Bilingual Family Support Specialists (Alexandria, Loudoun, & Fairfax)

Northern Virginia Family Services; Annandale (VA); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Virginia Family Services (NVFS) is hiring bilingual Family Support Specialists to support Healthy Families teams in the Alexandria and Fairfax area. You will conduct in-home visits to build trust with families, promote healthy child development, and connect families with community resources.

The role emphasizes collaboration, adherence to Healthy Families America standards, and a hybrid work arrangement with some in-person fieldwork.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English; Spanish speaking required.
• High School diploma or GED; college coursework preferred.
• Infant Mental Health endorsement preferred.
• Experience with children aged 0–3 and families; volunteering acceptable.
• Willing to adhere to Healthy Families America Best Practice Standards.
• Comfort with diverse populations and reflective practice.
• Proficient with laptops, email, and Microsoft Office.
• Commitment to NVFS values: Communication, Integrity, Respect, Collaboration, Accountability.

Responsibilities

• Conduct client home visits on a regular schedule to build trusting relationships per program standards.
• Prepare activities for home visits using approved curricula and materials.
• Organize group socialization experiences and field trips for families.
• Provide parenting modeling, education, and supportive services per standards.
• Conduct developmental screenings using ASQ-3, ASQ-SE-2, PHQ-9, and CHEERS checks.
• Make referrals to other services and coordinate with community providers.
• Prepare documentation and maintain client files per program requirements.
• Enter data for record keeping and reporting to meet guidelines.
• Participate in regular supervision and share case updates.
• Maintain current knowledge of program software and early childhood resources.

Skills

Spanish fluency

English fluency

Education

High School diploma or GED

Infant Mental Health endorsement preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Multiple Openings:

Join the NVFS Family: We are looking to hire bilingual Spanish-speaking Family Support Specialists to join NVFS Healthy Families teams in Alexandria and Fairfax! In this role, you will build trusting relationships with families through regular in-home visits, providing support, guidance, and connections to community resources. As a Family Support Specialist (FSS), you will help promote healthy child development and strengthen families while delivering services in accordance with Healthy Families America Best Practice Standards.

Why This Role Matters:

Our Healthy Families program supports parents and caregivers during the critical early years of a child’s life. As a Family Support Specialist, you build trusting relationships with families and provide guidance, resources, and encouragement that help strengthen parenting skills and promote healthy child development. Your work helps create safer, stronger families and brighter futures for children in our community.

This position has a salary range in the mid 40s and is a hybrid role.

Benefits and Compensation:

We want you to be well, have work/life flexibility, grow your career with us, and have the resources and support you need. Check out our comprehensive benefit offerings here in support of various dimensions of your wellbeing.

In this role, you will:

• Conduct client home visits on a regularly assigned schedule with the goal of establishing trusting relationships in accordance with Healthy Families America Best Practice Standards.
• Prepare appropriate activities for home visits using approved evidence‑based curriculum and other supplemental materials.
• Prepare appropriate activities and facilitate group socialization experiences and field trips for families.
• Provide appropriate parenting modeling, education, and other supportive services as outlined in the Healthy Families America Best Practice Standards.
• Conduct developmental screening and evaluations using instruments such as ASQ-3, ASQ-SE-2, PHQ-9 Depression Screens, and CHEERS Check‑in with families.
• Make referrals to other services as needed and work with other community providers to provide collaborative services to clients.
• Prepare documentation and maintain client files in accordance with program requirements and NVFS guidelines.
• Enter data for record keeping and reporting to meet federal/state/program guidelines.
• Participate in regular supervision with Program Supervisor, providing regular updates and preparing case presentations.
• Maintain current own level of knowledge on program software and other information on early childhood programs.

Your Background:

We understand that you may obtain skills through a variety of professional, personal, educational, and volunteer experiences.

• Oral and written fluency in English; oral fluency in Spanish required
• High School graduate or GED; college coursework preferred
• Infant Mental Health endorsement preferred
• Experience working with or providing services to children (aged 0‑3 years) and families; this may include volunteering, internships, and/or personal lived experiences
• Must be willing and able to provide services in accordance with Healthy Families America Best Practice Standards
• Experience and humility to work with the culturally diverse populations present among the program’s target population
• Knowledge of infant and child development
• Ability to establish trusting relationships with an acceptance of individual differences
• Willing to engage in building reflective capacity (i.e., has the capacity for introspection, communicates awareness of self in relation to others, and recognizes the value of supervision)
• Proficiency in usage of basic technological tools including laptops/computers, email, phones, and internet; working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Must be able to demonstrate and live the organizational values of Communication, Integrity, Respect, Collaboration, and Accountability

Additional Requirements:

• Successful completion of background checks upon hire
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds of baby items and program materials.
• May require clear Motor Vehicle Record check, valid U.S. driver’s license and own transportation
• Must have reliable transportation to conduct client home visits, make regular deliveries to client homes and visit other designated community locations.
• Within a 37.5 hour workweek, need to have the flexibility to make evening and/or early morning home visits two days per week in order to accommodate clients’ schedules; occasional weekend work required
• This position is mostly in person with some remote work.

Working at Northern Virginia Family Services (NVFS) means doing work that matters every day because of the difference you will make in the lives of children and families in Northern Virginia. NVFS’ breadth, depth and scope of services offer the resources and support to ensure that everyone in need, at every stage of life, maximizes their potential and fully contributes to a thriving community. At NVFS, we value every team member’s contribution and our collective impact on our clients and the community. NVFS is an equal opportunity employer, E-Verify participant and drug‑free workplace.