Family Support Worker (Bilingual)

Metropolitan Family Services; Midway (TX); On-site; USD 54,000 - 58,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

HSA employer contributions

Teladoc services

401K with 4% employer match

Job summary

Metropolitan Family Services is hiring a part-time Family Support Worker to join our Midway Early Learning team in Chicago, IL. This role focuses on supporting families through engagement, health, and community resources within the Early Childhood Education program.

Enjoy a work-life balance with a part-time schedule at our Learning and Wellness Center in Back of the Yards. The position offers a salary range of $54,000 to $58,000 annually, with eligibility based on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience engaging families in early childhood or Head Start programs.
• Familiarity with disability, health, mental health, and ERSEA services.
• Strong documentation and case management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Support families in program services across engagement, disability, health, mental health, and ERSEA.
• Recruit and enroll families; maintain eligibility documentation for children and pregnant women.
• Coordinate services with staff, partners, and supervisor to support child and family well-being.
• Provide case management and referrals, including emergency and health/nutrition services.

Skills

Family Engagement

Disability

Health

Mental Health

ERSEA

Documentation

Case Management

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Social Work

Job description

Job Category: Early Childhood Education/Head Start

Requisition Number: FAMIL005410

• Posted : August 7, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

Showing 1 location

Midway
Chicago, IL 60629, USA

Description

We are now hiring for part-time Family Support Worker to join our Midway Early Learning Team!

If you are excited about the opportunity to make this kind of life changing impact, read on to hear the best part about being an Family Support worker within the Early Childhood Education Program at Metropolitan Family Services! Perhaps your work life balance demands a part-time schedule, we've got your career and your work life balance covered! We currently have an opening as a part-time opening at our Learning and Wellness Center in Back of the Yards community.

SALARY: The average starting salary for this position will fall in the range of $54,000 - $58,000 annually. Where candidates fall in this range will be based on skill and experience level.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Responsible for supporting families in the program in the service areas of Family Engagement, Disability, Health, Mental Health and ERSEA. Ensures compliance with funder requirements, federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and MFS policies.

• Recruit and enroll children and families into the program, as well as, establish and maintain accurate documentation of age and income eligibility for children and pregnant women participating in the program.
• Collaborates with program staff site partners, and supervisor to coordinate services relating to child and family well-being, including Disabilities, Health, Mental Health, Nutrition and Family Partnerships.
• Collaborate with families and program staff to complete an accurate family assessment annually and provide intervention, referrals and assistance for interests, needs and circumstances identified.
• Provide case management services to families and children including assistance and referrals, i.e. emergency services, health/nutrition/dental referrals, disability referrals, and child abuse and neglect referrals, etc. including following up with families to assure that services are received.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch.
• The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing and viewing a computer terminal.
• The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Satisfactorily pass all relevant screenings and criminal background checks.

TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• Driving for work required with a personally owned vehicle. Travel between sites required.

Metropolitan Family Services puts our people first with a top-of-the-line benefits package.

Some highlights include:

• Medical Coverage, Dental Coverage, and Vision Coverage.
• Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, pro-rated to your benefits start date.
• FREE General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services provided to all team members.
• Ascensus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility.

Some of the above benefits are available for part-time and temporary workers, but not all. Be sure to inquire upon your hire as to which benefits apply to you.

Metropolitan Family Servicesempowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. Metropolitan isIllinois' first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 117,000 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness and empowerment.

Qualifications

Education

Preferred

Bachelors or better in Social Work or related field.

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