Parent Navigator
Company: Wellmore, Inc.
Location: Waterbury
Posted on: May 8, 2022
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Job Description:
Job Description Background Community Support for Families (CSF)
Parent Navigator provides direct support and service coordination
to families in Region 5 CSF (Northwest corner of CT).CSF Parent
Navigator utilizes strength-based, family-driven, youth-guided,
culturally responsive principles to develop individualized
mentoring and engagement with families. The purpose of Community
Support for Families is to ensure that services are delivered in a
coordinated and therapeutic manner, and are consistent with the
core values and guiding principles of the Strengthening Families
and WRAP-CT principles. Parent Navigators work with the CSF worker
to link families to formal and informal supports in the community.
Requirements 1. Accept referrals as assigned by the CSF Supervisor
and share a "caseload" of approximately 12 families with CSF
workers.2. Meet with families at a time and location that is most
convenient to them with the CSF workers. This may include doing
home visits on evenings, weekends and holidays, as needed. The CSF
Parent Navigator will not do home visits alone.3. Maintain weekly
in-person and/or phone contact with families served and document
all contacts.4. Using the WRAP process, assist the CSF worker in
completing the Family Record, which includes; the identification of
Family Strengths, Vision, Needs, and Strategies in the development
of a Plan of Care.5. Assist the families in obtaining needed
resources, including referrals to FAVOR network of support and
training.6. Assist families in setting up and convening Family Team
Meetings(FTM) meetings – at least once per month – to develop,
implement, and monitor progress on their Plan of Care.7. Assist
families to access culturally appropriate resources to support them
in crises, using their proactive and reactive safety/crisis plan.8.
Assist with outreach efforts in the region to facilitate referrals
through the local systems of care Collaborative, promote family
involvement in the local Systems of Care Community Collaborative
and support other family initiatives.9. Maintain records on all CSF
children and families. Comply with all documentation guidelines
established by Wellmore.10. Maintain confidentiality in the
management of records and communications regarding families –
including obtaining appropriate consent to release information.11.
Support families through community meetings and settings as needed,
providing advocacy and guidance.12. Develop knowledge of existing
community resources and educate families on resources that will
best meet their needs.13. Provide families with advocacy in
community meetings and settings as appropriate.14. Inform families
about available Family Support Groups and other "natural supports"
available to them in the community.15. Work in collaboration with
the DCF Social Worker(s) -- when DCF is involved -- to ensure
seamless, collaborative care management.LOCATION: Waterbury office
and Torrington office PAY RATE: $16.83 per hourRequirements &
Qualifications Parent Navigators should possess a college degree
(AA/AS or BA/BS) in a human service field (e.g., social work,
marriage, and family therapy, counseling, or psychology, etc.).
Persons with a degree in an unrelated field or without a college
degree may be considered if they have at least 3 years of
experience working with families and are knowledgeable about
community resources and services preferred. Parent Navigators must
have the skills necessary to meet the cultural and linguistic needs
of the families to be served by the program. Must have an ACTIVE
driver's license.
Keywords: Wellmore, Inc., Waterbury , Parent Navigator, Other , Waterbury, Connecticut
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