Family Navigator - Parents as Teachers

Hilltop Community Resources • Grand Junction, CO

6d • $22 - $23

About The Position

The Family Navigator supports parents and children to prevent out-of-home placement or disruption of a current placement. Depending on the assigned role, the Navigator uses the Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework and evidence-based practices to help families access resources and become healthy, stable, and safe. The position also implements the Parents as Teachers (PAT) model, emphasizing parent-child interactions, development-centered parenting, and family well-being. Using the PAT Foundational Curriculum in diverse, equitable, and inclusive ways, the Family Navigator partners with families through personal visits, group meetings, screenings, and connections to a network of resources.

The Navigator completes required program training and certifications and follows program fidelity standards, grant requirements, and guidelines. The role makes initial contact with families through walk-ins or referrals, supports enrollment and individualized goal planning, administers assessments and screenings, maintains records and program data, and provides ongoing contact and referrals. It also involves sharing lived experience where appropriate, collaborating with agencies, and planning and facilitating curriculum-based lessons, activities, and parenting classes.

Requirements

• Two years of college or two years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid Colorado Driver’s License.

Nice To Haves

• CPR Certificate.
• First Aid Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Become trained or certified in the assigned Hilltop program, curriculum, or practice and perform duties according to fidelity standards, grant requirements, and program guidelines.
• Complete certifications required for the position, which may include High Fidelity Wraparound Standards, Colorado Standards for Peer and Family Specialist credentials, Family Resource Center credentials, Parents as Teachers, or other applicable training.
• Make initial contact with participant families through Family Resource Center walk-ins or internal or external referrals; present available services and provide referrals or concrete support through individual meetings, home visits, or phone contact.
• Create a family working file with required documentation upon enrollment and assist families in developing individualized goals or plans.
• Administer required assessments and screenings with families.
• Enter and maintain data required by the assigned program.
• Share lived experience with participants and families by modeling effective interactions and behaviors, advocating for and supporting individuals, sharing personal experiences, mentoring, and helping build natural supports.
• Refer families to external services and resources when their needs are outside the Navigator’s professional training.
• Make at least two contacts per month with families on the caseload and maintain accurate, timely contact notes and program database entries in accordance with program regulations.
• Collaborate with relevant agencies to help clients meet their goals.
• Plan, advertise, and implement lessons, activities, and parenting classes based on program curriculum requirements.
• Facilitate developmental, health, vision, and hearing screenings and complete associated documentation and processes as needed.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits.
• Professional and personal development opportunities.
• A supportive and inclusive work environment.
• Meaningful work that makes a positive impact in the community and lives of others.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed