- Maintained data reporting for enrollment, family support and health screenings
- Ran reports in Early Learning Management System to ensure performance standards were being met
- Conducted enrollment and orientation meetings with families
- Provided family support through goal setting and referral to community resources
- Formed partnerships with community organizations to increase services available to families at ECEAP
- Coordinated the Parent Committee, family activities, and events
Candidate Info
15
years in workforce
2
years at this job
HS
High School Diploma
Family Support Specialist
- Determined eligibility for financially assisted child care/school readiness services according to funding guidelines.
- Enrolled children in financially assisted child care/school readiness services according to funding guidelines into the EFS system.
- Re-determined eligibility at predetermined periods according to funding guidelines.
- Terminates childcare services according to funding guidelines.
- Processed status changes reported during eligibility period according to funding guidelines.
- Manages and maintains caseloads assigned.
- Assist parents with online application via email, telephone, and/or in person by scanning and/or uploading documents to the Family portal to meet application requirements.
- Liaison for the Early Head Start Program (EHS)
- Reviewed applications and verified eligibility documentation for the EHS program and entered participant information into Child Plus system.
Candidate Info
13
years in workforce
2
years at this job
BA
Primary / Junior
BA
Bachelor of Arts
Service Coordinator/family Support Specialist
- Develop and implement Individual Family Service Plans for families of children with disabilities
- Research and provide techniques for families to support achievement of outcomes
- Coordinate with other agencies and connect family with resources in the community
- RBI-certified, trained in Sheldon and Rush family coaching techniques, mental health first aid
Candidate Info
4
years in workforce
10
months at this job
HS
High School Diploma
Family Support Specialist
- Provide clients with information about the WIC program, policies and procedures
- Become thoroughly knowledgeable about the benefits of breastfeeding
- Provide clients with information about breastfeeding
- Follow-up with clients and conducts assessments to determine needs and make improvements
- Assist in developing and implementing new techniques to assisting clients with breastfeeding
- Properly document client information in the system (referrals, package changes, personal information, etc.)
- Scheduling and assisting clients with appointments, certifications and inputting demographic information for W.I.C. qualifications.
Candidate Info
5
years in workforce
1
year at this job
BS
Elementary Education
Family Support Specialist
- Provide home visits to moms/babies who need support and resources
- Develop curriculum specific to each child in program
- Complete developmental assessments of child
- Complete documentation of each home visit
- Provide help and assistance to clients in any manner needed
Candidate Info
9
years in workforce
9
months at this job
AS
Psychology
AS
Human Services
BS
Human Services
Family Support Specialist
- Assist families who are involved with DFCS in building parental capacity and/or work towards reunification
- Schedule and supervise visitations between parents and children
- Provide transportation for the children and or parent to and from visits, court, DFCS offices
- Work with case managers, fellow employees and community partners to ensure effective treatment
Candidate Info
17
years in workforce
1
year at this job
BS
Law Enforcement And Justice Administration
Family Support Specialist
- Oversees the family engagement and psychoeducation process for each youth entering and leaving the program.
- Coordinates activities that include but are not limited to; identifying family needs are met in the community, identifying positive family supports, and ensuring transition needs are met.
- Conduct in home family skills training and multi-family group facilitation and assisting partners with concerns and/or youth issues.
Candidate Info
30
years in workforce
1
year at this job
AS
Associate of Science
Science
Human Services
Family Support Specialist
- Provide case management services to children and families in home, community, and school settings.
- Coordinate client care by working closely with a multidisciplinary team to develop and maintain essential elements of the client's clinical record, treatment plan, progress notes, reporting and correspondence with external agents.
- Teach and train clients in activities of daily living, in a group and individual settings, complying with clinical documentation requirements, and providing services according to organizational guidelines or protocols.
- Consistently exercise discretion and judgment to analyze, interpret, make decisions and decide what actions are necessary based on the varying facts and circumstances of each individual case.
- Provide telephone and on-site crisis intervention/prevention and follow-up to clients and their families.
Candidate Info
5
years in workforce
8
months at this job
BA
Education
MS
Curriculum And Instruction
Head Start Teacher/family Support Specialist
- Established and enforced policies
- Assess developmental needs of the children
- Maintain progress records of children and communicate the same to parents
- Coordinated with community providers
- Support parents in their role as primary caretakers and educators of their children and encourage their involvement in all aspects of the program.
- Maintain on-going contact with families and work with all other components (health, nutrition, family services, mental health, special services, parent education and resource/referral) to integrate services into the family setting.
- Formulated individualized family partnership agreement
- Established recruitment plans and managed full enrollment
- Handled planning for treatment of children with special needs
Candidate Info
3
years in workforce
5
months at this job
BA
Social Work And Sociology
Family Support Specialist
Provide parental coaching services to parents
- Utilize service plan with parents towards the goal of reunification
- Collaborate with various service providers to create the best plan for services
- Document visits with the client and file in e-data base
Candidate Info
10
years in workforce
8
months at this job
HS
Communication
BA
Social Work
Family Support Specialist
- Provide services to individuals and families to improve their lives.
- Social services include an evaluation of the client's needs and arranging assistance programs (Ex. as daycare, food programs or affordable housing.)
- Interviews clients by phone, and/or face to face for public assistance programs. Gathers, completes, and reviews required documentation to make eligibility determinations
- Tracks and processes documentation for timely case actions.
- Participates in formal and on-the-job training and observing other tenure staff.
- Prepares and maintains electronic case records. Learns to identify resources and make appropriate referrals.
- Learns to operate all equipment and software needed to complete the above duties.
- Other duties as assigned.
Candidate Info
6
years in workforce
2
years at this job
HS
High School Diploma
Social Work
Family Support Specialist I
- Provide reunification services to families referred by DCF providind short-term intensive in-home services following the removal of a child(ren) due to abuse or neglect in order to promote successful reunification
- Responsible for conducting weekly home visits and working closely with bio-family and resource family (substitute caregivers), as well as conducting Therapeutic Family Time (supervised visits) and transportation to and from visits.
- Provide Therapeutic Family Time (TFT) services utilizing the Visit Coaching Model. As a part of Visit Coaching, the coach is actively involved in supporting the parents to demonstrate their best parenting skills, utilizing a strengths-based approach.
- Provide on-call support to families; and provide intervention as needed. Services are provided in coordination with DCF and other community service providers.
- Assess and identify needs of families and use care coordination to link them to community resources.
Candidate Info
5
years in workforce
5
months at this job
BS
Communication Sciences And Disorders
Basic Family Support Specialist
- Mentor children on the Autism spectrum through one on one community outings and social coaching
- Communicate effectively with co-workers during summer programs
- Relay family concerns and issues to higher authority
Candidate Info
19
years in workforce
10
months at this job
C
Certificate
AS
Associate of Science
Family Support Specialist
- Provides in-home support to families
- Teaches parenting skills and child development education
- Promotes positive parent-child relationships and interactions
- Provide case management/linkage to community resources to parents/caregivers
- Implementing family assessment at intake and during regular intervals
- Supporting families in identifying and accessing community resources
- Maintaining accurate and timely documentation and administrative records
- Working with families to establish and accomplish family goal plans
Candidate Info
17
years in workforce
2
years at this job
HS
High School Diploma
BA
Human Development And Family Studies
Family Support Specialist
- Meet with families for weekly home visits
- Provide families with community resources and support
- Provide parents with developmental activities and education
- Work with families to complete family goal plans
Candidate Info
17
years in workforce
2
years at this job
AS
Fire Science
AS
Law Enforcement
BS
Criminal Justice / Public Safety
Senior Family Support Specialist
- Building Resilient Program
- Providing In-Home support to low risk families
- Completes comprehensive Intake and Assessments
- Collaborate with Senior Clinicians for Arizona's Children Association (AZCA) and Department of Child
Candidate Info
7
years in workforce
2
years at this job
AS
Liberal Arts
BS
Psychology
MA
Social Work
Behavioral Therapist, Family Support Specialist, Trained Trainer
- Help Autistic children master lessons
- Build rapport with children and family members
- Manage and decrease children's behavior
- Set up and conduct parent consultations and roundtables
- Support families through the Autism experience
- Write monthly newsletters for parents
- Train new behavioral therapists on ABA policies and procedures in accordance with the "CARD way"
Candidate Info
21
years in workforce
4
years at this job
Public Mental Health
Program Educator/family Support Specialist
Provide case management to military families with school age children
- Advocate for child and families as needed during Individual Educational Plan Meetings and Student Support Team Meetings as liaison
- Work in military neighborhoods to develop support and disseminate information about services and supports available to service member and their families
- Provide crisis intervention, information and referral service
- Collaborate with community resources and agencies to encourage parental involvement
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate intervention plans
- Develop and maintain written documentation of case records
- Provide program input and public relations for funding purposes
- Mentor parents in navigating and accessing military/ community and school services
Candidate Info
34
years in workforce
2
years at this job
HS
Academics
AS
Ciminal Justice
Business
Family Support Specialist Specilist
- Family Liaison
- Work closely with over 700 families using community resources, applying for state benefits etc
- Referrals for job, medical and other services
- School Event Planner
Candidate Info
2
years in workforce
1
year at this job
AA
Associate of Arts
BA
Social Work
Family Support Specialist
- Conduct monthly center-based visits, bi-annual center-based home visits and Group Connections with families utilizing the Parents As Teachers approach and curriculum.
- Communicate with education staff regarding infants’ and toddlers’ progress in the classroom. Assist parents with understanding, creating and implementing The Individual Family Support Plan to encourage and promote self-sufficiency as well as positive development outcome for their children.
- Refer and connect children and families to needed services.
Candidate Info
17
years in workforce
4
years at this job
MA
Social Work
Sociology
Family Support Specialist/in-home Services
- Provide intensive short-term or long term direct care services to youth sex offenders. Assist with Crisis interventions for sex offenders.
- Skill-based interventions with flexibility to their unique needs. Sex offenders y received intensive counseling, educational-GED and independent life skills for 14-17yrs males and females.
- Provide household maintenance education, job readiness training and prepare referral each offenders to community resources to prepare for adulthood.
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