About this opportunity
New Hope Services lists this Family Support Specialist opportunity in jeffersonville, Indiana. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Family Support Specialist
New Hope Services (NHS) is proudly celebrating 65 years of service to Southern Indiana and our extended service area. NHS has built the capacity to provide a full continuum of human services from child and family support through ability services. Our unique expertise in developing affordable housing allows us to also partner with the communities we serve to have an even greater positive economic and community development impact.
Compensation: $17.00 per hour. Servicing Clark and Floyd counties with home office in Clark county. Full benefits (eligible 1st day of the month following 30 days of employment).
Essential Duties
Provide support to parents during home visits in areas such as: child development, parenting, stress management, crisis management, childcare, effects of child abuse and neglect
Ensure that enrolled clients receive at least 75% of the home visits they are scheduled to receive based upon level of service criteria
Provide transportation to families, as needed, for Healthy Families related services
Documentation Responsibilities Enter information regarding home visits on a weekly basis into the HFI database
Maintain all contact records and necessary paperwork
Complete Family Goal Plans with families
Perform Developmental Screenings in a timely manner, consistent with Healthy Families guidelines
Refer and link families to appropriate community resources
Complete screenings with families as applicable. Provide appropriate follow up support and referral, based on outcomes of the screening.
Ensure that families are linked to a medical provider and that children are completing basic immunizations and attending well child visits
Be willing to respond for emergency needs of clients
Attend all required Monthly Healthy Families Team Meetings
Carry a caseload that meets the standards for Healthy Families Indiana
Schedule and attend weekly supervision 2 hours for staff working 35 hours or more per week
Attend training as assigned
Qualifications
Ability to work a flexible schedule
Demonstrate sound judgement in the moment
Desire to support, strengthen, and establish trusting relationship with families who are pregnant and/or parenting young children
Knowledge of infant and child development
Experience and willingness to work with the culturally diverse populations that are present among the site's target population
Open to reflective practice (i.e. has capacity for introspection, communicates awareness of self in relation to others, recognizes value of supervision, etc.)
Must possess a valid state driver's license, proof of insurance coverage per company policy, and have a vehicle that is reliable for transportation of consumers
Education/Years of Experience
High School Diploma or equivalent required; Associate's or Bachelor's degree, Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) approved in Education or Social Services field such as Sociology, Psychology, Social Work or other degrees deemed applicable in accordance with established service standards preferred
Two years professional experience with children and families preferred
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD - company paid, Life Insurance - company paid, Employee Assistance Program - company paid, Accident & Critical Illness, 401k - annual company match (% varies), Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Time, Paid Personal Days, Paid Holidays, Cell phone reimbursement stipend
*Equal Opportunity Employer
Worksite address
jeffersonville, IN, 47144, US
Who can apply
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