# Family Support Worker

*/JobTypes/Family_Support_Worker*

Departments: Child Protective Services, Family Preservation Programs, Foster Care and Permanency Planning, Early Childhood and Head Start Family Services, Community-Based Prevention Programs, School-Based Family Engagement, Behavioral Health Outpatient Services.

## Neighborhood

### Parent

- [Social and Human Service Assistants](/Occupations/Social_and_Human_Service_Assistants) — parent · Occupations

### Siblings

- [Adult Day Care Coordinator](/JobTypes/Adult_Day_Care_Coordinator) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Behavioral Health Aide](/JobTypes/Behavioral_Health_Aide) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Benefits Intake Specialist](/JobTypes/Benefits_Intake_Specialist) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Community Resource Coordinator](/JobTypes/Community_Resource_Coordinator) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Discharge Planning Assistant](/JobTypes/Discharge_Planning_Assistant) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Domestic Violence Advocate](/JobTypes/Domestic_Violence_Advocate) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Eligibility Worker](/JobTypes/Eligibility_Worker) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Family Support Specialist](/JobTypes/Family_Support_Specialist) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Homeless Outreach Worker](/JobTypes/Homeless_Outreach_Worker) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Outreach Worker](/JobTypes/Outreach_Worker) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Rehabilitation Center Assistant](/JobTypes/Rehabilitation_Center_Assistant) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Residential Treatment Technician](/JobTypes/Residential_Treatment_Technician) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Student Wellness Assistant](/JobTypes/Student_Wellness_Assistant) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Substance Abuse Technician](/JobTypes/Substance_Abuse_Technician) — siblings · JobTypes

### Related (delivered by)

- [Provide parent education](/Processes/Provide_parent_education) — delivered by · Processes

### Problems this exposes

- [modeled parenting-skill uptake must be evidenced as measurable progress against the service-plan goal the funder reviews, not just demonstrated in the moment](/Problems/modeled_parenting-skill_uptake_must_be_evidenced_as_measurable_progress_against_the_service-plan_goal_the_funder_reviews,_not_just_demonstrated_in_the_moment) — exposes problem · Problems
- [transport and accompaniment time to appointments uncompensated and untracked against caseload capacity](/Problems/transport_and_accompaniment_time_to_appointments_uncompensated_and_untracked_against_caseload_capacity) — exposes problem · Problems
- [supervised-visitation observations recorded contemporaneously while actively safeguarding the child in the room](/Problems/supervised-visitation_observations_recorded_contemporaneously_while_actively_safeguarding_the_child_in_the_room) — exposes problem · Problems
- [resource referrals to community/emergency services made without real-time eligibility or availability info](/Problems/resource_referrals_to_community%2Femergency_services_made_without_real-time_eligibility_or_availability_info) — exposes problem · Problems
- [case-note documentation for the service plan eating home-visit time](/Problems/case-note_documentation_for_the_service_plan_eating_home-visit_time) — exposes problem · Problems
- [outcome/goal progress reported to the funder reconstructed from scattered notes](/Problems/outcome%2Fgoal_progress_reported_to_the_funder_reconstructed_from_scattered_notes) — exposes problem · Problems
- [tracking referral follow-through across siloed agencies for one family](/Problems/tracking_referral_follow-through_across_siloed_agencies_for_one_family) — exposes problem · Problems
- [mandated-reporter threshold judgment defended in the record](/Problems/mandated-reporter_threshold_judgment_defended_in_the_record) — exposes problem · Problems

### Uses software

- [Email and Calendar Suite](/Software/Email_and_Calendar_Suite) — uses software · Software
- [Mobile Documentation App](/Software/Mobile_Documentation_App) — uses software · Software
- [Case Management Software](/Software/Case_Management_Software) — uses software · Software

### Requires ability

- [Problem Sensitivity](/Ability/Problem_Sensitivity) — requires ability · Ability
- [Oral Comprehension](/Ability/Oral_Comprehension) — requires ability · Ability
- [Social Perceptiveness](/Ability/Social_Perceptiveness) — requires ability · Ability

### Required knowledge

- [Family Dynamics](/Knowledge/Family_Dynamics) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Community Resources](/Knowledge/Community_Resources) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Child Development](/Knowledge/Child_Development) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Safeguarding Procedures](/Knowledge/Safeguarding_Procedures) — requires knowledge · Knowledge

### Required skills

- [Record Keeping](/Skills/Record_Keeping) — requires skill · Skills
- [De-escalation](/Skills/De-escalation) — requires skill · Skills
- [Behavior Modeling](/Skills/Behavior_Modeling) — requires skill · Skills
- [Active Listening](/Skills/Active_Listening) — requires skill · Skills
- [Relationship Building](/Skills/Relationship_Building) — requires skill · Skills

### Engage in

- [Supervise family contact and visitation sessions](/Activities/Supervise_family_contact_and_visitation_sessions) — engage in · Activities
- [Conduct supportive home visits with families](/Activities/Conduct_supportive_home_visits_with_families) — engage in · Activities

### Perform

- [Report safeguarding concerns to supervisors](/Tasks/Report_safeguarding_concerns_to_supervisors) — perform · Tasks
- [Supervise family contact and visitation sessions](/Tasks/Supervise_family_contact_and_visitation_sessions) — perform · Tasks
- [Record observations and visit notes for the case team](/Tasks/Record_observations_and_visit_notes_for_the_case_team) — perform · Tasks
- [Help families access community and emergency resources](/Tasks/Help_families_access_community_and_emergency_resources) — perform · Tasks
- [Transport and accompany families to appointments](/Tasks/Transport_and_accompany_families_to_appointments) — perform · Tasks
- [Model and reinforce daily routines and parenting skills](/Tasks/Model_and_reinforce_daily_routines_and_parenting_skills) — perform · Tasks
- [Conduct supportive home visits with families](/Tasks/Conduct_supportive_home_visits_with_families) — perform · Tasks