The Family Navigator helps families achieve stability by providing guidance, resources, and emotional support. They collaborate with parents, foster families, and case managers to ease transitions and strengthen family bonds.
Requirements
- Support the well-being, independence, and self-sufficiency of clients while guiding them through case plans to encourage successful reunification.
- Collaborate with parents, foster parents, and case managers to create a smooth and supportive transition plan for children returning home.
- Assist with training team members and provide support as needed.
- Foster positive relationships with parents to strengthen family bonds, enhance parent-child connections, and encourage engagement in case planning and services.
- Offer guidance, education, and supportive services tailored to the needs outlined in each service plan.
- Work alongside case managers, counselors, and social workers to provide case management support, including information sharing, assessments, referrals, and connections to resources.
- Track referrals and service linkages to ensure consistency and continuity of care.
- Encourage and empower clients by sharing experiences, offering emotional support, and helping them access the services and tools they need to succeed.
- Arrange or provide transportation for clients to visitations, medical appointments, counseling sessions, or other essential activities.
- Assist with scheduled visits, in-home services, and other supportive activities as needed.
- Participate in weekly staff meetings to discuss client progress and provide input as requested.
- Support the team and organization with additional responsibilities as needed.
- Advocate for and support children and families in a caring and respectful manner.
- Serve as a family/individual representative and advocate in program/agency activities.
- Assist in the facilitation of individual/family support and educational groups.
- Provide Peer support to individuals/families by using personal and professional life experiences.
- All other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Health insurance
- Retirement plan
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
