Family Specialist

What We Offer

• The initial compensation for this position ranges from $21 to $25.83 an hour.
• Salary is dependent on commensurate experience above the minimum qualifications for the role and internal equity considerations.
• The salary may also vary if you reside in a different location than the location posted.
• 7.5% Bilingual Stipend contingent upon Bilingual assessment completion.

• Benefits eligibility starts on day ONE!
• We Offer Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision benefits, Voluntary Life Insurance, Flex Spending, Health Savings Account, EAP, and more!
• Employer Paid Long-Term Disability & Basic Life Insurance
• 401K Employer Match up to 4%
• Competitive Time Off Plans (may vary by employment status)
• Employee engagement and advocacy opportunities to advance our justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion agenda across our Agency and throughout the communities we serve.

Youth in Foster Care often need support to connect or re-engage with birth and/or chosen family. This position is a crucial part of helping ensure that foster youth are permanently connected with their forever family.

Pacific Clinics is California's largest community-based nonprofit provider of behavioral and mental health services and support. Our team of more than 2,000 employees speak 22 languages and are dedicated to offering hope and unlocking the full potential of individuals and families through culturally responsive, trauma-informed, research-based services for individuals and families from birth to older adults.

Pacific Clinics serves children, transitional age youth, families, adults, and older adults. We offer a full range of mental and behavioral health services, foster care and social services, housing, continuing adult education and early childhood education programs to Medi‑Cal eligible individuals and families throughout Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano, Stanislaus, Stockton, Tulare and Ventura Counties.

Schedule:

Monday through Friday, must be willing to work between the hours of 8am to 8pm. " Working hours will vary based on program and family needs and will encompass various hours and days from Monday to Sunday, as part of a flexible 40-hour work week. Typical hours may range anywhere between 8 am to 8 pm or beyond."

Working within the vision, mission and philosophy of the agency. Searches for, locates, engages and connects youth with family members to establish connections for youth and families to create permanent connections with caring adults for youth. Works independently with youth and families in the family home and a variety of community and/or treatment settings to provide guidance, services and support to youth and their families/caregivers.

• Provides services directly to youth and families.
• Facilitates family finding team activities by identifying family finding needs, obtaining authorization, creating teams, setting deadlines, and assigning tasks.
• Maintains regular communications and follows all court rules and protocols with placement workers regarding family finding process to ensure coordinated plan.
• Collaborates with internal and external team members to support mission and values associated with developing permanency and family connection for youth.
• Conducts chart reviews at placement agencies.
• Interviews youth, reviews records, and talks with other professionals to evaluate for permanency needs.
• Conducts family searches by internet, phone calls, letters, interviews, etc.
• Functions effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Forms relationships with youth and their families and builds upon these relationships to assist in strengthening family connections.
• Builds solid, cooperative relationships with youth, families, and community resources to assist with the planning, organizing, implementation and evaluation of appropriate activities to achieve the family finding goals.
• Outlines alternatives and predicts consequences while supporting youth and families to make good choices for themselves.
• Utilizes strengths…