Family Support Worker

Access: Supports for Living•Middletown, NY

1d•$20

About The Position

At Access: Supports for Living and our Access: Network partners, we help people live the healthiest and fullest lives possible - and we support our staff in doing the same. Across our family of organizations, team members work in mental health, substance use, disability, employment, housing, and family services, doing meaningful work in a collaborative and respectful environment. We offer supportive leadership, opportunities to learn and grow, competitive benefits, and the chance to build a career with purpose. If you’re looking for work that matters and a team that values what you bring, the Access Network is a great place to be. The Family Support Worker provides weekly educational home-visiting services to participants and their families who are enrolled in the Healthy Families program. The FSW has to quickly engage families in the program and retain their participation in the program. The FSW is responsible for teaching a research based curriculum based on the learning style of each individual family. The FSW supports and promotes the parent child relationships and promotes positive health outcomes for the targets child by tracking development, immunizations, well baby visits, and emergency visits. The FSW will also conduct developmental screens with the family to assess where the target child is developmentally.

Requirements

Experience or knowledge in child development.
Experience working with parents and children.
Must be capable to sit or stand in front of a computer for long-periods of time
Able to work in open space floor plan
Must be capable to move throughout work day and follow people served throughout community
Work alongside co-workers within 3 feet
Must be able to move in tight spaces
Occasional lifting of > _25+ pounds

Nice To Haves

Bilingual English and Spanish speaking is a plus.

Responsibilities

Provide weekly educational home visits to participants and their families.
Form trusting and effective relationships with consumers.
Assist consumers with positive parent child relationships and positive health outcomes for the child, including medical issues, and any other specific issues that need to be addressed.
Track child development.
Maintain case documentation including progress notes.
Work effectively as part of a service team and with community resources on behalf of consumers
Attend workshops and training to enhance skills.
Perform other duties as assigned.

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