First Steps Home Visitor

SBCS Corporation•Chula Vista, CA

3d•$23

About The Position

SBCS (formerly South Bay Community Services) transforms communities to support the well-being and prosperity of children, youth, and families. For more than 50 years, we’ve worked throughout San Diego to provide safe shelter, transitional housing, intervention prevention programs, mental health support, and many other services that meet the ever-changing needs of our communities. Our organization is dedicated to offering high-quality services and ensuring all services align with the community's needs. To best serve our communities, SBCS partners with various grassroots organizations throughout California to develop innovative strategies that enhance services, empower clients, and ensure that culturally appropriate and trauma-informed care is offered. SBCS provides a wide range of services tailored to meet each client's unique needs. At SBCS, our client-centered approach highlights the importance of respect, empathy, and compassion when interacting with all community members. As a mission-driven organization, our work is centered around providing exceptional, face-to-face support to our clients and community members to foster trust, accessibility and personal connection that are critical to our mission. The First 5 First Steps (First Steps) family support program provides home visiting services for pregnant women and families with children ages 0-3. First Steps promotes positive parenting and enhances child health and development for families who may face hardships and stressors that place them at increased risk for poor health and developmental outcomes.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED equivalent, required.
Minimum two years experience in working with or providing services to families with children prenatally through 5 years of age.
Knowledge of infant and child development.
Experience and humility in working with culturally diverse families.
Acceptance of individual differences.
Ability to establish trusting relationships.
Willing to engage in building reflective capacity.
Ability to work with a diverse population, possess cultural sensitivity, and maintain appropriate boundaries with clients.
Candidate is required to drive their personal vehicle on behalf of SBCS; therefore the candidate must successfully complete a motor vehicle history check. Candidate must also possess and maintain a current valid California driver’s license and valid auto insurance policy.
Employment may be conditioned upon satisfactory completion of certain background clearances which may include a Department of Justice criminal background check requiring my fingerprints (Live Scan), screening through the National Sex Offender Public Website, drug test, tuberculosis (TB) test, and such additional clearances as may be required under the program.
Candidate is required to have reliable transportation; therefore, the candidate must successfully complete a motor history check. Candidate must also possess and maintain a current valid California driver’s license and valid auto insurance policy. (Approximately 40% of the time.)

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in child development, early childhood education, psychology or related field preferred.
Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
Preferred experience in working with at-risk populations in the home setting.
Infant Mental Health endorsement preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain HFA model fidelity and meet requirements for re-accreditation process.
Work with a diverse cultural population.
Provide in-home parenting education to clients using Baby Talk and Mothers and Babies curriculums as requested by contract.
Conduct strengths-based assessments and screenings with clients using contractually required tools.
Develop service plan with clients in accordance with assessment findings and ongoing home visit observations.
Provide case management and connect clients to community resources as needed.
Establish and maintain communication with other involved parties on a regular basis for coordinated care.
Plan and facilitate monthly parent groups.
Complete all required client case file documentation, including data entry into CMEDS, ETO and other required data systems in a timely and routine fashion.
Achieve and track required program objectives.
Implement Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) requirements and collaborate with Family Connection Hub and Public Health Nurses (PHN).
Maintain client case files in accordance with Agency, First 5 and HFA standards.
Participate in team, agency, and contractual meetings, trainings, and group reflective supervision meetings as required by the Agency, HFA, and First 5.
Maintain required MAA documentation.
Represent the agency and team during community presentations and events as needed.
Adhere to Agency and First 5 client confidentiality, HIPAA, and mandated reporting policies.
Attend all agency required meetings and trainings.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

SBCS offers competitive pay and additional benefits for full-time employees, including generous vacation time, holidays, health, vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, an employee assistance program, discount programs, public service forgiveness loan, and an excellent retirement plan with matching contributions.

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