Senior Family Development Specialist

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh is hiring a Sr. Family Development Specialist to work in the Lawrenceville Family Care Connection Center on Butler Street. The individual in this role will be domiciled out of this location but will travel to client homes and attend trainings and meetings at other locations.

Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS) has established a network of 27 family support centers of which UPMC Children's Family Care Connection (FCC) has 6 centers located in neighborhoods that are under served. This network will provide family support direct social supports service to families with children from birth to 18 years old from diverse backgrounds according to the level of need to a population of serious and persistent consumers. DHS Family Support Network has embarked on a process to serve more families, from 2020-2030. The guiding principles are to create a network that would serve more families, in the ways the families find value, through strengthened and effective partnerships, and to achieve measurable goals. The primary function of the Family Development Specialist is to meet the family where they are and provide these prevention services to help encourage families to establish personal goals, cope with challenges of residing in high need communities, and establish habits and behaviors that yield positive outcomes for their families.

Responsibilities:

• In addition to the Family Development Specialist (FDS) responsibilities:

• Responsible for caseload servicing approximately 18 (eighteen) to 25 (twenty-five) families

• Utilize Coach Relate case management principles for working with families.

• Provide peer support to new team members.

• Responsible for gathering data from other FDS for one (1) FCC goal and report out quarterly.

• Attend 2-3 community partnership meetings a year representing UPMC-FCC

• Assist Lead FDS in facilitating and convening interdisciplinary service planning meetings.

• Investigates new resources and communicates with Program Coordinator of prospective resources as a liaison on behalf of the individual being served.

• Maintains a catalog of resources.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree/Associate degree in Human Services or related field with 5+ 6 years of experience.

• Experience in home visiting is preferred.

• Car Seat Technician Certification within 6 months. Certified in PAT, Parents as Teachers 0-3, 4-6 years.

• Knowledge of social service systems in Allegheny County.

• Understand the FCC and County protocol for mandated reporters.

• Sensitivity to work with a multi-cultural community.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Parents as Teachers (PAT) certification 0-5 years

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Driver's License

• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal

• Act 33 with renewal

• Act 34 with renewal

• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran