Healthy Families Family Support Specialist
Job Summary:
The Healthy Families Family Support Specialist is responsible for initiating and maintaining regular contact with families, primarily through home visits and networking meetings and coordinating other services.
Evaluation:
The Healthy Families Supervisor, following adopted policies of Community Partnership of the Ozarks evaluates the Healthy Families Family Support Specialist.
Reporting Structure:
The Healthy Families Family Support Specialist reports directly to the Supervisor of the Healthy Families program.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Systematically schedule and implement contact with enrolled families, primarily through home visitation;
- Maintain regular contact with families;
- Follow through on referrals made to the Healthy Families program by other agencies and professionals;
- Plan and implement appropriate networking meetings and activities as required;
- Address the needs, concerns, and questions of each individual family in a family centered, strength based, timely, professional manner;
- Maintain accurate, timely records of all services and materials delivered to families;
- Plan, order and maintain materials needed for implementation of the Healthy Families program;
- Plan and implement Parent Café and any other parenting support groups or activities;
- Coordinate activities with other agencies as required;
- Maintain an awareness of available community services and refer families to appropriate resources as needed;
- Submit weekly reports to Program Supervisor;
- Assure documented progress of agreed upon benchmarks and performance measure;
- Serve on relevant external and internal committees;
- Abide by the rules, regulations and adopted policies of the Healthy Families program;
- Participate in CPO’s resource development/fundraising activities;
- Other duties as assigned.
Essential Qualifications/Skills:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Minimum 2 years of related experiences and/or training;
- Strong knowledge of infant and child development;
- Comfortable working with wide range of children and their families;
- Individual must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, be computer literate, out-going, creative, organized, and resourceful, a self-starter, and professional;
- Willing to work a flexible schedule, some evening and weekend work might be required;
- History of regular attendance;
- Ability to push, pull or lift 35 lbs.;
- Ability to work with others as a team member;
- Ability to travel throughout southwest Missouri.
Position Clarification:
This position is grant-funded and is based upon funding availability. This is a non-exempt, Full-time position.