What are the responsibilities and job description for the Kinship Peer Support Specialist - Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties position at Community Based Care of Brevard, Inc.?
Job Description
Job Description
Salary : $19.23 / hour ($40,000 / year)
Position Summary : The Kinship Peer Support Specialist is a liaison position that works directly with kinship caregivers to provide support and advocacy to help ensure caregivers have the required resources to meet each child’s physical, emotional, financial, and basic needs. This position assists caregivers in navigating the child welfare system to promote permanency, safety, and well-being and serves as an expert resource and ancillary support to kinship families. The Kinship Peer Specialist provides information, referral, follow-up, and linkages to benefits and services. This position educates kinship caregivers about available resources to meet the needs of the children they are raising, in addition to their own needs as caregivers. The Kinship Peer Specialist promotes effective partnerships among stakeholders for placement stabilization and family preservation. Kinship caregivers are provided the Kinship Intervention Model that includes a Kinship Home Assessment, Needs Assessment, Support Plan, and monthly home visits.
Technical / Functional Expectations :
- Relationship Maintenance-Essential Function : Foster and maintain collaborative working relationships and rapport with Kinship Caregivers.
- Service Provider Liaison -Essential Function : Advocate and consult with Kinship Caregivers to ensure adequate supports are provided and to facilitate positive outcomes for children served.
- Caregiver Advocate - Essential Function : This position advocates for the needs of Kinship Caregivers by ensuring their voice is heard and that their needs are being addressed.
- Family Team Meetings - Essential Function : Attend and participate in Family Team Meetings to identify needed supports and services to promote placement stability.
- Support in Navigating Systems - Essential Function : Assist Kinship Caregivers in navigating the system to ensure the children under their care are receiving needed services and the caregivers feels supported.
- Data Entry and Data Collection - Essential Function : Assure accurate and complete data collection for the Kinship Intervention Model. Data entry into the Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS / FSFN).
- Other duties as required : Job performance requires fulfilling other incidental or related duties as assigned, assisting, and training others, and performing duties of higher rated positions from time to time for developmental purposes.
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Family Partnerships of Central Florida is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. These employers also maintain Drug-Free Workplaces. Requests for Auxiliary Aids for Hearing Impaired or Limited English Proficiency Candidates may be made with a minimum of five (5) days notice to C Hernandez at (321) 752-4650.
Salary : $19,230 - $40,000