Job Description

Healthy Families Prince George's, an evidence-based home visiting program developed to support families as they prepare for and welcome new babies into their homes, is seeking a Bilingual Family Support Specialist for Healthy Families Prince George's. Must have knowledge of infant/child development, mental health and experience working with families. Strong problem-solving, interpersonal and communication skills are required, as well as a willingness to work with culturally diverse families and colleagues. A four-year degree is preferred but not required. Extensive training and supervision is provided.

This full-time job comes with an excellent benefits package including health insurance and retirement plan. There are opportunities for advancement.

Must have reliable transportation and be willing to use personal vehicle to conduct home visits. Mileage is reimbursed at the current rate as determined by the IRS.

Job Summary

Provide in home intervention to prenatal and pregnant mothers. Intervention includes teaching parenting skills, health education, appropriate mother-baby interaction, basic child development, infant care, and advocacy. Assess the family's strengths and opportunities for growth, the need for referrals and perform case management duties as necessary. Goal of the program and intervention is to increase the family's knowledge of infant care and secure attachment, to reduce risks for child abuse and neglect, ensure positive parent-child relationships, reduce poor birth outcomes, and prevent health and developmental problems of newborns.

Qualifications

High school graduate (minimum education).
Work experience in childcare, child development, home visiting, and /or relevant work with families and children.
Access to reliable transportation, ability to work flexible hours.
Motivated to work as a member of a culturally diverse team; bilingual skills may be necessary.
An ability to establish trusting relationships and acceptance of individual differences.
Knowledge of infant and child development (physical, social and emotional development)

Specific Tasks

Conduct initial assessments of family strengths and opportunities of growth
Continually assess families’ needs and help connect them to appropriate resources
Work with a minimum caseload of 15 families at a time when fully trained.
Conduct home visits with each family focusing on positive parenting techniques according to level of intensity
Develop a Family Goal Plan with parents, presenting concerns specifically defined by the families
Conduct regular review and reassessment of service plan per program standards
Refer all families at risk to appropriate intervention services and provide support for follow through to the client
Educate parents on nutrition and WIC services; facilitate access to WIC
Monitor and facilitate client participation in pre-natal care, including keeping medical appointments, and accessing birthing classes
Educate families regarding smoking cessation, drug and alcohol use during pregnancy and, if needed, assist them in accessing treatment
Educate parents regarding the risk of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV during pregnancy, as well as the risk of prenatal transmission to their infants
Monitor and facilitate client participation in postpartum visits
Ensure and record process of accessing immunizations for children according to the EPDST schedule
Educate parents on the importance of early and continuous medical care; facilitate a positive relationship between family and a primary health provider
Help parents reach goals regarding self-sufficiency
Educate parents on the safety needs of their children and assist parents to child proof their home
Provide breast-feeding mothers with on-going support and education
Discuss methods of contraception, both prenatal and postpartum; continue to teach values of family planning
Prepare appropriate client file documentation and statistics in a timely manner for review
Assist in organizing monthly peer support group
Assure updating and completion of program curriculum
Assist, when needed, in training new staff
Work in collaboration with supervisor and management team in selection of new staff, as needed
Meet all programmatic goals for home visits
Demonstrate the ability to work as part of a diverse team and maintain professional interpersonal staff relationships
Work effectively with members of community agencies and demonstrate the ability to form community partnerships

Responsibilities

Engage families in a trusting, supportive, and empowering relationship
Accurately document interventions, complete required paperwork, submit paperwork in a timely manner in accordance with program standards. Assist supervisors in the collection of program data
Complete time sheets, mileage sheets, reimbursement sheets accurately and submit on time to supervisor
Participate in weekly team meetings, staff meetings and trainings
Participate in individual and group supervision sessions
Support day-to-day functions of program and organization
Frequent movement (sitting, standing, walking, driving, sitting on floor at home visits, and lifting less than 50 pounds)
Consistently follow Healthy Families America policies and procedures

Pay: $41,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Employee assistance program
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement

Experience:

Childcare: 1 year (Required)

Language:

French or Haitian Creole (Required)

License/Certification:

Maryland Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person

Prince George's Child Resource Center dba Child Resource Connect jobs

Bilingual Family Support Specialist (French/Haitian/Creole)

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