Bilingual Family Support Specialist

Wellroot Family Services; Gainesville (GA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A community service organization in Gainesville, GA is seeking a Bilingual Family Support Specialist to implement a home-based intervention program. This role focuses on building relationships with families to provide support and education, enhancing the parent-child dynamic and family functioning. The ideal candidate will work directly with families to achieve positive developmental outcomes for children, supporting parents in their crucial roles. This position offers a chance to make a significant impact within the community.

Responsibilities

• Initiates and maintains regular support and interventions with families primarily within the family’s home.
• Establishes a trusting relationship with families.
• Assists in strengthening the parent-child relationship and optimizing the home environment.
• Improves the family support system and increases the family’s advocacy skills.

Job description

Position: Bilingual Family Support Specialist

Location: Gainesville, GA

Job Id: 291-55

# of Openings: 1

Job Title: Bilingual Family Support Specialist

Reports To: Program Manager

Department: Programs

FLSA: Exempt

Job Summary

The Family Support Specialist implements the Healthy Families America home visiting model, a home-based intervention program with families, infants and children. One of the primary roles of the FSS is to develop strong relationships with families in order to provide service coordination, support, and training to assist families in meeting the needs of their children and enhancing parents’ role as the primary influence on their child’s development. Duties include working with families to promote positive parent-child relationships and interactions, provide child development education and enhance family functioning.

Responsibilities

• Initiates and maintains regular and long-term (up to three years) support and interventions with families which will occur primarily within the family’s home and should last at least an hour.
• The interventions should be family-centered, strength-based, and directed at:
  • establishing a trusting relationship
  • Assists in strengthening the parent-child relationship
  • Assists parents in improving their skills to optimize the home environment
  • Improves the family support system; and increases the family’s ability to problem solve and assume the role of advocate for themselves and their children