Family Support Specialist (FADSS)
STRENGTH BASED FAMILY SUPPORT
As the Family Support Specialist you will be responsible for providing the supportive services which enable families to achieve self-sufficiency and reach their potential in Linn, Johnson, Washington, Benton and Iowa Counties. These activities include Family Support, skill development, life skills advocacy, and care management implementation. Specific responsibilities include:
Family Support (Prevention)
- Complete home visits with families on a monthly basis
- Work with the whole family with a supportive and non judgmental mindset
- Involve the families in goal setting that is important to them, work through barriers to achieving goals
- Complete required assessments child development, relationships, support systems, brain health
- Identify community resources available and how to access
- Mediate conflicts and problem-solves breaking of real or perceived barriers to the child/family’s involvement in the community.
- Network with community service representatives to advocate for accessibility of non-traditional resources for families.
Care Management Implementation
- Document service delivery, including objectives of treatment and intervention strategies.
- Facilitate community resource planning and case progress evaluation
- Participate in discharge planning & documentation.
Life Skills & Advocacy (Prevention)
- Identify community resources available to support families.
- Work with community resources, vendors, & public systems to achieve self-reliance.
- Establish relationships & counsels families to support independence.
- Report on client activity and community contacts.
- Teach basic living skills, including financial management & employment skills.