Kinship Navigator

Description

Nexus Family Healing is hiring a Kinship Navigator for the St. Cloud, MN and surrounding area!

At Nexus Family Healing, we provide a continuum of services, from foster care to community-based services, to give children and families the tools they need to build successful relationships outside of treatment.

We are currently hiring for a new Kinship Navigator program to provide additional support & services to relatives caring for youth in the St. Cloud and surrounding area. When a relative cares for a child or sibling group removed from their homes, the advantages are tremendous for the children - but the challenges these relatives face can often be large. With this new program, we are excited to connect kinship families to the available resources they need!

“At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.” 

Pay/Location:

• Pay range of $21-$24 per hour depending on qualifications!
• Based out of our Waite Park/St. Cloud, MN location with some travel to surrounding communities

Nexus Comprehensive Benefits package including:

• Generous Paid Time Off – 4 weeks
• 8 Paid Holidays
• Health Insurance
• Vision and Dental
• 401K
• NEW - Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
• NEW - Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
• NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit
• Tuition assistance and training opportunities

Primary responsibilities:

• Manages phone calls, emails, walk-ins, appointments, and schedules follow-ups during identified work hours
• Maintains strong understanding of all resources available to kinship families and develops an understanding of the difference between types of kinship families (formal, informal, diversion)
• Effectively assesses families using program assessment tools
• Provides detailed documentation with a short turn around to individuals engaged in program
• Approaches families from a trauma-informed framework; has a compassionate and non-judgmental approach in communication with adults and children of all backgrounds and experiences
• Uses creative problem solving with exceptional research skills (online, phone, & in the field)
• Aids families in accessing resources available to them that will support the healthy functioning of the family unit
• Maintains and completes timely paperwork and compiles documentation required by the organization and for the governing/accrediting agencies; maintain current files on all individuals enrolled in services
• Maintains database of community resources and contacts for outside providers and organizations; collects data on services, linkages and additional outcomes as identified
• Represents the organization positively within the community
• Ensures confidentiality of all treatment and services information pertaining to all individuals and their families
• Utilizes organizational skills and tools to proactively manage multiple client needs/demands
• Produces informal and formal reports as requested by outside agencies, parents, referral agencies, courts, etc.
• Participates in staff and supervision meetings and required in-service meetings
• Provides timely and accurate communication to supervisory and management staff and team members regarding significant events, to ensure continuity of care and safety of clients
• Exhibits clear, professional, respectful, and effective communication when interfacing with clients, coworkers, families, and external contacts and willingly share knowledge, information, and resources appropriately
• Demonstrates concern and empathy towards others as needed, while maintaining appropriate boundaries. Exhibit a high degree of ethical conduct, integrity
• Demonstrate professionalism and work accountability; makes self-available and exhibits a spirit of cooperation among team members
• Demonstrates the knowledge and understanding of all Nexus policies and procedures and the ability to reference and use them
• Addresses emergency or crisis situations with sound judgment and takes appropriate actions; remains calm and effectively manages stressful workload conditions and difficult, emotionally charged, or crisis situations
• Recognize and value cultural differences in all aspects of work and service delivery

Requirements

 Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 1+ years of personal “lived” kinship or foster family experience; professional kinship or family systems-related experience
• Valid driver’s license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Nexus Home Office driving requirements
• Must have the ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges.
• Must be open to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, considering factors such as language, traditions, and values.
• Ability to pass all necessary background screening requirements per DHS rules and regulations

Nice to Have:

• Personal lived kinship experience strongly preferred

At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.Our ICARE Values:

• Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches
• Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern
• Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly
• Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate
• Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards

APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM! When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own!