Family Specialist

Role:

The Family Specialist role is important to the success of Wraparound, creating a high

level of trust with the child/youth and adults as individualized proactive interventions are

planned and implemented within the family and community. The Specialist works

primarily with the child/youth providing support, enhancing connections in community

and school environments that build on or develop strengths, and developing functional

coping skills to replace non-productive behaviors. The Specialist also supports

parents/caregivers to avoid or navigate crisis escalation patterns, with support available

24/7 in most cases. Through the work of the Specialist, parents or caregivers, children

and youth, and other important adults are supported to interact in more positive ways,

responding to needs effectively and participating in a reciprocal learning process.

Functions:

• Engage the child/youth and important adults in their life in authentic supportive,

respectful relationships that helps them to attain their vision of a better future.

• Support and ensure respect for child/youth voice, choice, and preference

throughout the four phases of Wraparound;

• Support youth and family to participate effectively in the CFT process, helping

them plan what they want to address and supporting them in the meeting;

• Provide unconditional support using respectful listening for the child/youth and

parents/caregivers.

• Identify the antecedents, behaviors, and consequences (ABC’s) of targeted

nonfunctional behaviors to understand the function of a child/youth’s behavior(s);

• With the CFT, develop effective, individualized strategies to address specific

unmet needs that reflect the parent and/or child/youth culture, strengths and

preferences;

• Implement strengths-based behavior plans with individualized and creative

strategies, that include supportive linkage to the community and school;

• Support the youth/child and parents to be more engaged in their family and

community environments with skills to manage emotions and reactions in

constructive ways;

• Reframe deficits and challenges into strengths to be honed.
• Recognize and celebrate successes, no matter how small.
• Assist family members to connect/reconnect in meaningful ways with relatives or other important adults to increase their sense of belonging and purpose.

Skills, Competencies and Attributes:

• A connection to adoption and foster care
• Able to blend divergent perspectives
• Able to form a hypothesis for why people behave in certain ways
• Able to listen and reflect understanding of what was said
• Able to recognize and celebrate strengths and success
• Able to translate deficits into functional strengths
• Can de-escalate stressful or crisis situations
• Clear writing skills
• Curious
• Creative problem solving
• Demonstrates cultural humility and curiosity; understands issues of implicit bias, diversity, equity and inclusion
• Seeks to understand the role of tribes and the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), as applicable to Wraparound
• Time management
• Engaging; likes people
• Knowledge of community resources
• Proactive communication
• Ability to engage people from different cultures, ages and backgrounds.
• Self-aware (self-care needs, triggers, etc.)
• Team player

Benefits and Pay:

Part time to full time

Hours will be somewhat flexible with work from 20 to 40 hours per week. Must be available weekday evenings and some weekends.

$20 to $24 per hour

Benefit and retirement package after 90 daysfor full-time employees

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $20.00 - $24.00 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Weekends as needed

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Sacramento, CA 95841

Salary : $20 - $24