Healthy Families Family Support Worker

People Incorporated • Fall River, MA

303d • $19

About The Position

People, Incorporated is a human service Agency serving the Southcoast community, including the Greater Fall River, New Bedford, and Taunton areas. As a partnership of specialized, integrated programs, we provide unique opportunities to people with life challenges. Since our inception in 1968, we have been one of the largest providers of supports and services to people of all abilities in the community. Let People, Incorporated be Your Path to Opportunity! The Greater Fall River Healthy Families program seeks a Family Support Worker to provide a wide range of activities and services to first time parents both pregnant and parenting, and their infant to promote healthy birth outcomes; achieve optimal health, growth and development in infancy and early childhood; support positive, effective parenting skills and nurturing home environments; prevent child abuse and neglect as well as promote maximum parent education and economic self-sufficiency.

Requirements

• Associates Degree preferred, or life experience and/or the minimum of a high school diploma.
• Experience working with or providing services to first time parents and co-parents as well as a willingness to work with culturally diverse populations among programs target population.
• Demonstrate non-judgmental acceptance of individual differences and ability to establish trusting relationships.
• Ability to demonstrate insight to the needs of pregnant and parenting participants and their families, using nonjudgement and strength based approaches.
• Demonstrate ease in conducting visits within participants homes.
• Knowledge of infant and child development and parent-child attachment.
• Ability to relate to families from a strength-based model and approach families using a family centered service model.
• Demonstrate motivation and the ability to implement 5 Protective Factors.
• Ability to establish and maintain personal/programmatic boundaries while providing supportive services.
• Ability to comfortably encourage and promote parent choice, family strength, and empowerment.
• Ability to work with culturally diverse communities/families demonstrating respect and work in partnership with families of diverse cultural, ethnic, educational and social backgrounds.
• Ability to recognize personal biases.
• Demonstrate willingness to engage in building reflective capacity.
• Skill in oral and written English communication, organization, observation and listening.
• Ability to cooperate and work as a team member.
• Ability to participate and attend state-wide Healthy Families Massachusetts orientation requiring travel, and complete core and topic trainings within one year of employment, along with supervisory observations.
• Demonstrate motivation and the ability to learn and practice basic supportive skills.
• Ability to maintain a valid drivers license, as well as a reliable, registered and insured vehicle.
• Ability to work individually and in a team environment, and communicate effectively in all settings.
• A qualifying criminal background check and MVR check required.
• Bi-lingual preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain case load within parameters established by the Childrens Trust.
• Schedule and provide home visits and supportive services with cultural humility to eligible mothers and fathers based on respective service levels.
• Develop relationships with participants understanding, respecting and celebrating the diversity of practices, thoughts, and norms of each family member and staff.
• Support families in developing goal plans that identify family strengths, needs, interests, desired services, goals and objectives, and plans for resolution.
• Identify with the family strengths that promote a smooth, barrier-free service delivery model.
• Demonstrate flexibility, diligence and resourcefulness in efforts to service families.
• Demonstrate the ability to service families during non-standard business hours to meet the needs of families.
• Assess families health and service needs at each visit and take action to ensure that families needs are met by either direct services or service of referral source or advocate.
• Provide services that support and educate; promoting positive parent-child interactions, child development through play and assessments.
• Refer and/or link families to medical providers, food or housing assistance programs, child care, job training programs, family support centers or various community agencies as indicated.
• Develop a working knowledge of program policies and procedures.
• Complete documentation and enter all related information into participant data base account to program specifications.
• Facilitate or participate in development and implementation of parent/child, mothers and /or fathers groups as assigned.
• Actively participate in state-wide and program training, in-services, program meetings, and supervision.
• Keep current in pilots and integrate new or changing models with fidelity to the program.
• Comply with Massachusetts State Laws regarding child abuse reporting procedures.
• Volunteer for one People, Incorporated marketing event annually.
• Participate in two annual outreach events beyond typical work hours.

Benefits

• 4 weeks accrued paid time off
• 11 paid holidays annually
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 403(b) savings plan
• Wellness Activities and initiatives
• Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Account
• FREE Life and Long-term Disability Insurance
• Short-term Disability Insurance
• Select discounts through LifeMart (i.e., Discount movie and theme park tickets, savings on T-Mobile)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Fitness Center on Site
• Discounts on Auto, Home and Renters Insurance
• Free Financial Planning/Analysis
• Public Services Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Financial support with monthly student loan payments
• Reimbursement for C.N.A. Training and Licensing
• FREE DDS Certificate (Human Service)
• Scholarship Opportunities
• Degree Completion Incentive

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Social Assistance
• Education Level: Associate degree