Wellness Specialist - Bilingual Spanish

About the role

Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services is hiring a bilingual (English/Spanish) Wellness Specialist to provide intensive case management to parents and caregivers of children in Hillsborough County, Florida. This non-exempt role helps strengthen and stabilize placements for children by connecting families to specialized services that support child safety and well-being.

Responsibilities: • Provide intensive case management and crisis intervention to parents, caregivers, and children to meet family needs and stabilize placements • Model and teach trauma-informed ways to manage children's challenging behavior • Provide information, referral, and follow-up for counseling, psychiatric, financial, employment, parenting, housing, and other services • Document all intakes and evaluate clients' progress on therapeutic goals • Assess service plan goals at discharge and connect families to wraparound services • Attend meetings as an advocate for parents and caregivers, and provide on-call coverage as assigned

Requirements

• High school diploma plus four years of human services experience; bachelor's degree in a human service field preferred (a certification such as CAP may substitute for one year)
• Bilingual in English and Spanish
• Strong crisis intervention and oral and written communication skills; proficient in Microsoft Office
• Able to work in families' homes weekly and transport clients in your personal vehicle, with a valid driver's license and auto insurance
• Background screening, drug screening, and Florida Care Provider fingerprinting required
• Salary:
• $50,000
• Benefits:
• 15 PTO days and 13 paid holidays, medical, dental and vision insurance, immediate eligibility for a 403(b) with 25% match, paid life/AD&D insurance, dependent care FSA, mileage reimbursement, and ongoing training and professional development.

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