Family Support Specialist — Impactful Home-Based Support

Family Services; Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Family Services in Wisconsin seeks a Family Support Specialist to establish trusting relationships with families within the Healthy Families program. The role emphasizes culturally competent, strength-based, family-centered, and family-directed service delivery, often in home visits.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree in human services or related field, with 0–2 years of relevant experience; bilingual Spanish/English is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human services or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Infant Mental Health Endorsement preferred.
• 0-2 years in early childhood education, maternal-child health, family life education, home visitation, social work, or related field.
• 2+ years home visitation experience preferred.
• Bilingual Spanish/English.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and maintain regular contact with assigned families, primarily in their home.
• Manage an active caseload of families. Complete family assessments and develop and implement Individual Family Support Plans based on family needs and preferences.
• Provide assistance to families to increase competency in positive parent-child interaction, home environment, safety, nutrition, child growth and development, and child health care.
• Develop and maintain necessary relationships in the community to execute responsibilities to assigned families and promote goal and objectives.
• Provide transportation for program participants related to family needs.

Skills

Bilingual Spanish/English

Interpersonal skills

Written case plans

Education

Bachelor's degree in human services or related field

Infant Mental Health Endorsement

Job description

Family Services in Wisconsin seeks a Family Support Specialist to establish trusting relationships with families within the Healthy Families program. The role emphasizes culturally competent, strength-based, family-centered, and family-directed service delivery, often in home visits.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree in human services or related field, with 0–2 years of relevant experience; bilingual Spanish/English is highly valued.