Home Visitor (Family Support Specialist), Bilingual preferred

POSITION: Home Visitor (Family Support Specialist), Bilingual preferred.
Are you passionate about helping others? Are you looking for a rewarding
position that allows you to use your knowledge and skill in infant and child
development and positive parenting to aid others to grow as parents and
provide support and assistance to parents and children in need?
The Home Visitor is assigned to provide comprehensive services to pregnant mothers, their
children up to three years old, and family through home visits and group socialization activities
in accordance with HFA Best Practice Standards and the Family Foundations Home Visiting
Program grant. To act as an Ambassador to the Agency and to reflect all Agency matters in a
positive way.
FLSA STATUS: Full-time, Non-exempt, 52 weeks/year
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensures all HFA Best Practice Standards are met within the Family Foundations Home
  Visiting Program.
• Responsible for initiating and maintaining regular and long-term (up to five years)
  contact/support with families.
• Conduct visits to young children and their families, which will occur primarily within the
  family’s home; each visit should last for a least one hour.
• Provide interventions that are family-centered, strength-based, and directed at:
  establishing a trusting relationship; assisting in strengthening the parent-child
  relationship; assisting parents in improving their skills to optimize the home
  environment; improving the family support system; and increasing the family’s ability to
  problem solve and assume the role of advocate for themselves and their children.
• Identify and refer for contact/appointments at other supportive agencies including
  health care appointments, crisis intervention.
• Responsible for assisting the family in establishing goals and a plan for accomplishments
  of those goals.
• Use Growing Great Curriculum for child development in the context of the home and
  during group “socialization” experiences.
• Facilitate group “socialization” experiences and other family group activities.
• Conduct screening and ongoing assessment of normal growth and development of the
  focus child. Share screening and ongoing assessment information with families.
• Promote parental involvement in curriculum planning, program advisory board, and the
  overall HFA program.
• Monitor and provide education to pregnant mothers with respect to prenatal visits,
  children’s health status, including medical follow-up, physical health, dental health,
  mental health, and nutritional intake.
• Provide management, crisis intervention, and resource referral services.
• Maintain documentation in DAISEY and spreadsheets as required by FFHV and HFA.
• Maintain confidentiality of family records and information.
• Participate fully in supervision meetings and training experiences.
  CAPACITIES:
• Home Visitors must have knowledge of infant and child development. Must be skilled in
  communicating, establishing trusting relationships, and accepting individual differences.
  In addition, they must have knowledge of community resources and the skills to link
  families with appropriate agencies and services.
• Capacity to problem solve, handle crises, and willingness to work with the culturally
  diverse populations present among the target population.
• Approach to working with families that is empathic, nonjudgmental, respectful, and
  professional.
• Flexibility concerning time and days able to work and work tasks.
• Must be open to reflective practice.
• Attend meetings, trainings, and appropriate professional development activities.
• Other duties as required.
  QUALIFICATIONS:
  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty
  satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability
  required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to
  perform essential functions.
  EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
• A minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent and knowledge of maternal and
  infant health, parenting education, and concepts of child abuse and neglect, is required.
• Associate degree in Early Childhood, Human Services, or related field, preferred.
• College coursework in Early Childhood Education, Human Services, or a related field is a
  plus.
• Experience working with families or providing services to children and their families is a
  plus. Familiar with the Sawyer, Rusk, Taylor, Washburn & Clark County communities
  including available resources.
• Knowledge or experience with Healthy Families America is preferred but not required.
• Fully Bi-lingual in Spanish/English, preferred.
  LANGUAGE SKILLS:
• Demonstrates clear and effective English oral and written communication skills,
  appropriate respect, and good listening skills.
• Fully Bilingual in English/Spanish, preferred.
• Maintain confidentiality and professionalism of all family, volunteer, and staff
  information. Communicates optimistically, positively, and with honesty and openness.
  Sets clear goals and outcomes.
  CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
  Valid driver’s license with current vehicle insurance.
  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. Reasonable
  accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential
  functions.
• Ability to work flexible, irregular hours with some travel.
• Ability to travel.
  WORK ENVIRONMENT:
  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
  encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation
  may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• Ability to work and communicate with diverse groups of people requiring a nonjudgmental, culturally sensitive, social justice approach as applied both internally and
  externally of the Agency.
• Ability to work in a team atmosphere and willingness to help others when needed.
• Ability to participate and adhere to the development of an Agency culture of quality
  improvement, compliance, and high ethical performance within the Agency.
  COMPENSATION: $18 – $22 per hour.
  BENEFITS:
• Flexible Work Schedules
• Health, Life, and Dental Insurance
• Paid Bereavement/Jury Duty
• Employee Assistance Program
• 403B
• Ten Paid Holidays
• Employer Sponsored Professional Development
  THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IS NOT ALL-INCLUSIVE AND AN EMPLOYEE WILL ALSO PERFORM OTHER
  REASONABLE RELATED BUSINESS DUTIES AS REQUIRED AS ASSIGNED BY THE EARLY HEADSTART
  DIRECTOR AND OTHER MANAGEMENT.
  THIS ORGANIZATION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REVISE OR CHANGE THE JOB DUTIES AND
  RESPONSIBILITIES AS THE NEED ARISES. THIS JOB DESCRIPTION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A
  WRITTEN OR IMPLIED CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT.
  ICAA is an equal-opportunity employer and provider operating under an approved Affirmative
  Action Plan. As an equal-opportunity employer, we encourage women, minorities, and
  persons with disabilities to apply