Family Support Specialist - Full Time

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic is seeking a Family Support Specialist for the Healthy Families of Rensselaer County program. This full-time role involves conducting intensive home visiting to promote child well-being and prevent abuse or neglect, with Spanish fluency required and travel across communities as needed.

The position includes mandatory supervision, ongoing trauma-informed training, and reporting in HFNY systems.

Qualifications

• HSD/GED required.
• Fluent in Spanish required.
• Experience working with children and families.
• Valid NYS driver's license required.
• Valid automobile insurance required.
• Willing to travel up to 400 miles per month with mileage reimbursement.

Responsibilities

• Establishes trusting relationships with at-risk families via regularly scheduled home visits from intake through enrollment up to 5 years per family as per HFNY standards.
• Participates in weekly mandatory supervision focusing on administration, clinical and reflective strategies.
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting and case documentation in HFNY databases and MIS within required timeframes.
• Maintain at least 75% home visit rate and up to 25 families on caseload as per HFNY standards.
• Provide continuous outreach to families and community referral sources to maintain caseloads and program capacity.
• Comply with NYS mandated reporter training and HFNY policies.

Skills

Spanish fluency

Family support experience

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Employment Type: Full time

Shift: Day Shift

Description: Family Support Specialist - Full Time Healthy Families of Rensselaer County Must be Fluent in Spanish

Here at Samaritan Hospital, an affiliate of St. Peter's Health Partners, we care for more people in more places than one.

Position Highlights

• Quality of Life: Where career opportunities and quality of life converge
• Advancement: Strong orientation program, generous tuition allowance and career development

What you will do

The Family Support Specialist creates partnerships with parents and their families to promote child well-being and prevent the abuse and neglect of children through intensive home visiting. Staff receive intensive and ongoing training related to trauma informed practice. By strengthening the parent-child relationship by improving parenting skills, reducing family stress, and meeting the needs of parents.

Responsibilities

• Establishes a trusting relationship with at-risk families by providing regularly scheduled home visits from intake through enrollment up to 5 years for each family as determined by HFA Accreditation Standards.
• Participates in weekly mandatory supervision, with a focus on administration, Clinical and reflective strategies.
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting and case documentation in written or electronic Healthy Families NY database and management information systems, within the required time frames.
• Maintain at least a 75% home visit rate as determined by HFA Best Practice Standards and maintain a case load of up to 25 families.
• Provide continuous outreach to families and community referral sources to maintain caseloads and program capacity as determined by Office of Children and Family Services NYS contract.
• NYS mandated reporters and must follow HFNY policies and procedures related to the NYS law for mandated reporters which includes mandatory annual training.
• Functions as a representation of HFRC/SPHP at community wide events and works collaboratively with community agencies.

What you will need

• HSD/GED Required.
• Must be Fluent in Spanish required.
• Relevant experience working with children and families.
• A valid NYS driver's license required.
• Valid automobile insurance is required.
• Can potentially travel up to 400 miles a month in both rural and urban communities and are reimbursed for mileage by the set federal reimbursement rate.

Pay Range

Pay Range: $17.85 - $22.20 Pay is based on experience, skills, and education. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on location.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Trinity Health

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. Together, we’re 121,000 colleagues and nearly 36,500 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 27 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, our system includes 101 hospitals, 126 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations, and many other health and well-being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, in fiscal year 2023, we invested $1.5 billion in our communities through charity care and other community benefit programs.

For more information, visit http://www.trinity-health.org. You can also follow Trinity Health on LinkedIn.