Family Support Specialist

HealthNet•Indianapolis, IN

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Family Support Specialist is responsible for assisting growing families in establishing and achieving goals, as well as the assessment of the normal growth and development of the family. The Family Support Specialist position is responsible for initiating and maintaining regular weekly and long-term (up to three years) contact and support with families. Provide emotional support to parents, informal counseling and role modeling of family relationships, communication skills, life coping skills and linkage to other needed community resources. Engage in problem solving approach to clients' issues. Assist parents in improving their skills to optimize the home environment. Provide accurate and timely documentation on interventions with families.

Requirements

Currently not sponsoring work visa.
Bachelor's degree preferred.
Experience in related area required.
Knowledge and ability to learn and apply basic counseling skills.
Familiarity with parent-child interaction and early child development.
Informal counselling skills.
Motivated, determined, and interest in growing knowledge in the Healthy Families program.
Believes in and is comfortable advocating for nurturing; positive discipline of children.
Appreciation for a diverse work environment and team.
Ability to work with culturally diverse communities and families with the ability to be culturally sensitive and appropriate.
Ability to establish nurturing and trusting relationships with parents and other caregivers.
Ability to maintain personal boundaries while providing services.
Reliable transportation required.
Able to be involved in degrees of prolonged standing, walking, sitting, bending, squatting, and stooping; as well as abilities of repeated bending, stooping, and squatting.
Able to lift, push, and/or pull equipment, light to moderately heavy weight up to 20-30 pounds is a necessary function of this position.
Able to perform duties during periods of varied and/or prolonged work hours.
Will be exposed to all patient elements.
Must be able to read, write, hear, and communicate effectively in the English language by both orally and written.

Nice To Haves

Over one year of experience working in a family support program or similar supportive program.
Experience in successfully raising/working with infants and young children.
Bilingual in Spanish highly preferred
Passion in serving Latinx families.

Responsibilities

Assist growing families in establishing and achieving goals
Assessment of the normal growth and development of the family
Initiating and maintaining regular weekly and long-term (up to three years) contact and support with families
Provide emotional support to parents, informal counseling and role modeling of family relationships, communication skills, life coping skills and linkage to other needed community resources
Engage in problem solving approach to clients' issues
Assist parents in improving their skills to optimize the home environment
Provide accurate and timely documentation on interventions with families