Family Support Specialist
About The Position
This position provides in home visitation services to enrolled participants, providing linkage and referral to other services and support to enhance family functioning by: building trusting relationships, teaching problem-solving skills, and improving the family’s support system. This position provides in-home services throughout Putnam County and requires regular travel within the county. The primary office location is Cookeville, TN. Occasional evening or weekend community event coverage may be required. Attendance at the annual Tennessee State Summit is required. The summit location is determined by the funding agency and will be held within the state of Tennessee.
Requirements
- Experience in working with or providing services to children and their families.
- An ability to establish trusting relationships.
- Knowledge of infant and child development.
- Acceptance of individual differences.
- Experience and humility to work with the culturally diverse families.
- Willingness to engage in building reflective capacity (e.g., capacity for introspection, communicating awareness of self in relation to others, recognizing value of supervision, etc.).
- Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, or other behavioral health care field required.
- Must have a valid driver's license in good standing with driving history of at least 3 years.
Nice To Haves
- Infant Mental Health Endorsement Preferred.
- Two years professional experience working directly with youth and families in a child welfare, school, childcare, criminal justice behavioral health or related setting preferred.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for initiating and maintaining regular and long-term (up to five years) contact and support with families. This activity will occur primarily within the family’s home; with visits lasting around an hour.
- The interventions should be family-centered, strength-based, and directed at establishing a trusting relationship; strengthening the parent-child relationship; promoting healthy childhood growth and development; and enhancing family well-being by reducing risk and building protective factors.
- Partners with families and honors diverse family structures and parenting practices.
- Activities may also include but are not limited to: administering the Family Resilience and Opportunities for Growth Scale (FROG) Scale; administering screening tools such as the ASQ, ASQ-SE, Depression Screens etc.; identifying and referring families for other supportive services, including health care services.
- Responsible for assisting the family in establishing goals and supporting them throughout this process and is responsible for implementing activities outlined on the Family Service Plan to address areas of concern that were identified on the FROG scale.
- Assist in preparation of required monthly, quarterly and annual statistical reports.
- Maintains up-to-date and accurate records for families on GGK curriculum, HFA data, and other required records.
- Participate in training according to requirements of HFA guidelines, GKI and DOH contract.
- Implements GGK curriculum and HFA strategies to enrollees through weekly home visits.
- Provides case management to families on caseload.
- Attend training and other mandatory meetings.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision health coverage
- Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
- 403b retirement plan with company match
- Paid time off and ten paid holidays
- AD&D Insurance, Life Insurance, and Long Term Disability (company paid)
- Employee Resource Groups
- Continuing education opportunities
- Employee Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
