Parent Support Specialist

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13628566 The Child Welfare Parent Support Specialist provides support to foster families, families in family preservation and post-adoption programs. CW Parent Support Specialists work in-home with families and youth who struggle with behavioral management to the degree it threatens the stability of their living situation. Essential Functions - Provides for the safety, stability and well-being of children and families served - Provides 24 hour, 7 days a week crisis on-call support to assigned families - Meets with assigned families to provide additional support to maintain the stability of children in the home - Provides 60 hours of service delivery per month or as determined by program needs - Assists parents in accessing resources throughout the community to meet child needs - Requires regular communication with program staff - Understands and follows program regulations when applicable - Monitors and responds timely and appropriately to emails and phone calls - Documents confidential information and accurately uploads into the electronic health record system - Submits incident reports when appropriate - Maintains good working relationships and facilitates communication with families and staff - Provides parent training and support groups identified to assist in the stabilization of children - Requires the ability to maintain strict confidentiality - Delivers culturally competent, strengths-based services to children and families