Bilingual Family Support Worker, Healthy Families

Sheppard Pratt; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 26,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Medical benefits

403b retirement match

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Sheppard Pratt in Gaithersburg, MD is seeking a Bilingual Family Support Worker for the Healthy Families program. The role is on-site, full-time, with a 9am-5pm schedule on weekdays.

Fluency in both English and Spanish is required, and a high school diploma is the minimum; a bachelor's in a related field is preferred. The position involves managing a caseload of families, developing service plans, and coordinating home visits with a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Minimum of high school graduate, or equivalency, with knowledge of parenting skills, early childhood, and case planning practice.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in social work, early childhood, family studies or related field with one year of experience in working with families.
• Fluency in Spanish and English.

Responsibilities

• Manages a maximum weighted caseload of 24, documenting interventions and ensuring timely assessments.
• Works as part of a team and can work independently; obtains pre-approval for after-hours work.
• Establishes a service plan with goals, objectives and activities; reviews plans with families.
• Performs evaluations and child screenings on schedule as per program.
• Maintains timely documentation and records in written English within 48 hours of family contact.

Job description

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Bilingual Family Support Worker, Healthy Families

Locations

Gaithersburg, MD 20877, USA

• On-site
• Case Management - Unlicensed
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: BILIN012428

Description

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm | Job Location Type: In Person

*This position requires bilingual fluency in English and Spanish.*

What to expect.

• Manages a maximum weighted caseload of 24, documenting interventions and assuring timely assessments as appropriate.
• Demonstrates ability to work as a part of a team and is able to work independently. Obtains pre-approval for work to be completed outside the normal work hours or outside the office.
• Establishes a trusting relationship with at-risk families by initiating and maintaining regular family contact. Willingness to work within culturally diverse communities.
• Demonstrates a familiarity with parent-child interaction and infant/child development concepts and materials, and the dynamics of child abuse and neglect. Utilizing these concepts and materials with parents and children on home visits.
• Utilizes the program’s evidence-based curriculum, Parents As Teachers with all families and seeks supervisory guidance and approval for use of other materials.
• With active guidance from HFM Team Leader, establishes a service plan including goals, objectives and activities. Reviews and revises service plans and Family Goal Plans routinely and regularly with the family and in supervision with the HFM Team Leader.
• Performs evaluation instruments and child screenings on time according to the HFM program schedule.
• Demonstrates competence in written English. Records family observations, activities, pertinent information relevant to family observation, and worker intervention in a consistent and timely manner, no later than 48 hours after family contact.
• Is able to balance the work with families with the program’s need for timely completion of all required documentation.

What you’ll get from us.

At Sheppard Pratt, you will work alongside a multi-disciplined team led by a bold vision to change lives. We offer:

• A commitment to professional development, including a comprehensive tuition reimbursement program to support ongoing education and licensure and/or certification preparation
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits for benefit eligible positions
• 403b retirement match
• Generous paid-time-off for benefit eligible positions
• Complimentary Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

The pay range for this position is $19.10 hourly minimum to $24 hourly maximum and is determined on a number of factors, including but not limited to, years and level of related experience.

What we need from you.

• Minimum of high school graduate, or equivalency and demonstrated knowledge of parenting skills, early childhood, and case planning practice required. Preferred - Bachelor’s degree in social work, early childhood, family studies or related field with one year of experience, or experience working with families, infants/children in a home setting.
• Strong organizational skills in order to balance the family’s needs with the program’s requirement for accurate and complete documentation.
• Experienced in the use of a computer for documentation, reporting and use of the internet.
• Ability to maintain flexible work schedule, including some evening and weekend hours.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with less than three points and the use of a reliable insured vehicle for work purposes.
• Must be able to demonstrate fluency in Spanish and English.

WHY SHEPPARD PRATT?

At Sheppard Pratt, we are more than just a workplace. We are a community of healthcare professionals who are dedicated to providing hope and healing to individual’s facing life’s challenges. Join us and be a part of a mission that changes lives!

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