Family Support Specialist, Kinship Care & Adoptions

Company: Southwest Human Development Inc
Location: Buckeye
Posted on: March 18, 2023

Job Description:

Job Description:

The Kinship Care & Adoptions program is seeking a Family Support Specialist who will be responsible for making home visits within Maricopa County. Job DutiesComplete home studies and courtesy supervision services for children who are wards of the court through visiting with children and their kinship caregivers, foster parents, and/or adoptive parents in their homes.Use excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to write both home studies and monthly supervision reports.Help families connect to community resources, advocate for the children's needs, and offer supportive services through home visiting.Work in collaboration with the Arizona Department of Child Safety in order to better serve children and families.Responsible to maintain timely and accurate client files.Establish a working partnership with families, community providers, and your peers. Qualifications;Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Child Development, Counseling, or related field preferred.Microsoft Word, Windows experience, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.Must be able to pass a criminal background and drug test.Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card preferred OR must qualify for a valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card.Bilingual (English/Spanish) is preferred. Southwest Human Development ("SWHD") takes the health and safety of our employees and the communities we serve very seriously. We strongly believe vaccination is a critical safety measure to protect each of us and the communities we serve. The COVID vaccinations have proven to be highly effective at protecting people from getting COVID-19 or from getting severely ill from it. All candidates must meet SWHD vaccination standards, including the COVID vaccine, for their program. Compensation: Depends on experience; starting annual rate $38,272.00 Compensation: DOE 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)

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