Family Assessment Worker - Brooklyn - Spanish Required

NYU Langone Health • Brooklyn, NY

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

Family Health Centers at NYU Langone is seeking a Family Assessment Worker in Brooklyn. This role involves conducting outreach and screening to identify pregnant or newly parenting caregivers eligible for home visiting services. The position carries a caseload of families with the goal to support positive parent-child bonding, promote child and family health and development, and enhance family resilience. These home-visiting services are delivered within the context of a health care system in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• High School diploma/GED
• Experience working with, or assisting at risk children and families in a community setting.
• Bilingual Spanish.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of infant and child development
• Infant mental health endorsement preferred (if available in the state)
• Ability to observe and report accurately on the functioning of individuals and families
• Ability to establish trusting relationships and work effectively with mothers, fathers and extended family
• Successful parenting and/or child care experience
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Emotionally mature and capable of exercising judgement
• Respect for and sensitivity to the needs and rights of others, including those with differing cultural, racial, sexual, or ethnic identities.
• Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Conduct outreach and screening to identify families eligible for home visiting services.
• Initiate and maintain regular contact with families, primarily via visiting them in their homes.
• Document initial family assessments and use assessment tools as indicated.
• Interview parents, preferably prenatally and/or immediately after the birth of their child.
• Review Hospital or Clinic records.
• Timely reporting and case documentation in an electronic database management system.
• Assist in making and attending health and human service appointments, including activities related to employment and educational goals.
• Assist parents to improve their skills to optimize the home environment for the child's well-being and safety.
• Assist to strengthen parent-child relationships.
• Provide prenatal and other health education.
• Establish a trusting relationship with families.
• Participate in community events to promote Healthy Families services.
• Establish partnerships with internal and external agencies that work with families.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Financial security benefits
• Generous time-off program
• Employee resources groups for peer support
• Holistic employee wellness program (physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care)

What This Job Offers

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