Human Services Counselor Iii

Human Services Counselor III -

Your specific responsibilities:

• Establish a trusting relationship with culturally diverse families by initiating and maintaining regular client contact.
• Provide case management to pregnant women and infants referred to the Healthy Start Program.
• Provide face to face contact with clients either in the OB provider's office or in the client's residence.
• Provide parenting education one on one with clients.
• Provide breastfeeding education and tobacco cessation education to individual clients.
• Document all client contact information in the web-based computer application known as the Well Family System.
• Provide referrals to community resources to supplement Healthy Start services.

Required knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Fluency in English and Spanish.
• Experience working with pregnant women and children.
• Problem solving skills related to advancing client self-sufficiency.
• Ability to work well with others as a team.
• Computer skills: competency and experience.
• Experience in interviewing and assessing to determine the needs of the client.
• Knowledge of community resources.

Qualifications:

• Minimum:
  Valid Florida Driver's License, minimum of four-year college degree in one of the following areas; social sciences; a health-related field such as nursing, health education, health planning, or health care administration; or social work as required by FL Healthy Start Standards and Guidelines (Chapter 6-2), at least 1 year experience working with high-risk pregnant women and/or families, must have reliable and dependable transportation every day for home visitation purposes.
• Preferred: 1 to 3 years of experience working with families, 1 to 3 years home visiting experience, 1 to 3 years case management experience, bilingual with fluency in English and Spanish.

Where you will work:
Mid-County Health Center: 8751 Ulmerton Road Largo, FL 33771