Job Details

Family Centered Services (Fcs) Kinship Navigator (Full-Time)

Family Access Center is currently hiring for a full-time Kinship Navigator in Woodbury and surrounding counties.

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree or an associate of arts degree in human services or related field plus two years of full-time experience in human services or related field.

Job Responsibilities:

• Travel is required and expected within the counties and surrounding areas served approximately 10-15 counties.
• Demonstrate professionalism as an agency representative when partnering with DHS and other community partners.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to service populations' cultural characteristics and communicates respectively and effectively with these different situations.
• Identify client and family strengths and protective factors.
• Assess risk and safety.
• Identify environmental factors that impact families and link them to community resources.
• Empower, engage, and build relationships with clients and families.
• Be able to intervene effectively in stressful and crisis situations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Work to connect the family with community resources and informal supports as identified in the case plan.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, & Essential Functions Requirements:

• Applicant must possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Knowledge of community resources and service providers in the service area.
• This position is full-time and requires scheduling flexibility with the ability to work evenings and weekends, as necessary to meet contractual obligations.
• Maintain on-call availability as needed to respond to crises.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Mileage/Travel $0.62 a mile
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Sick Time/Leave
• Holiday Pay
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Tuition reimbursement
• Referral program

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Experience:

• Child &/or Family Welfare: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Multiple Locations Woodbury and surrounding counties.