Family Support Partner, Kinship Cares
Family Support Partner, Kinship Cares
Family Service of Rhode Island
Providence, RI
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Position Summary: As part of the Kinship CARES Team the Family Support Partner will work collaboratively with Resource Family Navigators in providing support, guidance, and encouragement to kinship caregivers who are providing care to children. The Family Support Partner will assist with kinship caregiver and well-being through individual goal setting, advocacy, mentorship, education, and addressing/ameliorating social determinant of health barriers. The Family Support Partner has lived experience with the Child Welfare System preferable as a foster or adoptive parent.
Qualifications
We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental and work life benefits.
Only together can we continue to grow and make a difference in our communities.
Join our FAMILY today!
About Us: Dynamic and innovative, Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of success in improving the health and well-being of children and families all across our state. We are passionate about our mission to advance equity, opportunity and hope across ALL communities – we succeed by lifting others. FSRI’s diverse and inclusive teams – working across Health, Healing, Home and Hope pillars, are experts in their fields – every day designing and delivering cutting edge strategies to save and improve lives. We provide services statewide, and currently operate in 3 locations in Providence; and in 4 locations in East Providence, Smithfield and North Smithfield.
Family Service of Rhode Island provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
FSRI determines pay based on a candidate's relevant and transferable experience, certifications, licenses, degree and language ability.
Position Summary: As part of the Kinship CARES Team the Family Support Partner will work collaboratively with Resource Family Navigators in providing support, guidance, and encouragement to kinship caregivers who are providing care to children. The Family Support Partner will assist with kinship caregiver and well-being through individual goal setting, advocacy, mentorship, education, and addressing/ameliorating social determinant of health barriers. The Family Support Partner has lived experience with the Child Welfare System preferable as a foster or adoptive parent.
Qualifications
- Associates or Bachelor’s degree preferred, High School Diploma required.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.
- Cultural sensitivity necessary to work with a diverse client population.
- Knowledge of computers and medical records required.
- Possession of a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation and auto insurance is also required.
- Complete necessary immunizations needed to work in a health care setting.
- Bilingual skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above base pay.
- Travel to and from clients’ residence, community locations and office site, which could include using walkways, stairs and/or elevators
- Ability to lift up to 20lbs.
We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental and work life benefits.
Only together can we continue to grow and make a difference in our communities.
Join our FAMILY today!
About Us: Dynamic and innovative, Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of success in improving the health and well-being of children and families all across our state. We are passionate about our mission to advance equity, opportunity and hope across ALL communities – we succeed by lifting others. FSRI’s diverse and inclusive teams – working across Health, Healing, Home and Hope pillars, are experts in their fields – every day designing and delivering cutting edge strategies to save and improve lives. We provide services statewide, and currently operate in 3 locations in Providence; and in 4 locations in East Providence, Smithfield and North Smithfield.
Family Service of Rhode Island provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
FSRI determines pay based on a candidate's relevant and transferable experience, certifications, licenses, degree and language ability.
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