Healthy Families Family Support Specialist (Sevier Co

Healthy Families Family Support Specialist (Sevier Co.)

Help Others, Make a Difference, Save a Life.

Do you want to make a difference in people's lives every day?

Or help people navigate the tough spots in their life?

And do it all while working where your hard work is appreciated?

You have a lot of choices in where you work…make the decision to work where you are valued!

Join the McNabb Center Team as the Healthy Families Family Resource Specialist today!

The Healthy Families Family Resource Specialist

1. Manages referrals to the Healthy Families program in accordance with the Healthy Families America model requirements, including.

• Attempting contact with all referrals within 24 to 48 hours of receiving the referral.
• Contacting each referred family a minimum of 2 times a month during the first trimester and second trimester and until the family is assessed.
• Contacting each referred family a minimum of 1 time per week during the third trimester and until the family is assessed.
• Contacting each referred family a minimum of 2 times per week once the infant is born and until the family is assessed.
• Ensuring all necessary data related to referrals and screenings is inputted correctly into the Heathy Families America Entrance to Exit log that is submitted for accreditation.

2. Initiates and conducts screenings for families interested in the Healthy Families program.

• Conducting screening on all families using the Healthy Families Screening Tool and Contact Form.
• Ensuring all necessary data related to referrals and screenings is inputted correctly into the Heathy Families America Entrance to Exit log that is submitted for accreditation.

3. Initiates and conducts welcoming, quality, and engaging assessments for all families enrolling in the Healthy Families program in accordance with the core Healthy Families America model standards, including.

• Completing the validated Family Resilience and Opportunities for Growth (FROG) Scale with newly enrolling families.
• Helping families identify their family strengths and areas of need
• Ensuring the FROG assessments are completed prenatally or within 3 months of the infant's birth.
• Preparing each FROG for review by supervisor.
• Reviewing each FROG with supervisor.

4. Promotes the Healthy Families program by.

• Maintaining quality and positive relationships with referring organizations.
• Providing referring organizations follow up on every referral received, including whether or not the family declined services.
• Represents the program at formal community venues to promote the program and facilitate referrals.
• Attending monthly Community Advisory Boards to ensure close communication occurs between Healthy Families program and community resources.
• Collecting Memorandum of Understandings from formal community partners.

5. Maintains documentation of services, quality measurement tools, and tracking forms in accordance with the Health Families America model, including.

• Submitting monthly Family Assessment Worker reports by the third day of the month
• Maintaining the Referral Log submitted for accreditation.
• Maintain the Closure Log submitted for accreditation.
• Entering all screening, FROG, and Closure information onto tracking spreadsheets submitted for accreditation.
• Tracking all outreach and community event participation used in the accreditation process.

6. Maintains completion of required supervision, including.

• Ensuring weekly reflective supervision.
• Ensuring documentation and tracking information is prepared ahead of supervision for review.

7. Completes required trainings in accordance with Healthy Families America model standards, including completing.

• 28 hours of initial Foundations for Family Support Core Training.
• Annual Child Abuse and Neglect training.
• Annual service population-focused training.
• Annual McNabb Center Relias trainings, CPR and First Aid, and Handle with Care trainings.
• 15 hours of Infant Mental Health Training annually to maintain Endorsement.

8. Achieve and maintain Infant Mental Health Endorsement through the Tennessee Association of Infant Mental Health, including.

• If hired without an Endorsement, will submit application on Endorsement Application System, uphold Ethics Code, achieve mandatory references, and complete and submit 30 hours of required infant mental health training within first year of employment.
• Once Endorsement is achieved or if hired with an endorsement, will maintain endorsement every year but completing and submitting 15 continuing education hours and updating the Code of Ethics review process annually.

9. Takes an active role in ensuring the McNabb Center completes and maintains Healthy Families America Accreditation, including.

• Familiarizing self with the more than 150 required Policies and Procedures.
• Ensuring all documentation is maintained for accreditation.
• Ensuring trainings are maintained.
• Ensuring home visiting rates are tracked and home visits are completed.
• Completed accreditation interview.

10. Utilizes Reflective Practices in all aspects of work, which includes but is not…