Family Support Specialist - Clark County
Company: New Hope Services, Inc.
Location: Jeffersonville
Posted on: March 19, 2023
Job Description:
Family Support Specialist - Clark CountyCOMPENSATION:
- $17.00 per hour
- Full benefits (eligible 1st day of the month following 30 days
of employment)
- HIRING BONUS AVAILABLE - $500 hiring bonus available for
qualifying staffESSENTIAL 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 New Hope Services (NHS) is proudly celebrating 64 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.
- Medical - company pays 80% of premium
- 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
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU: Opportunities for professional growth and
development, Paid Training Opportunities, Family-oriented
environment, Casual dress, Employee Appreciation
Events!PI205704538
Keywords: New Hope Services, Inc., Louisville , Family Support Specialist - Clark County, Other , Jeffersonville, Kentucky
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