About the role

  • Family Support Specialist fostering child development and strengthening families through in-home visits and community resources. Join NVFS to help families thrive in the critical early years.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct client home visits on a regularly assigned schedule with the goal of establishing trusting relationships in accordance with Healthy Families America Best Practice Standards.
  • Prepare appropriate activities for home visits using approved evidence-based curriculum and other supplemental materials.
  • Prepare appropriate activities and facilitate group socialization experiences and field trips for families.
  • Provide appropriate parenting modeling, education, and other supportive services as outlined in the Healthy Families America Best Practice Standards.
  • Conduct developmental screening and evaluations using instruments such as ASQ-3, ASQ-SE-2, PHQ-9 Depression Screens, and CHEERS Check-in with families.
  • Make referrals to other services as needed and work with other community providers to provide collaborative services to clients.
  • Prepare documentation and maintain client files in accordance with program requirements and NVFS guidelines.
  • Enter data for record keeping and reporting to meet federal/state/program guidelines.

Requirements

  • Oral and written fluency in English; oral fluency in Spanish preferred but not required
  • High School graduate or GED; college coursework preferred
  • Infant Mental Health endorsement preferred
  • Experience working with or providing services to children (aged 0-3 years) and families; this may include volunteering, internships, and/or personal lived experiences
  • Must be willing and able to provide services in accordance with Healthy Families America Best Practice Standards
  • Experience and humility to work with the culturally diverse populations present among the program’s target population
  • Knowledge of infant and child development
  • Ability to establish trusting relationships with an acceptance of individual differences
  • Willing to engage in building reflective capacity (i.e., has the capacity for introspection, communicates awareness of self in relation to others, and recognizes the value of supervision)
  • Proficiency in usage of basic technological tools including laptops/computers, email, phones, and internet; working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
  • Must be able to demonstrate and live the organizational values of Communication, Integrity, Respect, Collaboration, and Accountability.

Benefits

  • We want you to be well, have work/life flexibility, grow your career with us, and have the resources and support you need. Check out our comprehensive benefit offerings here in support of various dimensions of your wellbeing.

Job title

Family Support Specialist

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$45,000 per year

Degree requirement

High School Diploma

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