Family Support Specialist

4 weeks ago

Jeffersonville, United States New Hope Services Inc Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

COMPENSATION:

  • $17.00 per hour
  • Full benefits (eligible 1st day of the month following 30 days of employment)
  • This position will serve Floyd County

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Family Support Specialist

  • Provide support to parents during home visits in areas such as: child development, parenting, stress management, crisis management, childcare, effects of child abuse and neglect
  • Ensure that enrolled clients receive at least 75% of the home visits they are scheduled to receive based upon level of service criteria
  • Provide transportation to families, as needed, for Healthy Families related services
  • Documentation Responsibilities
    • Enter information regarding home visits on a weekly basis into the HFI database
    • Maintain all contact records and necessary paperwork
    • Complete Family Goal Plans with families
    • Perform Developmental Screenings in a timely manner, consistent with Healthy Families guidelines
    • Refer and link families to appropriate community resources
    • Complete screenings with families as applicable. Provide appropriate follow up support and referral, based on outcomes of the screening.
    • Ensure that families are linked to a medical provider and that children are completing basic immunizations and attending well child visits
  • Be willing to respond for emergency needs of clients
  • Attend all required Monthly Healthy Families Team Meetings
  • Carry a caseload that meets the standards for Healthy Families Indiana
  • Schedule and attend weekly supervision 2 hours for staff working 35 hours or more per week
  • Attend training as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Ability to work a flexible schedule
  • Demonstrate sound judgement in the moment
  • Desire to support, strengthen, and establish trusting relationship with families who are pregnant and/or parenting young children
  • Knowledge of infant and child development
  • Experience and willingness to work with the culturally diverse populations that are present among the site’s target population
  • Open to reflective practice (i.e. has capacity for introspection, communicates awareness of self in relation to others, recognizes value of supervision, etc.)
  • Must possess a valid state driver’s license, proof of insurance coverage per company policy, and have a vehicle that is reliable for transportation of consumers

EDUCATION/YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required; Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree, Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) approved, in Education or Social Services field such as Sociology, Psychology, Social Work or other degrees deemed applicable in accordance with established service standards preferred
  • Two years professional experience with children and families preferred
Benefits


  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • STD
  • LTD - company paid
  • Life Insurance - company paid
  • Employee Assistance Program - company paid
  • Accident & Critical Illness
  • 401k - annual company match (% varies)
  • Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Time, Paid Personal Days, Paid Holidays
  • Cell phone reimbursement stipend

*Equal Opportunity Employer

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