Family Support Specialist I (Part-time

Job Posting Dates: August 6, 2026 until filled
Job Title
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Family Support Specialist I (Part-time)
Reports To: Healthy Families Program Supervisor

The National Children’s Advocacy Center (NCAC) is seeking a part-time
Family Support Specialist to join our team of professionals who encourage positive parent-child relationships in a culturally sensitive and informed manner. This opportunity requires a dependable, self-motivated, patient, and caring individual who is passionate about supporting the NCAC’s mission to champion and strengthen the global response to child abuse.

As a member of our team in Huntsville, AL, you will provide parent education and support services to first-time, at-risk parents using the Healthy Families America national home visitation model developed by Prevent Child Abuse America. This model is designed to build partnerships and engage overburdened families in home visiting services; cultivate and strengthen nurturing parent-child relationships; promote healthy childhood growth and development;

and enhance family functioning by reducing risk and building protective factors. You will primarily work one‑on‑one with parents and their infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, conducting individual home visits in sometimes challenging settings, and providing transportation assistance as needed to medical appointments or child development services.

• Meeting with a family in their home for their weekly home visit and supporting the parent in learning nurturing parenting skills through education and developmental activities
• Attending an online training session to build child development knowledge and creating a handout or activity to share information with parents
• Answering a call from a client who is struggling with a toddler behavior issue and seeking advice on how to address it appropriately
• Searching community resource lists to link parents and caregivers with needed services
• Brainstorming with a colleague on how to help a family with a unique parenting challenge
• Meeting with your supervisor to review case plans and services provided to families
• Maintaining accurate and timely documentation, updating case records and program database
• Assisting a parent in making and attending medical appointments or child development services and providing transportation to and from the appointments
• Teaching or supporting logistics for the weekly parenting class
• Accompanying a client to hearings or meetings with community agencies
• Other duties as assigned

• Possess working knowledge of family dynamics, parenting, and child development
• Understand and respect a variety of different backgrounds and family dynamics
• Have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build trusting relationships with families and colleagues
• Demonstrate good observation skills
• Maintain working knowledge of community resources and can use them appropriately to meet client needs
• Maintain working knowledge of substance use disorder and domestic violence, and their effects on families
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Excel in maintaining accurate and timely documentation of services
• Possess flexibility for responding to clients in crisis during non-standard work hours
• Remain calm in stressful situations
  
  Work effectively in a highly collaborative environment
• Have reliable transportation on an insured vehicle and are comfortable making home visits
• Read, write, and speak English required; bilingual in Spanish strongly preferred

• We are passionate about making the world a better place.
• We thrive by learning, collaborating, and celebrating.
• We welcome innovative ideas and new perspectives.
• We help each other succeed.

• Associate's degree or higher in child development, early childhood education, counseling, or related human services field, or two (2) or more years of college and related experience working with children and/or families
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience working with or providing services to children and…