Child & Family Aide

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 $18.81 / hour What are the primary job duties? Provides supervised and monitored visitation for families and assists in mentoring and coordination of schedules with other Child and Family Aides. 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. Conducts safety checks to clients' homes including drug/alcohol monitoring. Collects UAs and gives 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. Provides Home and Financial Management (HFM) to child welfare clients. 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. What are the minimum 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 Portage County offers an AWESOME benefit package, which includes the following; 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