Portage County
Child & Family Aide (20 hrs / wk)
Portage County, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States, 54481
Do you have a desire to help others and serve your community? Portage County Health & Human Services has a part-time
Child and Family Aide
opening! This position is 20 hrs / week but is still eligible for benefits!
Pay starts at $19.37 / hr
Responsibilities
Arrange and coordinate supervised and/or monitored visits for parents and children.
Be within sound or sight for supervised visits.
Recognize unsafe parenting practices and intervene when safety concerns arise.
Model and redirect parent to safe parenting practices.
Contact parents, foster parents, in advance regarding visitation.
Maintain regular communication with the assigned Social Worker.
Report any safety concerns immediately to the Social Worker.
Complete documentation for all visitations.
Provide transportation as needed.
Include parent education/coaching as requested by the Social Worker.
Clean visitation room after visits as needed. This may include vacuuming, disinfecting, etc.
Safety Checks
Conduct safety checks to clients’ homes including drug/alcohol monitoring.
Collect UAs and give breathalyzer tests as requested.
Conduct checks at homes and observe for safety concerns as requested.
Report safety concerns immediately as requested and contact on-call for emergencies.
Document all safety checks.
Home and Financial Management (HFM)
Meet regularly with the Ongoing Worker to determine appropriate goals to meet.
Establish budget within limits of resources and obligation as requested.
Teach clients mechanics of budgeting including decision-making about priorities.
Assist clients to seek out employment, or other programs to assist with income.
Assist clients to seek out housing and develop working knowledge of housing options.
Assist clients to enhance skills in cleaning, parenting, and basic home management.
Assist clients to bring their home to a safe and clean condition.
Document HFM meetings.
Assist to hold family meetings.
Attend family team meetings and internal staffing meetings.
Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalency required
One year experience with child welfare programs or work with children and families strongly preferred
Knowledge of mental health and parenting skills strongly preferred
Experience dealing with challenging clients and/or children under emotional duress strongly preferred
Must be a licensed driver and have access to an insured vehicle.
Benefits
Vacation - available on day one!
Health insurance- your choice of two health plans (Health Savings Account associated with a High Deductible Health Plan with a County contribution or a PPO Co-pay plan)
Wellness incentive plan offered with health insurance enrollment — Earn up to $600 per year
Flexible spending account
Dental insurance
Paid holidays
Paid sick leave
EAP (Employee Assistance Plan) - paid by the County
457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan
Portage County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Child and Family Aide
opening! This position is 20 hrs / week but is still eligible for benefits!
Pay starts at $19.37 / hr
Responsibilities
Arrange and coordinate supervised and/or monitored visits for parents and children.
Be within sound or sight for supervised visits.
Recognize unsafe parenting practices and intervene when safety concerns arise.
Model and redirect parent to safe parenting practices.
Contact parents, foster parents, in advance regarding visitation.
Maintain regular communication with the assigned Social Worker.
Report any safety concerns immediately to the Social Worker.
Complete documentation for all visitations.
Provide transportation as needed.
Include parent education/coaching as requested by the Social Worker.
Clean visitation room after visits as needed. This may include vacuuming, disinfecting, etc.
Safety Checks
Conduct safety checks to clients’ homes including drug/alcohol monitoring.
Collect UAs and give breathalyzer tests as requested.
Conduct checks at homes and observe for safety concerns as requested.
Report safety concerns immediately as requested and contact on-call for emergencies.
Document all safety checks.
Home and Financial Management (HFM)
Meet regularly with the Ongoing Worker to determine appropriate goals to meet.
Establish budget within limits of resources and obligation as requested.
Teach clients mechanics of budgeting including decision-making about priorities.
Assist clients to seek out employment, or other programs to assist with income.
Assist clients to seek out housing and develop working knowledge of housing options.
Assist clients to enhance skills in cleaning, parenting, and basic home management.
Assist clients to bring their home to a safe and clean condition.
Document HFM meetings.
Assist to hold family meetings.
Attend family team meetings and internal staffing meetings.
Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalency required
One year experience with child welfare programs or work with children and families strongly preferred
Knowledge of mental health and parenting skills strongly preferred
Experience dealing with challenging clients and/or children under emotional duress strongly preferred
Must be a licensed driver and have access to an insured vehicle.
Benefits
Vacation - available on day one!
Health insurance- your choice of two health plans (Health Savings Account associated with a High Deductible Health Plan with a County contribution or a PPO Co-pay plan)
Wellness incentive plan offered with health insurance enrollment — Earn up to $600 per year
Flexible spending account
Dental insurance
Paid holidays
Paid sick leave
EAP (Employee Assistance Plan) - paid by the County
457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan
Portage County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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