Family Service RI
Bachelor’s Degree OR CCHW Certified
Full-time, $24.00 – $29.84 / Language Skills Compensated!+
Position Summary: Responsible for providing case management services to young adults living in the program. Advocates for residents and their families in navigating human service and similar departments, agencies, and services. Collaborates on cases with a multitude of providers such as the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF), schools, medical providers, and other service providers to ensure appropriate delivery of services to resident.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a human services field required, or able meet the qualifications to become a Certified Community Health Worker, or both.
- Experience in child welfare, youth programming, youth development, and/or related fields.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written required.
- Knowledge of and sensitivity to cultural, ethnic, racial and socioeconomic issues.
- Possession of a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation and proof of automobile insurance and registration required.
- Bilingual/ASL skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above base pay.
- Multilingual skills are compensated by an additional 8%, above base pay.
Physical Requirements: This position requires residential and community visits, employees in this position must have the ability to:
- Travel to and from community locations and residential site locations, which could include using walkways, stairs and/or elevators
- Ability to lift up to 20 lbs
- Ability to push or pull 10 lbs or more
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to perform restraint techniques if needed and deal with physically aggressive people
Don’t meet every single requirement? Here at FSRI, we’re dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about one of our career opportunities, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be the perfect fit for this or another opportunity!
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