Family Service RI
Full-time $19-23/hour
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
Nights, weekends and transportation required
Position Summary: Responsible for providing resource services to a client or family in Kinship families. Intervenes in such a manner as to assist the family/client to access necessary services to improve the quality of life. Advocates for clients and family in navigating human service and similar departments, agencies, and services. Connects families to needed services including basic needs, mental health and clinical support, housing assistance, food assistance, etc. Coordinates care for families across multiple service systems. Lead Together Facing the Challenge group for families enrolled in the Kinship CARES services. Provide education and support to parents to develop trauma informed parenting skills. Completes administrative tasks as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in human services (psychology, social work, manage/family, etc.) or equivalent combination of education & experience required.
- Possession of a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation and auto insurance required.
- Ability to work nights and weekends as needed for training and recruitment events.
- Bilingual/ASL skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above base pay.
- Multilingual skills are compensated by an additional 8%, above base pay.