Bilingual Family Support Professional

Crittenton Center

Job Category

Professional Services

Overview

Posted : 2023-11-01

Description

Summary/Objective

Under the supervision of the Family Resource Center Supervisor provides parenting education and supportive services to families via group, virtual, and home visitation.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Family Support Worker Resource Center

Provide short-term guidance, support and parent education to families in-home.

Provide short-term guidance, support and parent education to families virtually.

Provide short-term guidance, support and parent education to families in a group setting.

Develop and maintain an extensive knowledge of community resources.

Develop parent education skills and facilitate individual and/or group parenting classes.

Inform, promote and facilitate the use of the Resource Center.

Consult and collaborate with educators, child-care providers, neighborhood groups, and other service providers to ensure maximum resource utilization for families.

Refers, advocates and assists parents to access various community resources that support their goals.

Provides prevention health related and developmental information to families, as well as available funding resources such as Medicaid, Hawk-I or other insurance availability and assists in accessing if necessary.

Works collaboratively with other FSW’s in developing strategies and approaches to client related issues.

Completes all required documentation and data collection as required by the Family Resource Center program.

All documentation and data collection is completed in the time frames set by the Program Director.

Actively participate in bi-weekly supervision with Supervisor.

Actively participate in bi-weekly staff meetings with other FSWs.

Transports or provides transportation for clients as needed.

Coordinates and/or participates in interdisciplinary consultation and collaboration.

Attends all training required by the Family Resource Center and/or agency.

Maintains high standards of confidentiality of all employee and client records and information.

Adhere to the Social Work Code of Ethics and Crittenton Center Code of Ethics.

Must study and pass the Family Support National Certification Exam within one year of hire.

Competencies

1. Communication Proficiency (verbal and written)

2. Bilingual (English & Spanish)

3. Collaboration Skills

4. Ethical Conduct

5. Flexibility

6. Time Management

7. Customer Service proficiency

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

This job operates in both an office, other programs/agencies, and client home environment. The role requires the ability to sit and concentrate for prolonged periods of time and/or drive/travel to client homes. This role requires the ability to teach to small-medium sized groups of parents. This role also routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands and fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are typically Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This position may require long hours and/or evening or weekend work.

Travel

Travel is primarily local during the business day. Occasional overnight travel.

Preferred Education and Experience

A high school diploma or equivalent with one (1) year experience working with young children/families is preferred. Criminal background and abuse check, and pre-employment physical are required.

Certificates, Licenses, Registration

1. A valid driver’s license, liability insurance and a driving record sufficient to qualify for agency automobile coverage.

Equal Opportunity and Commitment to Diversity

Crittenton Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, or service in the military. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.

Crittenton Center expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment or discrimination based on any of the characteristics mentioned above. Improper interference with the ability of other employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Employee signature below constitutes employee’s understanding of the requirements, essential functions and duties of the position._____________________________________________________________________________________

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

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