Family Support Specialist

Intermountain Deaconess Children s Services
US - Montana - Billings
July 4, 2024

Do you desire to make a difference with children and families in the Billings area? Do you demonstrate empathy and have strong communication skills? If this sounds like you, then the Family Support Specialist with Family Support Network in Billings may be your next calling!

Why Intermountain:

It will always be about Hope & Healing

With our holistic, integrated services and relationship-based approach, we help families create and sustain nurturing, healthy environments where children can thrive and grow. Intermountain is a non-profit agency that has been impacting the lives of children and families for over 100 years.

In 2022, Family Support Network (FSN) joined Intermountain. FSN is a family services nonprofit located in Billings, Montana. FSN offers programs promoting the development of healthy parent-child interactions to interrupt the multi-generational cycle of abuse, neglect, hopelessness, poverty, and drug abuse.

Family Support Network is a member of the National Supervised Visitation Network, the National Federation of Families, the Behavioral Health Alliance of Montana, and the Montana Nonprofit Association.

The impact you will make:

The Family Support Specialist is responsible for providing support to both the foster and biological parents, supervised visitation, family assessment and support, social activities, emotional and physical support to children, and evaluative support to the ongoing caseworker.

Assist in strengthening the parent-child relationship through improving parenting skills and meeting the support needs of parents.

Work with the FSN Clinical Counselor in supporting youth and families at FSN.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

Associates (two-year) degree in Human Services from an accredited institution or 2-3 years experience providing direct services to families.
A family member or caregiver of a child with mental health and/or behavior challenges is desired, but not required.
Must have a current Montana Driver's License and Proof of Vehicle Insurance.
Knowledge of community services, ages, and stages of development of children, cultural differences, and issues impacting low-income families.
Demonstrate empathy, good communication skills both oral and written.
Working knowledge of Windows Operating System and Microsoft Office including Word and Excel.

As your next employer, we are excited to offer you:

Fulltime position: Starting Salary $16.00 per hour DOE
Employer-sponsored health insurance for medical, dental, and vision
Retirement contribution of 4% of your income through Wespath after your first year with full vesting
Competitive salaries
Robust Personal Leave

If you have questions, please contact Human Resources at hr@intermountain.orgWe look forward to getting to know you better!

Intermountain Deaconess Children's Services complies with applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or sex. Intermountain does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or sex.

Read the full job description and apply online on the recuiter's web-site

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