Tampa

Florida

1625 live openings

Essential Duties

• Ensures that the delivery of service is done in a manner consistent with the standards and guidelines established by the funding agencies, state law, and the Parents And Children Together policies and procedures.
• Provides assessment and lead case management services that ensure that families gain access to appropriate resources in an efficient and timely manner.
• Assesses each family’s strengths and weaknesses, identifies their needs, and develops goals and objectives as part of the Family Partnership Plan and Family Partnership Plan Activities developed with the family. Completes required assessments (Child Safety Assessment and Comprehensive Strength and Risk Assessment Tool), including the Adult-Adolescent Parenting Index according to required timelines.
• Provides social services consisting of parenting skill building, child development education, alternatives to corporal punishment, increasing knowledge and skills in meeting child and family needs, assistance in developing a support network, preparation for longer-term services, and other areas as needed to reduce risk factors for child abuse and neglect and increase protective factors.
• Links families to needed community resources and conducts follow up activities as needed, teaching the family to identify and access resources throughout the process. Ensures all services on the Family Partnership Plan and the Family Partnership Planning activities are in progress and/or completed.
• Meets at least once a month with the Program Supervisor to discuss progress on all families, and notifies their supervisor of progress, challenges, and any significant and critical issues, including incident reports. Consults weekly with Program Supervisor on top tier families and as needed for a family in crises. Case consultation with supervisor includes following recommended actions and the review and approval of all reports by supervisor.
• Completes clear, concise, and non-judgmental written and electronic documentation, such as initial assessments, monthly updates, and closing reports, and ensuring that all paperwork is completed and submitted in a timely manner for review and approval by the Program Supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors’ Degree in Social Work, Psychology, or related human services field required.

Other

• 1.
• Possesses and maintains a valid driver’s license and daily access to an automobile.
• 2.
• Possesses and maintains proof of no-fault insurance.
• 3.
• Can obtain an acceptable criminal background check upon hire, one year later, and annually thereafter.
• 4.
• Can obtain an acceptable CWS background check. upon hire, one year later, and annually thereafter.
• 5.
• Can obtain an acceptable National Sex Offender Registry Check upon hire, one year later, and annually thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications

• One (1) year relevant working experience in child abuse and neglect case management services including comprehensive home visiting assessments, domestic violence, and substance abuse highly desired.