Employer: | Orchards Children’s Services |
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Position Type: | Full Time |
Local: | This position is located in Michigan |
Contact: | Laura Donker |
Email: | ldonker@orchards.org |
Agency: Orchards Children’s Services
Location: Wayne County
Description
The In-Home Family Support worker will deliver services to families who are referred by the Department of Health and Human Services. The Family Support Worker will engage parents and their families, who are experiencing multiple challenges, in problem solving in order to reduce identified risks within the family unit, increase safety, and enhance the quality of lives for children and families at various levels. A strength based, solution focused, skill teaching model is used in all home based, family preservation programs, including Families First of Michigan and Families Together Building Solutions programs. The expectation for flexibility in work schedule is necessary.
Education Requirement
An undergraduate degree in social work, sociology, psychology, family ecology, consumer/community services, family studies, family and/or child development, guidance/school counseling, or counseling psychology is a required minimum.
*A bachelor degree in social work is preferred.
Qualifications
Notes
The following benefits are available: Medical, Dental, Life, Short-term/Long-term disability, Profit Sharing, Flexible spending accounts, 403 (b) plan, and Paid Time-Off.
Contact Details
Laura Donker
Email: ldonker@orchards.org
University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106