Family Resource Specialist

The Family Resource Specialist will provide prenatal and parenting education and support for parents and their children (birth - 5 years) through one on one visits in the home, frequency based on assigned level.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide one on one visits in the home, frequency based on assigned level, using the curriculum to educate and support parents regarding prenatal education (healthy pregnancy, child birth), breastfeeding, parent/child interactions, child development, safety, sexual health/family planning and parent/child health.

Engage in tasks necessary to the provision of direct service, including but not limited to:utilizing the curriculum to plan individual lessons for each familypaperwork and digital record keeping including, documentation, assessments, monthly service plans/progress reports, transition plans, and discharge summaries completed in accordance with agency policy/proceduredriving to and from home-based appointments and occasional client transportutilizing technology to conduct home visits via Zoom, Facetime, or phone as necessary and appropriateattending community meetings on behalf of families or the agencyresearching and knowing community resources to refer familiesresponding to participant emergencies in person within appropriate time frames as outlined in NCHS HFA Policies and Procedures Collaborate with other agencies, service providers, and informal supports including case managers, therapists, and relatives to advocate on behalf of families.

Responding to family referrals to conduct parent surveys as assigned within appropriate time frames as outlined in NCHS HFA Policies and Procedures.

Initiating contact with families when assigned as Family Resource Specialist within appropriate time as outlined in NCHS HFA Policies and Procedures.

Participate in family engagement efforts to get and keep families actively involved in the program.

Participate in supervision sessions once a week for at least 1 ½ hours.

Attend and participate in various HFA team, Children and Family Center building, and agency employee meetings.

Collect statistics and implement CQI procedures as defined by program assignment

Supplemental

Duties and Responsibilities:

Complete training necessary to perform position and necessary for professional growth such as but not limited to HFA Foundations, HFA Parent Survey, Growing Great Kids curriculum Prenatal-36 month, GGK Preschool, Mothers and Babies, Child Abuse and Neglect, and Cultural Humility.

Facilitate a team atmosphere by working in partnership with other agency staff and promote a positive working environment.

Represent the agency and programs in a positive manner to clients, community organizations and the public in general.

Show flexibility with work schedule (to be determined by supervisor); some evening or weekend work will be required.

Qualifications and Requirements:

Minimum education and experience:

High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Associate's degree or 3-5 years related work experience required.

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related field preferred.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Strong direct service professional skills.

Commitment to empowering others to solve their own problems.

Belief in a nurturing family as the ideal environment for a person and that people have the capacity to grow and change.

Ability to develop respectful relationship with persons served to help them gain skills and confidence.

Ability to work collaboratively with coworkers and other professionals,Ability to maintain a helping role, intervene appropriately to meet service goals, and set appropriate limits.

Experience working with families with trauma history.

Required knowledge and skills in the breadth of child welfare issues and services and the functioning and processes of advocating for families and children within the system.

The needs of neglected, abused and exploited children and adults,Family functioning and experience in or familiarity with child development.

Skill in working with families who may not engage in services easily.

Ability to analyze and make recommendation regarding individual cases and individual staff issues, and…