Home Consultant

DEPARTMENT: Human Services

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Recruitment will be ongoing

Why apply today?

• Employees enjoy the following benefits: health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, participation in the Wisconsin Retirement System, vacation, paid holidays, sick time, and more!

PURPOSE AND SUMMARY:

The Home Consultant provides services to a population of children and families with diverse cultural backgrounds and various levels of educational, social, and economic skills. Services will be directed at family visitation, crisis intervention, assessment of risk and safety, educating, instructing, demonstrating and performing household tasks, money management, child guidance and development, resources to meet basic needs, parenting skills and nutritional needs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assesses individual and family strengths and needs. Partners with families to establish a service plan that will meet identified needs that are in conjunction with the assessment and service planning of the assigned social worker specialist. Acts to resolve unsafe family conditions and assists in achieving immediate goals of the family with an understanding of and sensitivity to past traumatic experiences.
• Teaches and acts as a role model for child guidance skills and knowledge, household and money management, meal planning and preparation, problem solving skills, accessing community resources, employment, housing and self-esteem building.
• Provides supervised visitation including transportation of both children and parents.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, AND CERTIFICATION:

• At least two years of documented credit in an institution of higher education with at least 15 credit hours in one (or more combined) of the following areas; Early Childhood, Home Economics, Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Human Services or Finance.
• Possession of a valid Wisconsin Driver’s License and maintenance of insurance levels in accordance with County standards.

COUNTY APPLICATION REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION:

A Winnebago County application MUST BE COMPLETELY FILLED OUT to be considered for this position (do not use "see attached") and can be found at https://www.co.winnebago.wi.us/human-resources Mail the completed and signed application form to PO Box 2808, Oshkosh, WI 54903-2808. You can also complete the application form and email it to us (see our web site listed above for email address) or drop it off in person at 112 Otter Avenue, Oshkosh, WI.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.56 - $26.18 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person