Family Support Counselor - Social Worker - Healthy Start (Bilingual)

Kids in Distress•Fort Lauderdale, FL

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

KID Healthy Start provides expectant mothers and women with children up to age 3 with the resources, support, and education they need to ensure health and well-being. KID Healthy Start also provides counseling to at-risk clients with the goals of reducing infant mortality, disease, low birth weight, and pre-term birth while improving pregnancy and child development. This position is responsible for providing education, care coordination and support services to prenatal women and children up to the age of three (3). The Family Support Counselor (FSC) provides education and care coordination as defined in the Healthy Start Standards and Guidelines, including, advocating and support of pregnant women in order to achieve a positive birth outcome, parent-child interaction, child health and development monitoring, father involvement, in-home education of Childbirth, Parenting, Breastfeeding, Smoking Cessation, Inter-conceptional Counseling, and referrals for supportive counseling. The FSC must be available to families/caregivers on their case load and maintain all documentation required by the program and related contracts.

Requirements

Must be Bilingual in English and Spanish.
Must have a Bachelor's Degree.
At least two (2) years of experience preferably working with at-risk and diverse families.
Knowledge of South Florida's social service system.
Six (6) months of parenting skills training.
Coursework in child development, parent education, family dynamics, and abuse and neglect are critical.
Ability to work on an independent basis.
Must be computer literate.
Ability to complete documents in Microsoft Word.
Strong organizational and scheduling skills.
Must have transportation.
Valid Florida Driver's License.
Full access to a reliable vehicle with appropriate insurance coverage (proof of insurance is required).
Must pass background screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.

Nice To Haves

Additional experience in child development, parent education, family dynamics, and abuse and neglect is highly beneficial.

Responsibilities

Providing education, care coordination and support services to prenatal women and children up to the age of three (3).
Advocating and supporting pregnant women to achieve a positive birth outcome.
Monitoring parent-child interaction, child health and development.
Promoting father involvement.
Providing in-home education on Childbirth, Parenting, Breastfeeding, Smoking Cessation, and Inter-conceptional Counseling.
Making referrals for supportive counseling.
Being available to families/caregivers on their caseload.
Maintaining all documentation required by the program and related contracts.
Conducting home visits within the community.
Visiting clients in their homes.