Parent Support Worker at Saint Francis Ministries - Nebraska in Omaha, Nebraska

Job Description:

Job Details

• Provides direct in-home services including, but not limited to, parenting skills, life skills, child development and behavior management.

• Support case plan goals through teaching, role modeling, and demonstration.
• Participates in case conferences, family meetings, client assessments, and in the team, decision making process.
• Supervises and transports children and families, as needed.
• Assists families to establish a support network with family, kinship, and community.
• Refers clients to community services, assists in arranging appointments as needed, and getting clients to pertinent appointments as needed.
• Build community resources to help clients complete case plan activities and maintain a positive support system.
• Assists in gathering information for bio-psycho-social assessment.
• Provides assistance in crisis situation.
• Liaison with DHHS courts, schools, other providers, and communities.
• Completes and maintains written documentation in child/family's case record accurately and within established time frames.
• Supports resource families to maintain placements and help children work toward permanency.
• Participates in supervisory and team meetings, sharing pertinent information about children/families progress, collateral contracts and relationships with other agencies/communities.
• Monitors and supervises family interactions.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to working culturally, economically and/or socially diverse populations.
• Provide consistent unconditional support, encouragement, and hope to parents.
• Plan, organize and prioritize responsibilities to ensure adequate, timely services to the parent(s) and documentation of services provided.
• Ability to lead support groups to maximize parent voice, choice, and involvement throughout the reintegration process.
• Reports critical incidents to DHHS
• Implements Saint Francis policies and follows directives as required. Follows and adheres to all pertinent organizations Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's), rules, personnel policies and procedures; related accreditation and licensure standards; and federal, state and local rules, statutes, regulations, and contractual terms.
• Is knowledgeable of and follows all safety procedures.
• Reports unusual incidents through appropriate Risk Management, clinical and safety channels.
• Ensures clients' rights are protected.

Travel Required

Yes .

Qualifications

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Skills

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Works effectively in close proximity/teamwork

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Understanding of child and adolescent develop

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Self-motivated

Expert

Remaining calm in a crisis

Expert

Mandated Reporter

Expert

Manage clients with aggressive behaviors

Expert

Implementing new policies and procedures

Expert

Handles multiple priorities

Expert

Flexible to changing situations, staff/client

Expert

Effective written and verbal communication

Expert

Discretion/decision making abilities

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Customer Service

Expert

Ability to work flex sched and on-call

Expert

Ability to travel

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Education

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High School or better.

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Experience

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1 year: 1 year minimum of child welfare direct service or related experience

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Licenses & Certifications

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Drivers License

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)