Piikani Child and Family Services- Family Empowerment Liaison

Job Description

This position focuses on assisting families in developing, creating, and achieving the goals they identify in their empowerment plan.

The Liaison will focus on connecting families to relevant resources and supports in the community that help keep families together.

This position follows clients through the intake process and takes an active part in guiding them through the support and services, identified by the family to assist their well-being.

This position will be responsible for providing direct outreach, home visitation, empowerment plan execution, and connection to services for high-risk / vulnerable families when needed.

This is a one-year term position . This position is expected to work from our Brocket location, with the regular working hours of 8 : 00AM-4 : 00PM.

Some evening and / or weekend work may be required. The starting annual salary for this position is $60,000.

Duties / Responsibilities :

• Provide intake support services as needed
• Assist parents / caregivers develop their empowerment plans to improve their families' well-being and reach their goals.
• Guide and monitor families as they navigate service providers, advocating when needed as support, ensuring quality assurance.
• Assist families with creating their network of wrap-around supports for their families, including elders, extended family, community resources, respite, mentoring, counselling, health services, and traditional knowledge keepers.
• Identify and make partnerships with high-quality community providers and agencies whose services are relevant to families’ needs and connect families to services identified.
• Stay current with the surrounding community and area resources
• Liaison with the Child Protection Team regarding high-risk files
• Assist clients in setting goals based on their individual needs assessments and identifying steps to achieve their goals;

monitor progress and complete check-ins.

• Collect and enter data for individual files, keep clear concise notes for client files
• Coordinate scheduling and attend case consults and appointments with community providers involved with the client. Maintain regular contact with the client's network of service providers.
• Attend and participate in weekly case consult meetings with the Supervisor and weekly staff meetings with the support team to evaluate client needs, goals, and progress.
• Conduct home visits.
• Transport clients as needed.
• Stand by / on-call as needed
• Support clients' attendance to community programs, workshops, conferences, etc. when needed
• Facilitate group presentations based on trends of clients’ needs.
• Other duties as assigned by Management.

Required Skills / Qualifications :

• Diploma in Social Work or Human Services. Other related education will be considered.
• At least two years of experience in human services or related fields.
• Blackfoot Language and Culture knowledge is preferred.
• Experience navigating human service organizations.
• Understanding conditions conducive to the highest functioning in human systems.
• Identifying effective interventions.
• Implementing and analyzing intervention strategies.
• Consistency in applying appropriate interventions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Crisis intervention and conflict resolution.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and best practices.
• Clean criminal record and child intervention check.
• Reliable transportation Class 5 Driver's License.

Requirements

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