Family Support Specialist

Child Resource Center, Inc.; Upper Marlboro (MD); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Referral program

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Child Resource Center, Inc. is seeking a Family Support Specialist for Healthy Families Prince George’s to provide in-home intervention to pregnant mothers and new families. You will teach parenting skills, support health education, and help families access community resources.

Requires a Bachelor’s or RN licensure; bilingual English/Spanish is highly desired. This full-time role offers competitive pay and benefits, with opportunities for advancement in a collaborative, culturally diverse team.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or higher.
• Experience with families and child development.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.
• Reliable transportation and flexible hours.
• Willingness to work with culturally diverse families.

Responsibilities

• Engage families in home visits and build trusting relationships.
• Document interventions and required paperwork in a timely manner.
• Develop and monitor Family Goal Plans with parents.
• Assess needs and connect families to community resources.
• Support prenatal and postnatal care and education.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Cultural diversity adaptability

Bilingual English/Spanish (preferred)

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

RN license (Registered Nurse)

AS degree with RN licensure

Job description

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary Range: $42,000-$44,000 per year
Work Location: In-person, some remote work possible

Healthy Families Prince George’s, an evidence-based home visiting program developed to support families as they prepare for and welcome new babies into their homes, is seeking a Family Support Specialist. Must have knowledge of infant/child development, mental health and experience working with families. Strong problem-solving, interpersonal and communication skills are required, as well as a willingness to work with culturally diverse families and colleagues. A four-year degree is preferred but not required. Extensive training and supervision is provided.

This full-time job comes with an excellent benefits package including health insurance and retirement plan. There are opportunities for advancement.

Position Summary:

Provide in home intervention to prenatal and pregnant mothers. Intervention includes teaching parenting skills, health education, appropriate mother-baby interaction, basic child development, infant care, and advocacy. Assess the need for referrals and perform case management duties as necessary. Goal of the program and intervention is to increase mother’s knowledge of infant care, to reduce risks for child abuse and neglect, ensure positive parent-child relationships, reduce poor birth outcomes, and prevent health and developmental problems of newborns.

Qualifications:

• High school graduate (minimum education).
• Work experience in childcare, child development, home visiting, and/or relevant work with families and children.
• Access to reliable transportation, ability to work flexible hours.
• Motivated to work as a member of a culturally diverse team; bilingual skills may be necessary.
• An ability to establish trusting relationships and acceptance of individual differences
• Knowledge of infant and child development (physical, social and emotional development)

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree with current RN license, or a BA in another field with current RN licensure, or an A.S. degree with State Level RN, and at least one year of nursing experience.
• Fluent in written and verbal English and Spanish, highly desired
• Must be a current licensed registered nurse with knowledge of neonatal and/or maternal post-partum assessment.
• Strong problem-solving, interpersonal and communication skills are required, as well as a passion to work with culturally diverse families and colleagues.
• Must have reliable transportation and be willing to use personal vehicle to conduct home visits. Mileage is reimbursed at the current rate as determined by the IRS.

Specific Tasks:

• Work with a minimum caseload of 15 families at a time.
• Develop a Family Goal Plan (FGP) with parents, presenting concerns specifically defined by the families.
• Conduct regular review and reassessment of service plan per program standards.
• Conduct home visits with each family focusing on positive parenting techniques according to level of intensity.
• Conduct an overall needs assessment.
• Refer all families at risk to appropriate intervention services and provide support for follow through to the client.
• Educate parents on nutrition and WIC services; facilitates access to WIC.
• Monitor and facilitate client participation in pre-natal care, including keeping medical appointments, and accessing birthing classes
• Educate families regarding smoking cessation, drug and alcohol use during pregnancy and, if needed, assist them in accessing treatment.
• Educate parents regarding the risk of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV during pregnancy, as well as the risk of prenatal transmission to their infants.
• Monitor and facilitate client participation in postpartum visits.
• Ensure and record process of accessing immunizations for children according to the EPDST schedule.
• Educate parents on the importance of early and continuous medical care; facilitate a positive relationship between family and a primary health provider.
• Help parents reach goals regarding self-sufficiency.
• Educate parents on the safety needs of their children and assist parents to child proof their home.
• Provide breast-feeding mothers with on going support and education.
• Discuss methods of contraception, both prenatal and postpartum; continue to teach values of family planning.
• Prepare appropriate client file documentation, statistics in a timely manner
• Assist in organizing monthly peer support group.
• Assure updating and completion of program curriculum.
• Assist, when needed, in training new FSSs.
• Work in collaboration with supervisor and management team in selection of new FSSs.
• Meet all programmatic goals for home visits.
• Assess families’ needs and help connect them to appropriate resources, ensuring their participation.
• Demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team and maintain professional interpersonal staff relationships.
• Work effectively with members of community agencies and demonstrate the ability to form community partnerships.

Responsibilities:

• Engage families in a trusting, supportive, and empowering relationship
• Accurately document interventions, complete required paperwork, submit paperwork in a timely manner in accordance with program standards. Assist supervisors in the collection of program data.
• Completes time sheets, mileage sheets, reimbursement sheets accurately and submit on time to supervisor
• sParticipates in weekly team meetings, staff meetings and training
• Participates in individual and group supervision sessions
• Support day-to-day functions of program and organization.
• Frequent movement (sitting, standing, walking, driving, sitting on floor at home visits, and lifting less than 50 pounds.
• Consistently follow Healthy Families and CRC policies and procedures

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement

About

Prince George’s Child Resource Center dba Child Resource Connect helps create healthy and nurturing environments for children by supporting their families and educating their caregivers. Each year the Resource Center provides family support services to over 1,500 families and training to over 2,000 childcare providers, parents and human services workers potentially touching the lives of nearly half a million children since 1990. They do this through home visits, child development education, links to community services, and adult education.