The Family Support Partner is responsible for direct support for families engaged in the Wraparound process within the Family Care Community Partnership. The FSP is a peer mentor and should ideally have experience successfully raising a child with serious emotional disturbance (SED) or a developmental disability (DD) and/or who has been involved with child welfare services or juvenile corrections. Services will be office, home, and community based.
Responsibilities include:
- Partner with families and support the Family Service Care Coordinator to meet the needs of the family
- Identify and address emergency or urgent needs
- Provide direct support and services to families
- Link families to services, informal supports, and parent advocacy organizations
- Empower the family towards self-sufficiency and self-efficacy
- Provide education, guidance, and modeling in the following areas: parenting skills, child/youth developmental needs, home management, budgeting, time management
- Adhere to Principles of High-Fidelity Wraparound
Basic Job Requirements:
- Strong organizational, time management, and communication skills
- Desire and ability to work within a variety of cultures
- Desire to work in a team-based work environment
- Attendance at all wrap-related trainings, as well as other trainings required for the position
- Comfort and desire to work in family’s homes
- Provide own reliable transportation to travel throughout Northern Rhode Island region
High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Bi-lingual Spanish/English preferred
Contact: Ivy Medeiros, 235-6006; or Meghan Farrelly, 235-6034
40 hours week
JOB DESCRIPTION: The Housing Coordinator will manage the Agape Center’s housing program. Applicant must be able to work within a team environment in a positive manner, collaborate and negotiate with landlords and other social service providers as well as provide outreach services and on going supports to residents in the program both in their homes and in the Agape Center. Applicant will also be expected to organize and facilitate small group activities (both short term and ongoing) providing life skills training as a means of support to manage the disease, improve quality of life, and enhance peer relationships and social skills.
MINIMAL QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Psychology or related field with residential, family, and have two years of supervised community based case management experience preferably working with persons living with HIV/AIDS or other vulnerable populations having multiple psychosocial needs. Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills required Strong organizational skills are required. Bi-lingual candidates encouraged to apply. You must have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportationInterested candidate should contact:
Steven Johnson
Human Resources Manager
245 Main Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895
1-(401)-766-0900
Fax (401) 767-4075
E-mail sjohnson@famresri.org
Northern RI Visitation Center, Woonsocket, RI 02895
HOURS: Part Time 20 hours per week
JOB DESCRIPTION: The Transportation Specialist provides transportation to and from supervised visits with biological family to children in out of home placements. The Transportation Specialist gives clear communication to all staff, families and care providers regarding visitation transportation arrangements, as well as relevant information to parties before and after visitation (such as observed or behavior, medical, major changes, etc.) The Transportation Specialist will ensure documentation of transportation plans electronically and by phone or verbally. The Transportation Specialist will document according to state, program, and agency standards. The Transportation Specialist will implement individualized transportation plans as needed to address behavioral/medial needs. The Transportation Specialist will participate in group trainings provided in the Visitation Center and/or support other trainers by providing child care or other support. The Transportation Specialist ensures that safety is maintained at all times in transportation of clients and children. The Transportation Specialist will follow the protocol for use of car seats and booster seats for youth, drive safely at all times, perform safety checks of agency vehicles, and safety reminders for all staff. The Transportation Specialist ensures that all relevant contractual and agency policies, procedures, and regulations are maintained. The Transportation Specialist must be willing to be flexible to work day, evening, and Saturday 1/2 day (hours).
MINIMAL QUALIFICATIONS: You must have a minimum of a high school diploma or GED and experience with families or residential setting. Bi-lingual candidates are encouraged to apply. You must have strong personal, organizational and communication skills. You must have a valid driver’s license, excellent driving record, and able to pass a drivers license verification for driving agency vehicles. Willing/able to drive a 15 passenger van or other agency vehicles.
Interested candidate should contact:
Steven Johnson
Director of Human Resources and Facilities
245 Main Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895
1-(401)-766-0900
Fax (401) 767-4075
E-mail sjohnson@famresri.org
HOURS: Full Time
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Provides general office and administrative support to the Deputy Executive Director and other senior managers.
Maintains the agency’s contract management system, including database of contracts and central file of proposals, contracts, correspondence and reports pertaining to fund sources.
Assists administrators/program directors with the completion of proposals for funding.
Provides administrative support to the Development Unit, including maintaining donor and other databases.
Provides assistance with special projects.
Composes and types correspondence and memoranda, compiles and types statistical reports, files, makes copies and collates materials as required.
The Contract Coordinator/Administrative Assistant must be able to handle multiple projects, meet deadlines, resolve problems, and maintain confidentiality.
MINIMAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Associates Degree with courses in secretarial/office administration or two years related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of modern office procedures and methods to include telephone communications, office systems, and record keeping.
Proficiency in Word and Excel. (Knowledge of Publisher and Access a plus.)
Ability to set priorities, work independently and proceed with objectives without supervision.
Detail oriented and accurate work style.
Strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills.
Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
Interested candidate should contact:
Steven Johnson
Director of Human Resources and Facilities
245 Main Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895
1-(401)-766-0900
Fax (401) 767-4075
E-mail sjohnson@famresri.org
Family Resources Community Action is seeking Fee for Service Clinicians to provide a minimum of 6-10 hours weekly of family and individual treatment related to mental health and/or addiction concerns. Office and specialty home based services can be provided day and evening hours; clinical consultation available as needed.
Minimal qualifications: Applicants providing behavioral health services must possess LICSW, LCSW or LMHC credentials. Clinicians providing addiction counseling services must possess at minimum an LCDP. Preference will be given to those clinicians that can provide co-occurring treatment services. The counseling program is open days, evening and on Saturdays.
The Program Assistant position is designed to increase the level of administrative depth, monitoring, and support allowing the senior manager to exert greater leadership relative to the vision, functioning, and operations of multiple programs. The Program Assistant will track resource utilization and productivity to provide senior manager regular or periodic updates regarding program capacity and contract compliance. The Program Assistant will accumulate data for the submission of program level funding sources, assist the senior manager in grant development and submitting of proposals to funding sources, develop monthly or quarterly reports to funding sources. The Program Assistant will insure that necessary up to date documentation and filing for subcontracts, leases, and memorandums of agreements. The Program Assistant will serve as a liaison to Finance Department relative to projects or concerns. You would provide written and verbal reports to program staff in relation to contract issues, productivity targets, and utilizations. You must have the capacity to train and consult with direct service and other staff in relation to contract, data, and other administrative issues.
MINIMAL QUALIFICATIONS: Preferred applicants should have a Bachelor's Degree in Human Services or related fields. You need strong computer skills to be able to create spreadsheets and other documents to assist in tracking and monitoring and have the ability to learn and work with various databases. Bi-lingual candidates are encouraged to apply.
Family Resources Community Action is a social service agency in Northern Rhode Island is seeking a licensed Physical Therapist to work in our Early Intervention Program as an Independent (Fee for Service) Contractor. The physical therapist will provide direct therapy and training regarding the promotion of sensorimotor function through the enhancement of musculoskeletal status, neurobehavioral organization, perceptual and motor development, cardiopulmonary status and effective environmental adaptation. The physical therapist would do screening evaluation and assessment of infant and toddlers to identify movement dysfunction. You would obtain, interpret, and integrate information appropriate to program planning to prevent, alleviate or compensate for movement dysfunction and related functional problems. You would complete required written documentation according to agency standards and funding source guidelines.
Minimal Qualifications: Must have a degree from a board certified school and licensed in the State of Rhode Island. All prospective applicants will be considered independent contractors working on a Fee for Service basis
Family Resources Community Action is a social service agency In Northern Rhode Island is seeking licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist to work in our Early Intervention program. You would be responsible for individual and group nutrition counseling, development of nutrition protocols, education material, establish a menu review system and displays. Counseling mothers of infants and children to age three (3). All prospective applicants will be considered independent contractors working on a Fee for Service basis.
Minimal Qualifications Appropriate applicants must be a Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist. Please include your licensure and state license number with your resume. All prospective applicants will be considered independent contractors working on a Fee for Service basis.