Family Support Worker

BronxCare Health System; New York; On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking compassionate individuals to enhance parent-child interactions through home visits. This role involves working closely with children and families, focusing on child development and prevention strategies. You'll be responsible for providing intensive services, conducting assessments, and ensuring families receive the support they need. Join a dedicated team that values positive relationships and contributes to the well-being of the community. If you have a passion for childcare and family support, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Qualifications

• Experience in childcare settings or with high-risk families is preferred.
• Completion of a certificate program in Child Care is required.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain positive relationships with families and patients.
• Conduct assessments to determine service needs and develop goals.

Skills

Positive Parent-Child Interaction

Child Development Knowledge

Communication Skills

Data Collection and Analysis

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Certificate in Child Care

Tools

Computer Literacy

Job description

Overview

Responsible for making home visits to program participants. Their primary function will be to work with children and families on enhancing the parent-child interaction. They will utilize activities that will focus on various issues such as child abuse prevention, child development and child-friendly activities to encourage learning.

Responsibilities

1. Establish and maintain positive relationships with patients, visitors, and other employees. Interacts professionally, courteously, and appropriately with patients, visitors, and other employees. Behaves in a manner consistent with maintaining and furthering a positive public perception of Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center and its employees.
2. Contributes to and participates in the Performance/Quality Improvement activities of the assigned department. Contribution and participation includes data collection, analysis, implementation of and compliance with risk management and claims activities, support of and participation in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) teams, consistent adherence to the specific rules and regulations of the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center (a) Safety and Security Policies, (b) Risk Management: Incident and Occurrence Reporting, (c) Infection Control Policies and Procedures and (d) Patient and Customer Service.
3. Responsible for initiating and maintaining regular contact with families primarily in their homes.
4. Provides intensive services and ensures completion of goals. These intensive services will focus on promoting positive parenting skills that will center on positive parent-child interaction and enhance the knowledge of child development of program participants utilizing various program activities.
5. Conducts assessment with the input of the family to determine service needs and develop goals utilizing the Family Support Plan.
6. Escorts families to agencies and medical visits when necessary.
7. Responsible for documenting all contact with families as they pertain to all service delivery in case records and in other required data collection instruments.
8. Assists with special projects and performs other duties as delegated by the Program Manager and Supervisor.

Qualifications

1. Experience working within a childcare facility such as a Day Care Center/Head Start Program or working with high-risk families preferred.
2. Completion of certificate program in Child Care.
3. High School or GED.
4. Computer literate.