Description
Hello! Thank you for your interest in joining the Wellspring team as a Parent Education Provider with the Foster Care Supportive Visitation program. As a statewide nonprofit serving families and children in need of support, we take a whole-person approach to our organization and delivery of our services — because we believe we must find the strengths in people and build on these for lasting change to occur.

AS A PARENT EDUCATION PROVIDER, YOU WILL:

• Adhere to the Foster Care Supportive Visitation program model of service (strength-based, non-deficit approach).
• Provide and assist families in obtaining concrete services, such as housing, transportation, home cleaning, maintenance and repair, etc.
• Provide skills training including but not limited to parenting, self-advocacy, self-sufficiency and communication.
• Provide short-term counseling and crisis intervention for families.
• Make collateral contacts to arrange outpatient counseling or medical care; address educational needs; assist with utility needs; resolve housing issues with landlords, shelters or potential housing programs; and connect families to work with community resources.
• Prepare documentation (service plans, progress reports, termination summaries, goal sheets, weekly plans, time reports, letters, etc.) within the appropriate time frames.
• Prepare and present each case for termination conference with contractor, recommending follow-up services.
• Maintain face-to-face contact with families according to the contract-defined frequency and the individual needs of each family.
• Maintain weekly contact, or more as needed, with referring workers.
• Complete follow-up evaluations of families at 3, 6 and 12 month intervals in the specified time frame.
• Transport clients in your own vehicle, as needed.