Family Support Specialist

Easterseals Blake Foundation is celebrating 75 years of continued service in Arizona. We have expanded our services to better serve our community members. We are now one of Arizona's top providers of comprehensive behavioral health services, child welfare, and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We serve more than 40,000 individuals and families across 10 counties in Arizona. Are you ready to make profound, positive differences in people's lives every day?

We offer our full-time employees the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 403b and a 50% employer match up to 3%
• Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Life insurance
• Voluntary Short-term Disability insurance
• Critical Illness insurance
• Accident insurance
• Employer paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program

General Position Description: Responsible for providing behavior management, parenting guidance and support services to children birth through 18 years old and their families or caregivers in-home and in the community.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Assesses the member’s behavioral health needs and eligibility for services. Completes developmental screening and assessments of the child to guide treatment and recommendations.
2. Provides comprehensive assessments, annual assessments, and offers supportive services. Screens, evaluates and schedules referred members who may need behavioral health services.
3. Coordinates communication between the family members or natural supports and other providers or community agencies to ensure understanding of services and coordination of care. This includes but is not limited to assisting with scheduling appointments, attended telemed appointments, arranging transportation, participating in CFTs and ARTS, and coordinates with hospital for d/c appointments.
4. Implements behavior support strategies, caregiver guidance, education, and support services based on the specific needs of the child and family. Encourages and models appropriate parenting skills and behavior support/modification techniques.
5. Provides support services like case management, personal assistance, family support, peer support, respite care, and transportation services to enrolled members.
6. Performs crisis intervention and solution-focused interventions.
7. Maintains EBF productivity, timelines, and quality standards set forth by EBF.
8. Provides complete documentation and reporting of member behavioral health services in accordance with agency and funding requirements. Maintains member records in accordance with agency and funding source requirements.
9. Participates in the process of ongoing professional development and meetings. Maintains comprehensive communication among all contacts within the agency, members, and external agencies. Models professional standards and ethics in accordance with EBF Code of Conduct, Strategic Plan, Mission, and Vision.
10. Performs other duties as assigned.