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Family Services Preservation Worker

Department: Family Services

Program: Child Welfare

Reports to: Family Services Supervisor

Employment Status: Full Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Schedule: 40 Hours/Week

Preference: TERO Ordinance 2017-01, P.L. 93-638

Job Summary

The Family Services Preservation Worker will provide hands-on assistance and education in a variety of areas relating to family functioning. These areas may include parenting, communication skills, home environment, personal hygiene, nutrition and meal planning, employment, budgeting, school issues/attendance and recreation. Provides in-home supports and family services to include: attendance at initial team meeting, assessments, education concerning early care and development, assists in forming a family support network, home-based support services and ancillary family-focused services. The target populations to be served are those families and children involved with Kenaitze Indian Tribe Family Services and/or the Office of Children Services. Services may be provided within the context of a home-based family preservation program which utilizes a strengths-based solution-focused model.

Essential Functions

• Conduct outreach to Alaska Native and American Indian families within the service area
• Be available to client families 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. Obtain coverage by supervisor or supervisor's designee if unavailable for an extended period of time (e.g., 12 hours or longer)
• Utilize a wide range of research based interventions, including crisis intervention and motivational interviewing
• Develop, maintain and utilize community referral sources and encourage/coordinate family support systems
• Complete service plans with measurable goals/objectives and all required documentation including daily progress notes
• Assist with the development of an Initial Assessment and Plan of Service which outlines the family's background strengths, concerns and recommendations
• Teach a wide range of skills such as parenting skills, childhood development, anger management, time management, budgeting, social skills, job skills and etc
• Ensure safety of the children as they remain in the home
• Participate in case conferences, school conferences and court appearances with the family as requested
• Complete reports for court and provide court testimony as required
• Maintain weekly update with Supervisor regarding all cases
• Perform other duties as assigned

It is the intent of this job description to highlight the essential functions of the position; however, it is not an all-inclusive list. The incumbent may be called upon and required to follow or perform other duties and tasks requested by his/her supervisor, consistent with the purpose of the position, department and/or the Kenaitze Indian Tribe's objectives.

Working Conditions

Lifting Requirements

• Light work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg control requires exertion of forces greater than that of sedentary work and if the worker sits most of the time, the job is considered light work.

Physical Requirements

• Stand or Sit (Stationary position)
• Walk (Move, Traverse)
• Climb (stairs/ladders) or balance (Ascend/Descend, Work atop, Traverse)
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl (Position self (to), Move)
• Talk/hear (Communicate, Detect, Converse with, Discern, Convey, Express oneself, Exchange information)
• See (Detect, Determine, Perceive, Identify, Recognize, Judge, Observe, Inspect, Estimate, Assess)
• Taste/Smell (Detect, Distinguish, Determine)
• Repetitive Motion

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