Family Support Worker III
About The Position
Responsible for initiating and maintaining support to HANDS parents at a fully proficient level. Displays an extensive knowledge base and ability to enhance parenting skill development while building on the existing strengths of the family. Empowers families to make their own decisions while remaining non-judgmental, flexible and respecting the values of participating families. The responsibilities include home visitations that may take place in the client’s home or community site, that include (a) monitoring of the child’s, mother’s and family’s progress by making referrals to community resources, tracking appointments, performing follow-up services as identified and performing periodic evaluations of the participants’ changing needs, (b) maintenance of case records with contacts, services needed, reports and progress, (c) consultations and (d) crisis assistance. Works independently while consistently meeting productivity goals. Positively mentors staff members and serves as team leader.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Three (3) years of experience as a Family Support Worker.
- Must be 18 years of age.
- Must have telephone accessibility.
- Must have reliable transportation and valid driver’s license.
- Must be willing to work beyond normal health department hours when necessary to serve families who work or attend school.
- Complete ten (10) hours of annual wrap-around training requirements (per HANDS training requirements).
- Applicants and employees in this classification may be required to submit to a drug screening test and background check according to the agency’s policies.
Responsibilities
- Conduct initial home visit following Parent Visitor assessment with families to establish rapport and service plan.
- Provide regularly scheduled home visits with program participants.
- Engage program participants in consistently receiving services.
- Utilize the program-designated curriculum during home visits, interactively engaging parents through the use of activities and demonstrations.
- Utilize communication strategies to advocate for the nurturing parent-child interaction environment and develop positive parenting skills.
- Assist families in securing of prenatal/child health services, referrals and appointments with other supportive agencies.
- Provide follow-up and documentation for all referrals.
- Maintain thorough, accurate, and timely documentation of each home visit.
- Collect data through completion of program forms for program evaluation.
- Facilitate developmental assessments of the target child as well as screening for depression and domestic violence for caregiver, providing appropriate referrals as indicated.
- Participate in weekly supervision with licensed supervisor.
- Consistently meet weekly home visit expectation with a full caseload based on weighted caseload.
- Assist in training, orientation and mentoring of Family Support Worker I and II.
- Assist with fulfillment of program responsibilities, such as organization of materials, and supplies needed to carry out home visitation, planning and/or leading of group events and team meetings, and representing the HANDS team at local public relations events.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
