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Job Type

Full-time

Description

The Kinship Support Specialist will provide support to kinship families caring for youth experiencing foster care, conduct initial home assessments, and assist in the foster care licensing process. The support shall include ensuring families are enrolled in services, conducting home monitoring visits, ongoing family support, training, retention support, guidance, conducting interviews and home assessments, and assisting with the licensure process.

Kinship Specialists will be expected to provide exceptional customer service to all involved in a youths case, as well as be timely with notes, reports and responses to families. This position requires knowledge of community supports available to families.

Essential Duties & Functions (With or Without Accommodation):

• Contact assigned families per contract requirements
• Conduct initial home visits, identify needs and assist in providing resources and support
• Assist families in enrolling in support programs such as WIC, TANF, fingerprinting, behavioral health services and educational supports
• Complete interviews and write the home assessment for kinship families identified as placement for a youth experiencing foster care
• Conduct monthly and quarterly monitoring and support home visits
• Conduct initial and ongoing home inspections for foster care licensure
• Support kinship families through the licensing process
• Ensure all timelines for home assessments and home studies for licensure are completed per contract requirements
• Ensure all documents required for each family file is complete & current per contract and Chapter 6
• Conduct amendments and renewals on licensed homes within contract requirements and timelines
• Conduct licensing investigations as requested by the Office of Licensing and Regulation (OLR) and the Department of Child Safety (DCS)
• Provide initial licensing and ongoing trainings to kinship providers
• Conduct courtesy supervision visits on behalf of DCS for out of county placements
• Assist in adoption certifications and guardianship annual reviews as assigned
• Participate in Aviva lead events as needed

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (With or Without Accommodation):

Knowledge of:

• An understanding of family systems
• An understanding of strength-based home visiting techniques
• An understanding of child and adolescent development and behavior
• A working knowledge of the impact of domestic violence, sexual abuse, child neglect, and substance abuse on families and children
• Easterseals Blake Foundation-Avivas missions and the willingness to support its sustainable business practices

Skills:

1. High level of initiative and desire to meet specific goals
2. Outstanding customer service skills, tact, discretion and attention to detail
3. A commitment to excellence.
4. Must be able to exchange accurate information.
5. Must be able to meet training and agency compliance requirements for the position.

Ability to:

• Manage multiple projects, requests, and deadlines simultaneously
• Speak and write effectively
• Work independently
• Teach others using anticipatory guidance, modeling, coaching, reflection, and role-play
• Build strong partnerships with staff, consumers and community service agencies
• Work collaboratively and positively with colleagues
• Prepare written reports and document information accurately and objectively
• Use resources efficiently and wisely
• Work flexible hours to meet the needs and schedule of caregivers; including evenings and weekends
• Acknowledge, respect, and build upon the diversity of families with regard to such factors as race, ethnicity, family constellation, gender, socioeconomic status, values, and traditions
• Recognize abuse and/or neglect in the home.
• Be onsite at Aviva for meetings and appointments as requested.
• Proficient in the use of laptop computer and corresponding programs (i.e. PDF; Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Calendar/Outlook).

Easterseals Blake Foundation and Aviva are an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative action employer that promotes a work environment of inclusion and diversity. We are committed to provide employment opportunities to all candidates based on their qualifications free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation or gender identity), age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, mental or physical disability, or any other characte