Steps Family Advocate

3 weeks ago

Largo, United States Family Support Services of Suncoast Full time

_Join our team at FSS and enjoy comprehensive benefits including but not limited to:_
- _Tuition Reimbursement: Earn up to $5,250 per qualifying year to invest in your education._
- _Health Insurance: Choose from three comprehensive Florida Blue health insurance plans to keep you and your family covered._
- _Dental Plan: Enjoy an employer-paid dental plan for our valued employees._
- _Life Insurance: Your peace of mind matters to us. We provide employer-paid life insurance._
- _Well-Being Program: Stay healthy and engaged with our highly interactive well-being program._
- _Paid Time Off (PTO): Relax and recharge with our generous PTO plan. You can even earn three additional days per plan year_
- _Bereavement Leave: We offer 3 paid days of bereavement leave annually to ease the burden during a family member's passing._
- _Paid Holidays: Enjoy the 12 holidays without the worry of receiving a paycheck (to include 1 floating holiday) and unwind with family and friends to celebrate and rejuvenate_
- _401k Plan with Matching: Secure your financial future with our 401k plan and employer matching._
- _Additional Benefits: Explore our range of benefits, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Vision Plan, Short & Long-Term Disability coverage, Employee Discounts, and more._

The mission of Family Support Services is to be the leader in providing safety, stability, and quality of life for all children by working with the community to strengthen the family unit.

**Job Summary**:
The STEPS Family Advocate will provide crisis intervention and help stabilize the crisis, which will prevent the removal of child(ren) from the home. This position will conduct face-to-face contact with the family each week and will do follow-up after the services are in place with the family. This position is part of our direct service personnel.

**Essential Duties**:

- Conducts interviews with the families to identify strengths, needs, and general household information. 20%
- Links at-risk families with services and assists in obtaining referrals. 10%
- Conducts in-home services; parenting, behavior modification, conflict resolution, crisis intervention, transportation, money management, life skills, case management, and education on community resources. 30%
- Provides regular contact with families by performing home visits. 20%
- Documents all case activity, demographic information, and contact with client. 10%
- Maintains a case file on each family with required documents and submits case files to supervisor for review within required timeframe. 5%
- Ensures progress is made in service provision and closes cases in a timely manner. 5%
- Other Duties As needed

**Minimum Qualifications**:

- Education:_

Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in a human services or related field required.
- Experience:_

One year of experience with at-risk children and families preferred.
- Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration:_

Valid drivers license.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Ability to:_
- Represent self and the organization in a professional manner
- Work independently with little direct supervision
- Assess a situation and make appropriate recommendations/decisions
- Research, organize and analyze data
- Solve problems and to think through critical, time sensitive issues
- Establish and maintain relationships
- Work collaboratively with staff at all levels in the organization
- Follow through on commitments, projects and responsibilities
- Skills:_
- Strong Written and Verbal Communication
- Strong follow-up and follow through
- Strong organizational and time management
- Proficiency in Excel and Microsoft Word
- Other Requirements:_
- Clear a Level II background screening
- Clear a reference check
- Clear a local background check from the County in which you reside
- Clear a substance abuse screen
- Provide a copy of all degrees prior to your first day of employment
- Clear a Motor Vehicles Records check and must be insurable under the company’s automobile policy.
- Provide copy of automobile insurance.
- Provide proof of, and maintain a minimum personal auto liability insurance level $100,000/$300,000 if deemed to be a driving risk.

**Family Support Services team members follow 5 core values**:

- **Partnership**_:_ At FSS, a belief that we are better together is core to who we are. Partnership is an essential component of a healthy system of care. Our team is committed to a respectful, open-minded, collaborative approach to co-creating solutions with the community. This extends to the children and families we serve as well.
- **Excellence**_: _FSS challenges ourselves to always str

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