What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Finding Specialist position at Pacific Clinics?
Who We Are
Pacific Clinics is California's largest community-based nonprofit provider of behavioral and mental health services and support. Our team of more than 2,000 employees speak 22 languages and are dedicated to offering hope and unlocking the full potential of individuals and families through culturally responsive, trauma-informed, research-based services for individuals and families from birth to older adults.
Who We Serve
Pacific Clinics serves children, transitional age youth, families, adults, and older adults. We offer a full range of mental and behavioral health services, foster care and social services, housing, continuing adult education and early childhood education programs to Medi-Cal eligible individuals and families throughout Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano, Stanislaus, Stockton, Tulare and Ventura Counties.
What We Offer
- Pay Range: $16.11 to $20.34 per hour. Compensation may vary based on skills, experience, education, and location.
- We Offer Medical, Dental & Vision benefits, retirement options, Flex Spending, EAP, and more!
- Employee engagement and advocacy opportunities to advance our justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion agenda across our Agency and throughout the communities we serve.
JOB SUMMARY
Working within the vision, mission and philosophy of the agency. Searches for, locates, engages and connects youth with family members to establish connections for youth and families to create permanent connections with caring adults for youth. Works independently with youth and families in the family home and a variety of community and/or treatment settings to provide guidance, services and support to youth and their families/caregivers.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
1. Provides services directly to youth and families.
2. Facilitates family finding team activities by identifying family finding needs, obtaining authorization, creating teams, setting deadlines, and assigning tasks.
3. Maintains regular communications and follows all court rules and protocols with placement workers regarding family finding process to ensure coordinated plan.
4. Collaborates with internal and external team members to support mission and values associated with developing permanency and family connection for youth.
5. Conducts chart reviews at placement agencies.
6. Interviews youth, reviews records, and talks with other professionals to evaluate for permanency needs.
7. Conducts family searches by internet, phone calls, letters, interviews, etc.
8. Functions effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
9. Forms relationships with youth and their families and builds upon these relationships to assist in strengthening family connections.
10. Builds solid, cooperative relationships with youth, families, and community resources to assist with the planning, organizing, implementation and evaluation of appropriate activities to achieve the family finding goals.
11. Outlines alternatives and predicts consequences while supporting youth and families to make good choices for themselves.
12. Utilizes strengths of youth, families, and others to assist in the implementation and achievement of goals and outcomes.
13. Facilitates and/or co-facilitates, supports, and models participation in healthy group dynamics within various settings.
14. Maintains confidence and versatility with youth having a wide range in age, personality, attitudes and problems in a multitude of situations and environments.
15. Modifies interventions and resources to align with the cultural reference of each youth and family.
16. Develops resources within the community to serve youth and families.
17. Coaches and trains family finding protocol and techniques.
18. Tracks outcomes and collaborates with Outcomes & Evaluations staff.
19. Maintains accurate and timely records.
20. Performs other responsibilities, as assigned, to support department/business needs.
JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES
• Action Oriented/Empowerment
• Documents Clearly and Accurately
• Encourages Customer Focus
• Time Management
• Collaborates with Other Team Members
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
• High school diploma or GED
• 1 year working with children
• Demonstrated ability to make cold calls and engage strangers to accomplish a goal
HIGHLY DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
• Speak, read, and/or write another language is highly desirable.
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Equal Opportunity Employer
We will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with ordinance 184652 Sec.189.04 (a) and San Francisco Police Code, Article 49. Section 4905.
Salary : $16 - $20
