Family Support Worker - Full-time

Family Support Worker - Career Opportunities with Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson div div div a href="http://www.dpd.org/"/a /div div div pCareer Opportunities with Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson/p pemA great place to work./em/p /div /div div/div /div div/div /div div div/div div divCareer Opportunities with Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson/div div div div div /div/div div divShare with friends or Subscribe!/div div a title="Share Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson via Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fdpd.hrmdirect.com%2Femployment%2Fview.php%3Freq%3D3467594%26jbsrc%3D1022%26_%3D1752850109"/a a title="Share Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson via LinkedIn" href="http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=truesummary=Catholic+Charities%2C+Diocese+of+Paterson+is+hiring%21+Family+Support+Worker++-+Paterson%2C+NJurl=http%3A%2F%2Fdpd.hrmdirect.com%2Femployment%2Fview.php%3Freq%3D3467594%26jbsrc%3D1024%26_%3D1752850109"/a a title="Share Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson via Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Catholic+Charities%2C+Diocese+of+Paterson+is+hiring%21+Family+Support+Worker++-+Paterson%2C+NJ+%23jobsurl=http%3A%2F%2Fdpd.hrmdirect.com%2Femployment%2Fview.php%3Freq%3D3467594%26jbsrc%3D1023"/a a title="Share Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson via Email" href="mailto:?Subject=Job%20Opening%20at%20Catholic%20Charities%2C%20Diocese%20of%20Paterson%0ABody=Hi%20%2C%0A%0AI%20wanted%20to%20share%20this%20job%20opening%20with%20you%21%0A%0ACompany%3A%20Catholic%20Charities%2C%20Diocese%20of%20Paterson%0APosition%20Title%3A%20Family%20Support%20Worker%20%0A%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fdpd.hrmdirect.com%2Femployment%2Fview.php%3Freq%3D3467594%26jbsrc%3D1025"/a a title="Subscribe to new jobs from Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson" href="http://dpd.hrmdirect.com/employment/rss.php?req=3467594"/a /div div/div /div /div div div pCurrent job opportunities are posted here as they become available./p pSubscribe to our RSS feeds to receive instant updates as new positions become available./p div /div /div div a/a a href="job-openings.php?search=true" Back To Openings /adiv/div/div /div /div /div div div/div h2Family Support Worker /h2 bDepartment:/b Straight and Narrow bOffice:/b Straight and Narrowbr / divdiva href="https://apply.hrmdirect.com/resumedirect/ApplyOnline/Apply.aspx?req_id=3467594source=3467594-CJB-0"START YOUR APPLICATION/a/divdiv/div/div divpstrongAre you passionate about making a difference in others' lives? Then come join the Straight and Narrow team!/strong/p pstrongHeadquartered in Paterson, NJ, Straight and Narrow is the largest program of its kind. We provide innovative and compassionate services to individuals struggling with substance use and co-occurring disorders. We are looking for dedicated, caring and compassionate people to work in our Residential/Outpatient Treatment Facilities and Community Programs./strong/p p /p pstrongFamily Support Worker/strong/p pHours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm, Tuesday and Thursday 10:00am - 6:00pm. (Saturdays as needed)/p pLocation: Paterson, NJ/p pstrongRegular Salary: /strong$18.00/Hr/p pstrongJob Summary:/strong/p pThe Family Support Workers functions as an integral part of the prevention team provides individual, group, family, didactic sessions, family activities, workshops, parenting classes, Parent Advisory Committee meetings and case management like services to the families on his/her caseload while ensuring that the requirements of all regulating bodies are met. FSW will have thorough understanding of principals of family support and the protective factors and utilize such in daily work with individuals and families. FSW will engage families toward building character and self-sufficiency. Additional responsibilities include collaborating with community partners, families and work with other departments of Straight and Narrow./p p /p pstrongPosition Specific Job Duties and Responsibilities: /strong/p ol liProvide individual, group and family consultations; didactics; treatment planning and case management like services as required per licensing standards for a caseload of families/li liIncorporate and implement the principals of family support and the protective factors into all aspect of their work/li liFormulate measurable individualized Family Success Plans and FSP Reviews for each family on caseload as applicable/li liMaintain families� files as per the regulating bodies�prevention standards and, DCF, Community Family Partnership and CARF guidelines, ensuring that all documentation is up to date as per Straight Narrow�s Policy on Timeframe for Documentation in families� records/li liAttend regularly scheduled multidisciplinary team meetings (MDT) and present information for families on their caseloads/li liAttend individual and group supervision, staff meetings, in-service seminars, trainings, etc. as scheduled by the supervisor/li liProvide families on caseload with referrals to other agencies (i.e., health, psychiatric, vocational rehabilitation, housing, and public assistance, etc.) for concurrent and/or continued care as part of case management as necessary/li liProvide crisis intervention to families as necessary/li liSubmit documentation to Supervisor daily for any/all sessions held with families on that day/li liFacilitate Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) meetings, Parents Anonymous support groups, workshops, parenting groups, coordinate parent-child activities, among other/li liPrepare all materials for workshops, parent-child activities, classes, center events, contact presenters/partners, among others prior to start of event/li liPrepare monthly reports to overseeing agencies/referral sources (i.e., DCPP, DCF and Community Partnership) where applicable/li liRecruit a minimum of eight (8) new families per month/li liSubmit monthly family follow up statistics and weekly outreach reports/li liConduct outreach with other agencies, schools, businesses, community leaders, among others via phone, fax, mail, and/or in-person contact on a weekly basis and document such interactions/li /ol p /p pstrongQualifications:/strong/p pAt least an Associate's degree in human services field; Must be actively pursuing Family Development Credential (FDC). Must possess ability to type and be computer literate as well as work independently and be goal oriented. Bilingual English Spanish preferred/p pstrongBenefits:/strong/p pFor full time positions, we offer medical, vision, dental, life and supplemental life insurance. Accidental and Critical Illness Insurance, 403B with employer match, Paid Time off (PTO), in house training seminars, two training days for certified professionals. SN also offers supervision for those individuals trying to become licensed in NJ as a LCADC/CADC, LSW, LCSW, LAC, LPC and LMFT. We participate in employee discount programs such as the Working Advantage program./p /div /div div/div div/divdiv br /a href="http://www.dpd.org/"Visit Our Home Page/a /divp© 2025 Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson/p p a href="https://www.clearcompany.com" iApplicant Tracking System Powered by/i  /a /p /div