Metropolitan Family Services empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan Family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. Metropolitan is Illinois' first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 117,000 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness and empowerment.
We are currently seeking a part-time Community Support Worker to join our DuPage Team!
The Community Support Worker will work a maximum 3 to 9 hours weekly, during evening and/or weekends based on the worker's availability and client needs, with occasional opportunities for additional hours during group activities with clients.
This position is based out of the Metropolitan Family Services office in Wheaton, however the Community Support Worker will mostly be working remotely in client homes and communities in Lake County:
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Provides supportive, structured relationship while focusing on deficits in functioning.
- Develops/identifies therapeutic interventions to utilize with client for purpose of improving/maintaining client functioning
- Engages client in settings may present a challenge for the client for the purpose of learning/practicing/developing more appropriate behaviors and coping skills
- Teaches clients around activities of daily living
- Provides support and feedback to parents/caregivers
- Participates with treatment staff in assessment of client functioning, reporting observations on a regular basis and using judgement in monitoring functioning
- Attends regularly scheduled supervision meetings and required training
- Develops a knowledge of community resources and helps client utilize them
- Provides timely documentation of client services
- Maintains a monthly budget for client services and provides receipts in timely manner
- Will work with a select number of children and adolescent clients, providing a supportive mentorship for the client, and respite for parents, by providing a range of in-home and community-based services.
- Transports clients to activities in the community during respite sessions
- Works effectively with diverse client and staff population
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, required.
- Experience working with children and adolescents with emotional or behavioral challenges required.
- Ability to work remotely and in the client's community.
- Must have valid driver's license, insurance, reliable automobile, clean driving record.
- Must be available to work a maximum 3 to 9 hours weekly, during evening and/or weekends based on the worker's availability and client needs, with occasional opportunities for additional hours during group activities with clients.
- Employment with MFS requires proof of vaccination or an approved Medical exemption, required.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- MFS staff are required to provide proof of vaccination or have an approved Medical exemption prior to starting employment. If an approved Medical is obtained, weekly testing may be required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch.
- The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing and viewing a computer terminal.
- The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
SALARY:
- Compensation is commensurate with years of related experience, position requirements, and candidate qualifications. The average rate for this position is $24.00/hour.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)