Family Support and Engagement Specialist

Children's Home Society Of Florida • Ocala, FL

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About The Position

Healthy Families is a nationally accredited home visiting program that partners with new and expecting families power through stressful life situations to help their family grow healthy, happy and safe. The program supports new and expectant parents through education and community support. As a full-time Family Support and Engagement Specialist, you'll provide guidance, resources and support to families, helping them overcome challenges and build resilience. You'll leverage your unique experience and interpersonal skills to assess and provide customized support to enhance the home environment and strengthen the parent-child relationship. From problem-solving to mentoring others, your contributions in the Healthy Families program will play a pivotal role in achieving the CHS mission of building bridges to success for children.

Requirements

• A strong work ethic and reliability built over years of professional and personal growth.
• Exceptional communication and problem-solving skills, as well as some computer skills
• A passion for teamwork and contributing to a shared vision.
• An ability to typically work Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with availability to work outside these hours to complete home visits or attend to other activities, when needed.
• A high school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Experience working with culturally diverse young children and their families.
• A Florida drivers' license or ability to obtain one within 30 days from hire, with daily access a reliable and insured vehicle or transportation.
• An ability to pass a criminal background check and drug screen.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to speak Spanish, a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist in identifying family strengths and needs and developing an actionable road map to help create a stable home environment.
• Conduct developmental screenings, while maintaining client contact by phone, written communication and by conducting home/residential visits.
• Identify and refer the family to supportive services and where necessary, directly transport or arrange for transportation for activities, such as medical appointments, counseling, and other social service agency meetings, etc.
• Teach positive parenting skills and age-appropriate discipline options to assist in strengthening parent-child interaction to enhance the family functioning and improve self-sufficiency.
• Provide appropriate modeling techniques, education, activities, and other support as delineated in the Home Visit Service Plan.
• Create and maintain comprehensive client clinical and case records in a timely manner, documenting activities as required by Healthy Families and CHS standards.
• Meet with supervisor weekly to provide detailed updates regarding the status of client screening/assessment and other activity.

Benefits

• Flexibility for Work-Life Balance
• Supportive Environment
• Professional Development
• Great Compensation & Benefits
• outstanding healthcare insurance and wellness perks (for example, CHS pays more than 70% of your insurance premium!)
• generous paid time off
• lots of holidays and “early outs,”
• robust 403(b) retirement plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees