What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Support Worker position at Snowy Peak Community Services?
Snowy Peak Community Services is seeking a qualified Family Support Worker to join our western Nebraska team. The goal of our services is to promote child safety, permanency and family prosperity/well-being through fortifying family functioning.
Your Role:
Our team is dedicated to enhancing the lives of those it serves by meeting the comprehensive needs of individuals, families and their community. As a Family Support Worker, you will work to protect and assist the community’s most vulnerable populations from abuse and neglect and help build strong functional families.
In this position, you'll:
- Support case plan goals through teaching, role modeling, and demonstration and provide intensive, hands-on assistance and education to the family in an effort to successfully complete their goals
- Provides services such as life skills, parenting skills, supervised visitation, and drug testing in the client’s home or a community-based setting
- Monitors family interactions and client behaviors to identify and protect the safety of all participants and assist in helping clients find community resources and assist in applying, if needed
- Participates in family team meetings, client assessments, stakeholder meetings and agency staff meetings, as well as case conferences, school conferences and court appearances with the family as appropriate
- These services are provided in the family's home or a community-based setting
- Provides transportation of clients, as needed, with personal vehicle
- Completes written timely documentation for the client’s file.
Competitive Wages and Benefits.
- $20.00 - $22.00 (depending on experience)
- Paid Drive Time
- Full Federal Mileage reimbursement
- Referral Bonus
- Anniversary Bonus
- Paid Training, Growth and Development
- Flexible Schedule
- Overtime rate of pay for Holidays worked
- Supplemental Insurance Plans
- Financial Advancement Assistance
You're the right person if you're:
- Motivated to help people and inspired to change lives.
- An expert communicator on the phone and by email.
- Detail oriented.
- Organized and self-motivated.
- Tech savvy. (Must have a smart phone or computer)
- Interested in a mobile position but a key member and connected to a dynamic team
You have:
- A bachelor’s degree in a human relations field; or is enrolled in college and is within two (2) semesters of completing a bachelor’s degree in a human services or a related field or...
- An associate degree or some college plus two (2) years of experience or lived experience to be the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree may be considered or...
- A High School diploma and experience in the human services field or lived experience will be considered as well.
- Must pass required background checks and have a valid Nebraska driver’s license free of serious driving related offenses
- Must have access to a reliable vehicle and carry minimum requirements of auto insurance
- Applicant must be at least 18 years of age
- Must be able to present valid documentation showing eligibility for employment in the United States
- Must have the ability to pass physical examinations in accordance with state regulations and drug testing if required and must not have a history of child abuse or neglect
Technologies we use:
- Documentation Software
- Google Sheets (similar to Excel)
- Google Maps
- Email program of your choice
If this sounds like you, we'd love to talk! Please apply with the following:
- A letter introducing yourself
- Submit your resume'
After applying please watch for an email from us. Sometimes it gets sent to your junk mail.
Full and Part-time positions available. We fit the families to you. Work hours are flexible and may involve some nights and weekends, but is determined on a case by case basis.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
None
For more information visit our website at www.snowypeakcs.com.
PLEASE INCLUDE A PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS IN YOUR RESUME.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00 - $22.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Mileage reimbursement
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
Schedule:
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: On the road
Salary : $20 - $22