Developmental Consultant Liaison (West Palm Beach - Bilingual English/Spanish)

THE CHILDRENS PLACE AT HOME SAFE INC•West Palm Beach, FL

61d•$22 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

HomeSafe, a nationally accredited non-profit organization, is seeking a Developmental Consultant Liaison to protect vulnerable residents of Palm Beach County and South Florida. This role is crucial in creating safer, more productive lives for infants, children, young adults, and families. The position involves two primary functions: serving as a Hospital Liaison and a Developmental Consultant. As a Hospital Liaison, the individual will conduct assessment screenings for new mothers and babies in assigned hospitals to determine eligibility for Healthy Beginnings referral services, collaborate with hospital staff, and act as a liaison between hospitals, supervisors, participants, and partners. They will also assist eligible participants in accessing services and referrals, and complete all necessary paperwork and data entry accurately and in a timely manner. As a Developmental Consultant, the role involves providing screening and assessment services for children up to age five and their families using approved tools, analyzing and interpreting data, and recommending appropriate services. This includes engaging clients, acting as a liaison with partners, conducting home visits, and accommodating appointments in the evenings and on weekends. Daily recording and reporting of activities to the supervisor are also required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Services (preferably in a field such as social work, developmental psychology, and/or early childhood education).
Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in child welfare, primary prevention services, child development or related field.
Schedule includes occasional evening and weekend hours as needed
Must be 21 years or older
Bilingual English/Spanish required.
Valid Florida’s driver’s license is required.
Successful completion of a background check through Clearinghouse

Responsibilities

Conducts assessment screening to newly delivered mothers and babies in assigned hospital location(s) to determine eligibility status for Healthy Beginnings referral services.
Collaborates with assigned hospital personnel to ensure screening assessments are conducted.
Serves as liaison between hospitals, supervisors, program participants, and collaborating partners.
Assists eligible program participants to access program services, referrals and linkages.
Completes all necessary paperwork in a timely manner relating to the administration of screens and assessments, partnering agency collaborations, collection of program data, and eligibility requirements.
Ensures timely input of program data into designated databases to ensure program validity.
Provides Screening and Assessment services for children through age five (5) and/or their families utilizing approved assessment tools.
Analyzes and interprets screening and assessment data; identifies and recommends appropriate services to system participants.
Effectively engages clients and serves as liaison between program participants and collaborating partners.
Conduct DC visits with families in their homes or other designated locations within the community.
Ensures flexibility and accessibility to families by accommodating appointments after school, in the evenings and/or on the weekends when families may be more available.
Records and reports appointments, referrals, home visits, and all other work related Healthy Beginnings Program activities to supervisor on a daily basis.