Family Support Specialist
Core
Provide case management and care coordination services to youth and families to increase stability, strengthen relationships, and avoid out-of-home placements.
Role type
Family Support Specialist (Case Manager)
Builds
Family-centered, strength-based services for youth from birth to age 18
Domain
Child welfare, juvenile justice, and mental health systems
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
case management, care coordination, clinical assessment, crisis support, documentation, critical thinking, problem solving
Preferred skills
foster care system experience, DCS experience, clinical experience
Technologies
electronic medical record system (EMR)
Responsibilities
Conduct home and site visits to assess safety concerns, facilitate youth treatment progress, ensure medical/educational needs are met, attend court and team meetings as an advocate, provide on-call crisis support, complete accurate documentation in EMR
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, hands-on IC