North Star Human Service Zone provides support the families in the Zone by providing role modeling and a strong foundation for appropriate parenting skills.
North Star Human Service Zone is seeking a Parent Aide/In Home Specialist.
As a Parent Aide, you will provide services to families to assist with tasks needed to prevent?child abuse and neglect, foster care placement, and?to assist with the reunification of families. You will participate in developing a family plan which includes providing or nurturing parenting skills through demonstration and instruction. You will provide instruction/guidance on preforming household tasks and organization, share information on community resources and supports, as well as supervise parenting time for children placed out of the home.
In this role you will also provide transportation as needed as well as help families to become self-sufficient using public transportation. Frequent travel throughout North Star Human Service Zone is required.
You will need to have attention to detail in this role because you will be responsible for accurately documenting activities through electronic visit verification and/or paper logs.
To succeed in this position, you should have strong verbal and written communication skills, computer literacy, collaboration, and decision-making skills. You will have a passion for helping others and making a difference in our community. You will have strong attention to detail, be able to manage your time and priorities effectively and pride yourself on excellent communication skills, empathy, and being a team player.
To be considered for this role, you must have a high school diploma or GED and two (2) years of work experience providing direct care to special populations such as the mentally ill, developmentally disabled, children and adolescents, and patients/clients in a direct care facility such as a hospital, nursing home, group home, daycare, or in a community/mental health setting.