Home Visitor - Texas Home Visiting

Buckner International•Lubbock, TX

About The Position

The THV Home Visitor serves in a strategic function at Buckner Children and Family Services to deliver services based on the SafeCare model, including home visits, parent support groups and periodic developmental screenings to eligible families. Provide families with information regarding parenting, child health, and home safety, per the SafeCare model, with sensitivity to cultural and socio-economic needs of each client. Positively presenting this program and the need for such programs to the local community. Serve as a resource for program collaboration, the community, and other BCFS programs.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor’s degree.
Requires ability to drive assigned vehicle(s) or personal vehicle, with appropriate state license, following all laws applicable; must provide proof of liability insurance and must be eligible to be insured under Buckner’s insurance policy.
Must be age 21 or older to drive on behalf of Buckner.
Requires ability to use up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force continuously to move objects and/or people.
Requires ability to walk, stand and sit, sometimes for prolonged periods of time.

Nice To Haves

Prior work experience in education, child health and development, child abuse or neglect, and/or parent education preferred.

Responsibilities

Recruit and engage families to receive services and determine family eligibility.
Ensure compliance to Texas Home Visiting contract as well as fidelity to SafeCare model.
Coordinate home visits as prescribed in the Texas Home Visiting program for the purpose of observing and providing information to parents.
Perform approved developmental screening tool on all children in case load and document and report results.
Provide resource and referral services linking families with community resources and support systems.
Utilizing SafeCare curriculum, conduct education, either in the home as well as delivering monthly parent support groups, while ensuring fidelity to the model is maintained at all times.
Manage caseloads and, timely and accurately, prepare various documentation for the purpose of providing information required for program compliance.
Establish appropriate relationships with families that are based on equality and respect.
Work with the families to build on the families’ strengths to effect needed change.
Maintain organized and accurate case records and timely submit required reports that meet contract and BCFS policies and procedures.
Model appropriate adult/child interactions to families.
Serve as a SafeCare ambassador to the community.
Work effectively with diverse family types; exhibit cultural sensitivity; affirm cultural, racial and linguistic identity.
Receive appropriate supervision from the Program Supervisor.