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Family Support Specialist (Post-Release Services)

www.all4kids.org

Want to work for an award-winning non-profit organization that continues to be recognized for making a positive impact in communities? Come find out why Los Angeles Business Journal is calling us one of the "Best Places to Work!"

With more than a century of experience, Children's Bureau is a trusted nonprofit leader in strengthening vulnerable children, their parents and the communities in which they live. We thrive on innovation, thinking differently and bringing life-changing moments to those in need.

Understanding Our Core Values:

• Collaboration: We view responsibilities as shared and provide support, feedback, motivation to others.
• Equity Mindset: We stand by building an inclusive and equitable working environment. We believe everyone here within the organization enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world.
• Mission-Driven: We performs duties in a manner that exemplify the Mission and Vision and ensure customer satisfaction. Customers of Children's Bureau are defined as clients, families, co-workers and vendors.
• Ownership: We effectively manage our own work, and the work of our teams when relevant, ensuring delivery of high-quality work.
• Initiative: We proactively seeks opportunities to develop self and serve the organization.
• Communication: We demonstrate empathy and listening.

Benefits and Perks:

• Robust benefits package
• Generous paid time off and a culture that promotes work life balance.
• Selfcare opportunities, employee engagement initiatives and an extensive health and wellness program offered for all staff.
• A culture that cultivates learning and promotes growth and development through our award-winning internal university.
• Trauma Informed Resilience Oriented Care (TIROC): We build trust for our communities by implementing trauma informed values in the work that we do.
• Recognized as "DEI Non-Profit of the Year" by Los Angeles Business Journal

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Children's Bureau of Southern CA proudly is committed and supportive of complete pay transparency. The position of Family Support Specialist (Post-Release Services) will pay $66,560/annually.

Must have Covid-19 Vaccine and Booster.

Learn more about the Job:

Reports to: Regional Supervisor

Responsible for providing culturally and linguistically appropriate follow-up services and comprehensive case management for Unaccompanied Children (UC). Provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services and comprehensive case management for UC; responsible for conducting calls, interviews, developing individual case plans with particular attention to culture, language, and special circumstances, and maintaining case files; provide information, education, referrals, outreach, advocacy, and support to ensure that each child receives the services they require; assess the safety and appropriateness of the placement on an ongoing basis using child welfare principles and social work best practices; build a network of local pro bono legal resources/services and care providers to establish services for UC; facilitate access and remove barriers to those services, and track individual progress via an online database; responsible for submitting written reports as required, coordinating and maintaining communication with key stakeholders, and participating in regular training and communication sessions with USCRI- U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants headquarters staff

Job Responsibilities:

In Home Visitation

• Provide assessments of child and/or placement family
• Provide appropriate follow-up services and comprehensive case management for UAC
• Conduct phone calls, interview, and home visits with UAC, proposed sponsors, and shelter staff.
• Develop individual case plans with particular attention to culture, language, and special circumstances
• Provide information, education, referrals, outreach, advocacy, and support to ensure that each child receives the services they require
• Assess the safety and appropriateness of the placement on an ongoing basis using child welfare principles and social work best practices
• Facilitate access and remove barriers to services

Documentation

• Maintain case files and Children's Bureau documentation in accordance with our funder and Children's Bureau rules and regulations
• Submit written reports as required:
• Track individual progress via an online database

Community

• Build a network of local pro bono legal resources/services and care providers to establish services for UAC
• Coordinate and maintain communication with key stakeholders
• Participate in regular training and communication sessions with USCRI headquarters staff
• Networks to develop/maintain high quality community profile
• Supports agency initiatives related to Trauma Informed, Resilience-Oriented Care (TIROC) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
• Develops/maintain effective working relationships with all individuals and agencies impacting CB programs

General

• Maintain confidentiality in matters of agency operations, personnel, and clients
• Maintain positive communications with all agency staff, clients, and volunteers
• Exercise good judgment in performance of duties and responsibilities
• Support existing agency policies, principles, and mission
• Staff must be able to provide evidence of full vaccination against Covid-19 including boosters as available
• Other duties as assigned

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or related field from an accredited university required.
• Two years successful experience case management and advocacy with families, children, and/or parents, preferably on behalf of immigrant and refugee children
• Experience in child welfare, child placements, juvenile delinquency, and/or probation
• Possess an extensive knowledge of immigrant community local resources
• Excellent organizational, verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to prioritize duties in a fast-paced environment
• Must have dedication to the human rights of refugees, immigrants, asylum seekers and displaced people.
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment
• Bilingual English/Spanish required
• Must have a valid driver's license, insurance, and a clean driving record, and personal transportation.
• Position requires up to 25 percent long distance travel with limited notice.
• Position is remote and the candidate must have an appropriate workspace to complete documentation, client phone calls, and video conferencing.
• Maintain confidentiality in matters of agency operations, personnel, and clients
• Maintain positive communications with all agency staff, clients, and volunteers
• Exercise good judgment in performance of duties and responsibilities
• Support existing agency policies, principles, and mission
• Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination

Diversity is a core value at Children's Bureau and in the Prevention department. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all staff, and people leaders. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions.