Home Visitor (Early Start) - Stephenson and Winnebago County

Brightpoint • Rockford, IL

11d • Hybrid

About The Position

Brightpoint invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a common vision: an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. As a leader in the human services sector for 140 years, we aim to advance the well-being of children by investing in families and strengthening communities through data-informed, collaborative, and preventative solutions. The Early Start Home Visitor meets with expectant parents and families with young children in Stephenson and Winnebago County, providing strength-based, family-centered services, comprehensive assessments, and parent support groups and education. As a Home Visitor, you will develop safe and trusting relationships with expectant and new parents, helping them to maximize access to needed services while providing support and expertise as they successfully navigate the parenting journey. The Home Visitor will also complete home visits with expectant parents, advocate for clients' access to community resources, provide strength-based and family-centered parent education and assess for safety.

Requirements

• Associates Degree in Social Work, Child Development, or a closely related field; Bachelor's Degree preferred in Social Work, Child Development, or closely related field.
• Minimum of one year of experience working with families with children under the age of 5 required.
• Must be certified in appropriate program model or obtain certification within 90 days of hire and must maintain certification throughout employment.
• Adept at communicating effectively – both in writing and verbally.
• Must be able to attend in-person family visits and meetings.
• Valid driver's license, insurance, and a reliable vehicle required.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to communicate in both English and Spanish preferred.
• Experience in working with culturally diverse communities and families preferred.

Responsibilities

• Meet regularly with families with young children in their homes to complete assessments, develop goals, and provide services aligned with the strengths and needs of the child and family.
• Provide observations of parent-child interactions, including assessing for effective communication and empathic responses, and engage parents in reflective dialogue on the developing parent-child relationship.
• Assist parents in forming community connections aligned with service goals, including referral and linkage with providers of early intervention, mental health, health care, and other supportive services.
• Develop and maintain collaborative partnerships with key community providers.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 3+ weeks paid time off in the first year including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day (PTO increases with tenure)
• 11 paid holidays
• Supplemental insurance options
• 401(k) with match
• Emerging Leaders will have access to leadership development opportunities and one-on-one mentorship.
• Brightpoint is an approved agency for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

What This Job Offers

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