Bring your skills and professional experience and watch as you effect positive change for Oregon families. Family SkillBuilders has been serving parents and children for 24 years with proven educational programs. We are committed to building strong families through relationally based parenting training and strengthening community and natural supports. We believe using a hands-on, customized, home-based model empowers parents with the skills they need to keep themselves and their children safe.
Do you have a passion for helping families and children succeed? Do you have counseling, mentoring, coaching, advocacy, or teaching experience? Are you looking for a place to propel your social services career and expand your skillset with opportunities to train and engage in a variety of settings? Do you enjoy working in a collaborative environment with shared goals?
We currently have openings for two Family Support Specialists to support Spanish-speaking families within our Family Support & Connections Program in Multnomah County and with families involved with Child Welfare in Washington County. The successful candidate will be confident in supporting families to address their own underlying needs and resolve the most common causes of stress and trauma linked to child maltreatment. Fluency in Spanish is required.
Our clients come from diverse backgrounds. We value our staff who come to us with a variety of backgrounds and experiences, each adding to our ability to make a difference for the families we serve. Family SkillBuilders does not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. We strongly encourage people of color, and Bilingual or ASL-fluent candidates to apply to this position.
Location: The candidate must be in the Portland Metro area. Preference will be given to candidates in Washington and Multnomah Counties. While you will work from home some of the time and have a varied schedule, this is NOT a remote position. You will be meeting with clients in-person in their homes and various community locations. We also provide a fully resourced office in Milwaukie and partner offices in Portland and Beaverton.
Job Description:
Assist referred families to:
- develop healthy family functioning that keeps children safe
- develop life skills that promote family stabilization
- connect to needed resources to resolve underlying stressors
Specifically:
- Work with families who have requested support to evaluate family needs and barriers, create goals to reduce stressors and increase protective factors.
- Engage in case coordination with referral sources including ODHS self-sufficiency coaches and other community partners to engage families and access needed resources.
- Complete all required intake, assessment, goal setting, progress, evaluation, and exit paperwork.
- Update and maintain records in appropriate software.
- Participate in CORE team meeting to provide updates on families and overall needs of the community.
- 75% of time is spent in direct face-to-face contact with referred families and 25% for supervision, consultation, ongoing professional training, service planning, and other administrative tasks.
- Weekly work schedule includes some evenings, one weekend day, and occasional early mornings.
- Your work locations will vary depending on the families you serve.
Education and experience requirements may be met in several ways:
- 3+ years direct experience providing in-home or similar support or Child Welfare experience
- Bachelor’s degree in social services and at least one years’ experience in social service-related field or Child Welfare
- Master’s degree in social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy or related field
Qualifications:
Essential:
- Familiarity with issues affecting high-risk families
- Familiarity with effective parenting skills, child development and behavior management
- Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to immediately motivate and connect with parents successfully
- Experience working with families with Child Welfare cases is a plus.
- Strong writing skills, be highly organized and self-motivated
- Must have own vehicle, driver's license, auto insurance and safe driving record
- Must have Internet access
- Competency in Microsoft Office programs – Word, Excel
- Fluency in English and Spanish
Preferred:
- Highly skilled individual with needs assessment and/or case management experience
- Demonstrated knowledge of crisis theory, trauma-informed parenting, Family Systems theory, cognitive/behavioral, solution-focused interventions
- Hands-on experience working with children
Benefits:
- Collaborative team environment with strong supports for continuous training and learning
- A generous PTO and vacation plan
- Medical and dental insurance – 70% paid by company (upon meeting eligibility)
- Weekend pay differential
- Cancellation pay
- Language pay differential included in pay rate
- Career progression and promotion encouraged
- Cell phone and tablet provided on loan
- Gas reimbursement plan
- Professional development training
Disclosure:
- A background check is required but does not impact start date. Continued employment is dependent on a successful outcome.
- Driving records are reviewed. Continued employment is dependent on a successful outcome.
- References are checked prior to an offer.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $27.00 - $29.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40.0 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Loan forgiveness
- Mileage reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Do you have your own vehicle for commuting and a valid driver's license?
- Do you live in Multnomah or Washington County?
Language:
Work Location: In person
