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Parent Partner, Kinship Support Services

Wayfinder Family Services • Part-time • Antioch, California • 3m ago

Job Details

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Antioch Office - Antioch, CA

Part Time

High School

$20.00 - $22.00 Hourly

Day/AM

Nonprofit - Social Services

Description

At Wayfinder Family Services, we understand the unique challenges facing some of our state’s most vulnerable children, youth and adults. Those with disabilities, those without a home of their own, those who have been abused and many, many more. We answer the call for them. We believe in the amazing potential in, and for, each and every one of them. And, together, we find a way to turn that potential into reality.

Program and Role Summary

Wayfinder’s Kinship Support Services program is a kinship navigation service for grandparents, extended family members or close family friends who step up to raise children so they avoid the trauma of separation from their birth family. The program also assists kinship families that form voluntarily, without the assistance of a child welfare agency. Our program offers counseling, assistance with basic needs, support groups and workshops, respite resources and more.

The primary focus on the Parent Partner, is to act as a link by providing peer to peer mentoring and support to permanency families.

This is a part-time position, budgeted for 16-24 hours/week.

Primary Responsibilities:

Assist in the recruitment of prospective families with recognition of potential concerns and/or needs within the family and conduct assessment during intakes.
Promote and assist in the connection of families to available resources for permanency families and children including legal resources, mental health education, respite care and counseling. Referring families to resources during initial intake, ongoing communication, and bi-annual check-ins. Attend Community partnership meeting and resource committee to stay updated on available resources. Keeps up clothes closet as a viable resource.
Act as a resource for families regarding referrals and agency policies and procedures. Referring families to resources during initial intake, ongoing communication, and bi-annual check-ins.
Collaborate with the Case Manager, Kinship Navigator, or other staff in the evaluation of families, the provision of services and their progress. Referring families to resources during initial intake, ongoing communication, bi-annual check-ins, team meetings, and at the request of a staff member.
May transport clients as needed. This includes helping transport caregivers or youth to appointments and events.
Other duties as outlined in the position description.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
At least two years of experience as a kin or adoptive caregiver, five years are preferred.
Two years of experience working with families and the community is preferred.
Valid CA Driver License with a minimum of two (2) years good driving history and must be approved by the agency’s insurance carrier to drive agency vehicles.

Benefits: Wayfinder is committed to providing our employees with a benefits program that is both comprehensive and competitive which includes:

Paid Time Off: Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policy, 11 paid holidays, plus five winter holidays
Medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance
401(k) retirement plan with employer match up to 4%
Employee referral program: Encourage your colleagues to join us
Education tuition assistance program: Invest in your career development
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible
Flexible spending account (FSA) plans
Eligibility and other benefits are outlined in plan documents

Additional Benefits Offered for this role :

Training and professional development
$1,000 Sign-on bonus, paid in two installments.

Wayfinder Family Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We support a drug-free workplace and conduct pre-employment background and drug screenings.

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