FAMILY SUPPORT WORKER - 64082241

State of Florida • LaBelle, FL

11d • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a home visiting position working with families, according to standards set by Healthy Families Florida. This position is responsible for initiating and maintaining regular and long-term contact/support with families served through the Healthy Families Hendry/Glades Program. Provides intensive, home-based services that are family centered, strength-based, and directed at establishing trusting relationships. The Family Support Specialist (FSES) is responsible for conducting regular home visits using a specific curriculum; reviewing and providing tools and education on parenting, child development and child and home safety; completing child developmental and various parent screens; modeling and facilitating positive parent-child interactions using curriculum; helping families set and achieve goals; assessing safety in the home environment; improving the family support system, and increasing the parent's ability to problem solve and assume the role of advocate for themselves and their children, in accordance with program guidelines. Planning, preparing for, and scheduling home visits; client and collateral contacts. Linking families to community resources and building relationships with the family, peers, and the community; maintaining a working knowledge of and positive relationship with community resources. Completes proper and timely documentation, data collection, and data entry related to family services, per program guidelines. Attends orientation, basic training, intense pre-service training and ongoing in-service training; participates in required weekly supervision; attends team meetings; and participates in outreach/community events to promote the program and agency. Performs related work as required.

Requirements

• Ability to work with children and families in their home environment.
• Ability to work independently and stay on task.
• Ability to organize/coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to open and check emails daily.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office computer programs and online data systems.
• Ability to actively listen and effectively communicate.
• Ability to establish trusting relationships.
• Ability to work with culturally diverse families.
• Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries.
• Ability to accept individual differences.
• Ability to adapt to change.
• Ability to travel throughout Hendry and Glades Counties.
• Ability to maintain a flexible schedule to meet the needs of participants served.
• Knowledge of infant and child development.
• Willingness to engage in building reflective capacity.
• A high school diploma or GED plus one year of experience working with children or families in a social service, health/medical, nursing, child development, or childcare setting.
• Must possess a valid Florida Driver's License or obtain one within 30 days.
• Must have reliable transportation and ability to travel between multiple work sites and adjust work schedule.
• Ability to learn and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English.

Responsibilities

• Initiating and maintaining regular and long-term contact/support with families served through the Healthy Families Hendry/Glades Program.
• Providing intensive, home-based services that are family centered, strength-based, and directed at establishing trusting relationships.
• Conducting regular home visits using a specific curriculum.
• Reviewing and providing tools and education on parenting, child development and child and home safety.
• Completing child developmental and various parent screens.
• Modeling and facilitating positive parent-child interactions using curriculum.
• Helping families set and achieve goals.
• Assessing safety in the home environment.
• Improving the family support system.
• Increasing the parent's ability to problem solve and assume the role of advocate for themselves and their children, in accordance with program guidelines.
• Planning, preparing for, and scheduling home visits; client and collateral contacts.
• Linking families to community resources and building relationships with the family, peers, and the community.
• Maintaining a working knowledge of and positive relationship with community resources.
• Completing proper and timely documentation, data collection, and data entry related to family services, per program guidelines.
• Attending orientation, basic training, intense pre-service training and ongoing in-service training.
• Participating in required weekly supervision.
• Attending team meetings.
• Participating in outreach/community events to promote the program and agency.
• Performing related work as required.

Benefits

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition waivers

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED