Judy Center Family Resource Worker

Calvert County Public School District CALVERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- Prince Frederick, Maryland Open in Google Maps

Calvert County Public School District CALVERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- Prince Frederick, Maryland Open in Google Maps

This job is also posted in Calvert County Public Schools

Job : 5977437
Final date to receive applications: Nov 07, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
Posted: Yesterday
Starting Date: Immediately

NOTICE OF VACANCY

GRANT-FUNDED POSITION

POSITION: JUDYCENTER FAMILY RESOURCE WORKER

LOCATION: Calvert Elmentary

JOB SUMMARY: The Judy Center Family Resource Worker is responsible for initiating and maintaining regular and long-term (up to three years) contact/support with families. This activity will occur primarily within the family’s home and be intensive (each visit should last for at least one hour). The interventions should be family-centered and 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. The activities may also include identifying and referring for contact/appointments at other supportive agencies, including health care appointments. The Family Resource Worker will also be responsible for assisting the family in establishing goals and a plan for accomplishment of children in the target age range, 0-5.

This position plans, organizes, and implements programs and activities for family outreach and engagement, and coordinates activities with partner agencies.

REPORTS TO: Program Coordinator and Grant Manager

• Two years of college, with preference given to applicant with Bachelor’s Degree.
• Related experience working with students.
• Maturity and experience in successfully working with children and their families.
• Knowledge of normal child growth/development and parent-child relationships.
• Ability to relate to families from a strength-based model, even in an apparently chaotic family environment; ability to approach families from a family-centered service model.
• Demonstrated motivation and the ability to practice basic supportive skills.
• Non-judgmental decision-making skills.
• Creative and knowledgeable about community resources.
• Ability to enjoy and function appropriately with long-term, ongoing projects; does not need immediate feedback or results for personal validation.
• Ability to establish and maintain personal/programmatic boundaries, while providing supportive services.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to relate to individuals who may not share basic commonality, including value systems and behavior norms.
• Belief in and be comfortable with advocating for nurturing, nonviolent discipline.
• Experience in working with culturally diverse communities and families with the ability to be culturally sensitive and appropriate.
• Demonstrated good writing and organizational skills.
• Demonstrates technological literacy, experience with data collection and managing data; i.e., Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to adhere to Judy Hoyer Component Standards and Calvert County Public Schools’ policies and procedures.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Calvert County Public Schools may find appropriate and acceptable.
• Assists with planning and executing programming for families such as playgroups, family nights and field trips.
• Demonstrated success in accomplishing tasks akin to those responsibilities listed below.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• See Job Summary above.
• Thinks, concentrates, and positively interacts with others.
• Comes to work promptly…