Family Assistant - Content Section 1 (ID:161)

FAMILY ASSISTANT: The Family Assistant will have a minimum of an AA degree in a human services field with at least two years of experience working with at-risk children and faimiles.   If no Associate's degree, must have three years experience working with at-risk children and families.

• Contact all parties within twenty-four (24) hours after receiving a new referral or within time frame dictated by the program/referral.
• Support to the Family Partner.
• Provide a variety of services to include: In-Home Safety, Visitation/Supervision, Transprotation, Electronic Monitoring/Global Positioning System, Tracker, and Drug Screening and Testing.
• Collaborate with clients, other team members, and foster parents (if applicable) in coordinating a consistent weekly schedule between child(ren) and family member(s) identified on referral.
• Assist the client/family in obtaining the goals identified by the referral source and illustrated on the case plans (referrals).  
• Remain within the chosen EBP/PP models.
• Adhere to family centered practice.
• Responsible for the successful outcomes of children and families as well as accept the penalization of negative outcomes.
• Responsible for providing In-Home Safety Services, Visitation/Supervision, Transportation, Electronic Monitoring/Global Positioning System Services, Tracker Services and Drug screening/Testing Services.
• Develop in conjunction with your supervisor creative interventions while addressing established goals with the ultimate goal of reunification and stabilization.    
• Remain within the guidelines of the referral at all times, as well as, within the required authorization period and number of hours allocated to the client/family.  
• Maintain a strengths-based approach while working with client(s) and families to assist in the retention of dignity and the development of positive intrinsic qualities.  
• Adhere to the emergency protocol (found in the Employee Manual) in the event that a client or individual associated with the client discloses abuse/neglect information.  
• Maintain appropriate boundaries and confidentiality with client(s) and families, as well as, with all team members involved on a particular case.  
• Adhere to the strict confidentiality policies indicated in the Employee Manual, as well as, all of the other policies and procedures.
• Consistently review Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) plan and make sure that all it is being carried out within the program on a daily basis.  
• Ensure that Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards are maintained throughout the program.  

Starting pay is   $12.02 hr/$25K.