Family Support Worker

• Initiate and maintain regular, potentially long-term contact and support with families for up to five years
• Provide primarily in-home, family-centered, strength-based services and visits lasting at least one hour
• Conduct home visits, assessments, and screenings according to the Healthy Families America model
• Establish trusting relationships and strengthen parent-child relationships and parenting skills
• Help families improve home environments, support systems, problem-solving, self-advocacy, and family stability
• Establish family goals and plans, identify needs and barriers, and refer families to programs and agencies
• Provide trauma-informed, culturally competent services and support safety
• Teach nurturing and effective behavior-management techniques
• Educate expecting parents about prenatal health and development
• Connect families with health, nutrition, mental health, transportation, special-needs, and other resources
• Recruit and enroll families to maintain full caseload capacity
• Attend supervision and monthly staff meetings
• Collect and submit data for monthly and annual reports
• Communicate pertinent information to the MIECHV Program Manager and/or Economic and Family Support Services Director
• Self-schedule tasks and visits within program time frames
• Plan and conduct monthly group socialization activities
• Observe, record, and plan for children’s and families’ needs
• Develop partnerships with providers and represent Sieda and the MIECHV program
• Ensure enrolled preschool children receive needed health, dental, nutrition, mental health, and preventive services

• Associate degree in early childhood, Education, Social Work, Family Services, or related field from an accredited college or university and 5 years’ experience working with children and/or families; OR bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited four-year college or university and 2 years’ experience working with children and/or families
• Healthy Families America Certification must be completed within the first 6 months of employment or as soon as offered by HFA
• National Certification Exam for Home Visitors must be passed and certification obtained within 1 year of employment
• Staff with an AA must begin working toward a BA after the first year, with the BA completed within 4 years of employment start
• Obtain required training and background checks within required time frames
• Moderate computer knowledge and experience
• Ability to enter documentation and data into agency/funder/model databases
• Ability to use Google and Microsoft software applications with minimal training
• Ability to schedule and participate in virtual meetings using Zoom, Google Meet, Webex, or similar platforms
• Ability to maintain and operate a laptop computer and agency‑issued cell phone
• Ability to communicate effectively one‑on‑one and in groups, read and interpret program documents, and write accurate documentation
• Ability to define barriers, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and follow policies/procedures
• Ability to drive, stand, walk, climb stairs, crouch, sit, and occasionally lift or move 20 pounds

Demonstrates expertise in providing family‑centered, strength‑based services, including conducting assessments and home visits according to the Healthy Families America model. Proficient in establishing trusting relationships, setting family goals, and connecting families with essential resources while maintaining effective communication and documentation.

• Healthy Families America Certification
• National Certification Exam for Home Visitors
• Family-Centered Services
• Data Collection and Documentation
• Effective Communication

• Home Visits
• Assessments
• Screenings
• Behavior‑Management Techniques
• Prenatal Health Education
• Problem‑Solving
• Self‑Advocacy
• Family Stability Support
• Goal Setting
• Resource Connection

• Relationship Building
• Cultural Competence
• Team Collaboration
• Nurturing Skills
• Effective Communication

• Healthy Families America Certification
• National Certification Exam for Home Visitors

• Family Services
• Early Childhood Education
• Social Work
• Trauma‑Informed Care
• Culturally Competent Services
• Home Visitor Programs
• Child Development
• Family Support
• Community Resources
• Parenting Skills

• Google Applications
• Microsoft Software
• Zoom
• Google Meet
• Webex
• Agency Databases
• Laptop Computer
• Agency‑Issued Cell Phone