Bilingual Family Support Worker, Healthy Families

Sheppard Pratt • Gaithersburg, MD

2d • $19 - $24 • Hybrid

About The Position

This position requires bilingual fluency in English and Spanish. The Bilingual Family Support Worker will manage a caseload, document interventions, and assure timely assessments. They will establish trusting relationships with at-risk families through regular contact, working within culturally diverse communities. The role involves demonstrating familiarity with parent-child interaction, infant/child development, and the dynamics of child abuse and neglect, utilizing these concepts during home visits. The worker will use the program’s evidence-based curriculum, Parents As Teachers, and seek supervisory guidance for other materials. A service plan, including goals and objectives, will be established with guidance from the HFM Team Leader, and routinely reviewed with the family and in supervision. The position also involves performing evaluation instruments and child screenings on time, and maintaining competence in written English by recording family observations and activities consistently and within 48 hours of contact. Balancing family work with timely documentation is crucial.

Requirements

• Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish.
• Demonstrated knowledge of parenting skills, early childhood, and case planning practice required.
• Strong organizational skills in order to balance the family’s needs with the program’s requirement for accurate and complete documentation.
• Experienced in the use of a computer for documentation, reporting and use of the internet.
• Ability to maintain flexible work schedule, including some evening and weekend hours.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with less than three points and the use of a reliable insured vehicle for work purposes.
• Must be able to demonstrate fluency in Spanish and English.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, early childhood, family studies or related field with one year of experience, or experience working with families, infants/children in a home setting.

Responsibilities

• Manages a maximum weighted caseload of 24, documenting interventions and assuring timely assessments as appropriate.
• Establishes a trusting relationship with at-risk families by initiating and maintaining regular family contact.
• Demonstrates a familiarity with parent-child interaction and infant/child development concepts and materials, and the dynamics of child abuse and neglect. Utilizing these concepts and materials with parents and children on home visits.
• Utilizes the program’s evidence-based curriculum, Parents As Teachers with all families and seeks supervisory guidance and approval for use of other materials.
• With active guidance from HFM Team Leader, establishes a service plan including goals, objectives and activities.
• Reviews and revises service plans and Family Goal Plans routinely and regularly with the family and in supervision with the HFM Team Leader.
• Performs evaluation instruments and child screenings on time according to the HFM program schedule.
• Records family observations, activities, pertinent information relevant to family observation, and worker intervention in a consistent and timely manner, no later than 48 hours after family contact.
• Balances the work with families with the program’s need for timely completion of all required documentation.

Benefits

• A commitment to professional development, including a comprehensive tuition reimbursement program to support ongoing education and licensure and/or certification preparation
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits for benefit eligible positions
• 403b retirement match
• Generous paid-time-off for benefit eligible positions
• Complimentary Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Generous mileage reimbursement program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED