Care Specialist
Children Home Society of Florida
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Uplifting mission-driven work
- Make an impact in your community and become a part of Florida's
, including generous paid time off and holidays * Opportunity to make a positive difference in children and families within your own community!Primary Job Functions1. Provide needed resources, support and education to prenatal women, infants, and children up to the age of 3 and their parents/guardians to assist them in improving their overall health, safety, and wellbeing.
- Develop and assess individualized plans of care and family support plans, which identify specific goals, objectives, risk factors, service needs, and referrals based on assessment and intake screening results.
- Visit clients in hospital and office environments, and conduct home visits, as required.Research and provide medical care or support service referrals to local resources, linking clients to services, based on eligibility.
- Collaborate with team members and providers addressing barriers to ensure clients/families are accessing needed services.
- Coordinate and/or provide services with other professionals and para-professionals, assisting in areas such as vocational skill development, community resource and concrete support, maternal and pre- and post-natal health and wellness, transportation, money management, house, disaster relief, daily living, home safety and maintenance, child development, basic parenting, and nutrition.
- Coordinate multi-disciplinary staffings to develop or revise service plans and attend community multi-disciplinary meetings.
- Refer families who are deemed “high risk” at service closure to appropriate services.
- Develop and maintain client records and program documentation according to contract and CHS standards; enter necessary information into required software systems in a timely and accurate manner.
- Provide appropriate education and other supportive services as delineated in individualized plans of care that may include pregnancy health, newborn care, breastfeeding, smoking cessation, nutrition, childbirth, parenting, and emotional support.
- Meet with supervisor as scheduled to evaluate client status.
- Execute job functions with approved curriculum and tools, as outlined by Healthy Start contractual requirements for quality service.
- Network with community resources to identify referral mechanisms.
- Support and maintain collaborative relationships with key community service providers and stay abreast of information pertinent to successful referral and linkage.
- Develop a strong knowledge base and stay current on job-related issues and trends.
- Participate actively in departmental meetings, training and education, as well as the quality process.
- Comply with CHS’s code of conduct, policies, procedures and other obligations.
- Assist with training other team members and providing back up when necessary.
- Pick up projects on the fly; perform other duties as assigned from time to time.
- Demonstrate the CHS Common Bond values in the performance of all job duties.
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Human Services or related field from an accredited university, required.
- Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
- Florida Driver’s License within 30 days from hire with daily access to a reliable and insured vehicle, required.
- One year of experience working in case management with children and families, required.
- Experience with direct client care, preferred.
- Planning, organization and time management, oral and written communication.
- Interpersonal relationship building, collaboration, teamwork.
- Computer systems and MS Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Perform at a high level of autonomy, with general supervision.
- Perform under strong demands in fast-paced, diverse, sometimes ambiguous environments.
- Handle stressful, sensitive situations; preserve confidentiality and professional boundaries.
- Meet critical deadlines, while maintaining attention to detail, accuracy, and quality.
- Solve practical problems and document results using sound judgment.
- Commit to providing high customer satisfaction with positive service delivery results.
- Demonstrate the behaviors of our CHS Common Bond Values.
- Be energetic, passionate, and adaptable with a deep commitment to social service, empathy for children and families and a positive approach to embracing and managing change.
- Interact effectively with children/families from diverse backgrounds, being sensitive to service population’s cultural/socioeconomic characteristics.
- Set appropriate limits and boundaries with clients; act decisively to protect clients, when necessary.