Easter Seals Jobs

Annual Salary: $46,500/year Position Summary The F a m ily Fi n d er is the central i z ed poi n t o f c o n t a ct f o r all r elat e d d u t i es in s earch in g f o r i m m ed i ate and e x t e nd ed f a m ily m e m b ers o f chi ld ren i n vo l v ed in t h e d epen d e n c y s y st e m . At the earliest point possible, this position engages in data mining to e x p l o r e all f a m ily c o nn e ct i o n s a n d ass e ss the will ingn ess / a v ai l a b ility o f f a m ily m e m b e r s t o be a resource and supportive connection a nd whenever possible to offer the best pl a c e m en t s f o r t h e c h il d ren in care. This position connects with e x t e nd ed f a m i l y a n d in f o r m al su pp o rt to improve timeliness to p er m a n en c y , and w e l l - b ei n g . The F a m i l y F i nd er p o sit i o n r e l a t e d d u t ie s w ill i n cl ud e d ili g ent s e a r c h es, p artici p ati n g in case t ra n s f er staffi ng ’s, data entry, c o l l ec t i o n o f relat i v es and e xt e n d ed fa m i l y m e m b er s , c o m p let i o n o f h o m e s t ud i e s and r e p o r ti n g and r e c o n c i liati o n o f i n f o r m a ti o n reporting to the County Director. T e c hni c al / F un c t i ona l Ex p e c t a t i on s: F a mily F ind i ng : Engages in methods and strategies to locate relatives, non-relatives and connections for children and youth residing in out of home care. P e r f o r ms d e tailed s e a r ches o f i mm ed i ate fa m ily m e m b ers a n d e x t en d ed fa m i l y m e m b ers, c o m p le t es f a m ily tre e s, and i d entify p o ssi b le r elat i v e p l acements a n d su pp o rts . D ili g ent S earc h : Completes extensive efforts to locate and document the names of relatives and significant persons in the life of a child involved in the child welfare system and/or at risk of out of home care placement. Completes diligent search e s o n absent pare n ts o r r elati v es o n d e p en d ency c a ses. I n te r n et S a vv y : U til iz es m u lti p le inter n e t s earch b r o ws e r s as w e ll a s s o cial m ed i a to c o ndu ct searches t o ide n ti f y and c on tact f a m ily m e m b ers. Completes Home Studies: Face to face visits to the family’s home to conduce a detailed assessment of prospective relative/nonrelative including physical residence, background screen, moral character, familial status, health and financial information of applicants. D a ta I n te g r ity: Ass i sts and p r ov i d es inter n al c o n t r o ls to aut h entic a te d a t a i n t e g rity. M eeting A t t en d a n ce: A t t e n d s MDT meetings, s t aff m e e t i ng s, i n -se r v i c e trai n i ng and o ther m e e t i ng s o r c o n fe r ences as n ec e ssa r y to share and gat h er i n f o r m a ti o n . Ot h er d u ti e s a s r eq u i r ed: J o b perf o r m a n ce r e qu ires fu l fi l li n g o ther i n ci d ental o r r e lated d u ties as assi gn ed, assisti n g, and t ra in i n g o the r s, and per f o r m i n g o r c o v er i n g d u ties o f o ther m e m b e r s in the ch i ld w elfa r e s y st e m fr o m ti m e t o t i m e f o r o ng o i n g gr o w t h and d e v el o p m ent. B eha vi o r a l C o mp e te n ci e s: Diligence: A b le t o be t h o r o ug h and c o m p le t e w h en as se m b li ng , pro c ess i ng , o r p r ov i d i n g de t ai l ed i n f o r m a ti o n . I n teg r ity: A b le t o d e m o n st r ate c o n sis t ency o f w o r d s a n d ac t i o n s ; pr o t e c t c o n fi d e n tial i n f o r m at i o n ; d o what is ri gh t e v en when n o o n e i s w a t ch ing . Team work : Ab le t o c oo p e rate t o b u ild c o n sens u s ; a s sist o thers to achi e v e t e a m g o als; partic ip a t e in m e e t i ng s s o t h e y a r e p r o du cti v e ; take o n e x tra w o rk to m e et t e a m o b je c ti v es. D ili g en c e: A b le t o per s e v e r e in ac c o m p lish in g t asks o r o b je c t i v e s; c om m it to l o n g h o u rs o f w o rk o r w o rki n g o u tside o f the t y p ical 8 a m - 5 pm ; ha v e a sense o f ur g e n cy a b o u t g e t t i n g r e su l t s. Co n cern for Qu a lity: A b l e t o pr o m o t e qu al i ty despite o ther p r essure s ; ide n ti f y and r e m o v e b ar r i ers to qu al i t y ; take t i m e to do th ing s ri gh t. S ensitiv i ty: W o r k ef f ec t i v e l y w i th a n d sh o w s ensitiv i ty to c u l tur a l d i fferen c es a n d v ar i o u s soc i o - ec o n o m ic b ackgr o und s o f o thers. Et h i c s: A dh e r e t o and m o d el pr in ci p les and v al u es o f A g ency and S y st e m o f C a re by b ei n g str e ng th- b ased, s o l u t i o n-f o cuse d , m ai n tai n s hi gh est l e v el o f i n t egr i ty and e th i cal stan d ar d s and collaborate with e m p l o y e es, p art n ers, s tak e h o l d ers, a n d clie n ts in all int e racti o n s. B u s i ne s s Ex p e r i en c e : V a lid Dr iv e r ' s L i c ense - E s s e n tia l : A v al i d dr i v er's licen s e is req u i r ed to t r a n sport cl i ents a r o un d the c o m m un i t y ; a t t end tra i n i ng a n d o ther act i v ities t h r o ugh o u t t h e C o un ty a n d Stat e . S t r o n g w r i t t en an d v e r ba l c ommu n i ca tion s kil l s: Effective communication s k ills a r e ess e n tial to clearly a n d c o n c i sely c o ach pare n ts if n e e d ed d u ri n g F a m ily T i m e s ess i o n s. St r o n g w rit t en skills are req u ired as o b se r v at i o n s o f client c o n t a cts will b e d o c u m en t ed in FSFN SACWIS s y s te m and e m ai l s, and o ther req u es t s r eq u ire a p r o f e ss i o n al a n d c o u rt e o u s r esp o n se. Str o n g C om pu t er Ski l ls A b ility t o s et and adj u st pr i o rities A b ility t o be f l e x i b le w ith c h a ng i n g de m a nd s and pr i o r ities E du c a t i ona l a n d Ex p e ri e n c e R equ ir e me n t s : B A / BS – bachelor’s degree req u ired in a s o cial wo r k o r related area o f stu d y f r o m an accred i t ed c o l l ege o r u niv e rsi t y r e qu ire d . ( Rela te d deg r e e s are Cr i m i n o l o g y , P s y cho l o g y , S o c i o l o g y , C o u n selli ng , S p ecial Ed u cat i o n , Ed u cati o n , H u m an D e v e l o p m ent, Ch i ld D e v el o p m en t , F a m ily D e v e l o p m ent, M ar r i a g e, a n d Fa m i l y T h era p y ) T w o y ears’ e x p er i ence w o r ki n g w ith at risk ch i l d r e n a n d fa m ilies required C h ild W elfare Professional C e r tificat i o n-State of Florida required P h y s ic a l R equ ir e me n t s : Read in g Writi n g L isteni n g S p eaking L ifti n g 2 5 p o und s S i t t i n g Car r y i n g 2 5 p o und s P u lli n g 2 5 p o und s P u sh in g 2 5 p o und s T y p i n g 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.