Family Support Worker - OBGYN Department/Healthy Families

University of Florida•Gainesville, FL

3d•Remote

About The Position

The Family Support Worker in the OBGYN Department/Healthy Families program establishes a trusting relationship with clients and families through regular home visits. The role involves assisting in strengthening parent-child interaction by providing in-home education, utilizing program curriculum, and modeling appropriate behavior. The position requires travel to participant homes, outreach meetings, and various agencies for collaboration, as well as to the Healthy Family office for supervision, staff meetings, and training. A family support plan with goals, objectives, and activities is established with the supervisor and client within 90 days and reviewed every 180 days. The role also involves administering Healthy Families America (HFA) tools and Home Safety Checklists, providing associated teachings, and preparing documentation. The Family Support Worker demonstrates knowledge of community resources, makes referrals, and follows up with families to ensure needs are met, while maintaining communication with community agencies and providers. Weekly meetings with supervisors are required for case management, with documentation submitted within 72 hours of home visits. Attendance at staff meetings, case conferences, and continuing education training is expected, along with participation in program growth and development, and performing QA audits.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
One year of experience working with children or families
Valid Driver License and Automobile Insurance
Requires 435 Background Screening & Health Assessment

Nice To Haves

18 months experience as a Family Support Worker
Two years’ experience working with infants and their families
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
Ability to organize time and activities
Ability to work well independently and function appropriately with long-term, ongoing projects
Ability to demonstrate respect and sensitivity for the rights of others
Ability to be a good listener and non-judgmental
Ability to foster self-sufficiency and independence
Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
Ability to work in partnership with a client
Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with others
Believes in and is comfortable with advocating for nurturing, nonviolent discipline of children
Bilingual fluency in English-Spanish

Responsibilities

Establishes a trusting relationship with the client and family by maintaining regular home visits as required per client level.
Maintains dependable, punctual work schedules with a minimum of 80% completed home visits per level requirement.
Assists strengthening parent/child interaction by providing in-home education, utilizing established program curriculum and by modeling appropriate behavior during each home visit.
Travels to participant’s homes for regular home visits, creative outreach meetings, and various agencies for collaboration.
Establishes a family support plan with goals, objectives, and activities with supervisor and client within 90 days of participant agreement.
Administers Healthy Families America (HFA) tools at the required intervals for each family.
Administers Home Safety Checklists with all families, as per schedule, and provides associated teachings.
Prepares documentation of results for supervisor’s review, and files in client’s HFA chart.
Demonstrates excellent knowledge of community resources, make referrals, and provides follow-up with families to insure needs are met.
Maintains appropriate communication with community agencies and providers.
Meets with supervisors weekly (1.5 hours minimum) for case management of all families on caseload.
Completes and submits documentation of observations, interactions, and teaching within 72 hours of making home visit.
Completes all other forms on time per written protocol.
Attends regular staff meeting and case conferences as required.
Participates in continuing education training and shares knowledge with other team members.
Assists and support ongoing program growth and development.
Performs QA audits for families as directed by supervisor to update family data.
Performs other duties as required to meet program objectives.