Healthy Families Bilingual Spanish Family Support Specialist

Job Details

Job Title:

Healthy Families Bilingual Spanish Family Support Specialist

Program:
Healthy Families

Location:

Brentwood Darlington Community Center
- Portland, OR 97206

Salary Range: $25.00 per hour

Hourly Wage: $25.00 (includes bilingual differential)

Pay Level: Case Manager III

FTE: 1.0

Job Category:
Nonprofit
- Social Services

Date Prepared:
July 2026

Healthy Families—a free, voluntary program—works closely with parents of newborns through a series of home visits. Families are enrolled before the babies are 3 months old. The goals of Healthy Families are to promote positive parent-child relationships, support healthy childhood growth and development, and enhance family functioning by teaching parents to identify strengths and utilize problem-solving skills. We also provide information on child development, infant care, free screenings, and connections to supportive community services.

We are looking for a Bilingual Spanish Family Support Specialist to promote positive parent-child relationships, support healthy childhood growth and development, and enhance family functioning for families with newborns in Multnomah County through home visiting.

• Deliver parent and child education services in home visit settings to parents and their babies 0‑3 years of age according to families’ individual goal plans and developmental stage.
• Work with families, supervisor, and Healthy Families team to promote positive parent-child relationships, support healthy growth and development, and enhance problem-solving skills.
• Effectively work with families and individuals of diverse backgrounds, including teen parents and families with mental health, substance use, domestic violence concerns, or poverty.
• Maintain accurate, legible, timely documentation of contact and progress of families.
• Complete ongoing evaluation documentation and assessments for each family in accordance with Healthy Families standards.
• Connect families with community resources and support self‑advocacy across systems.
• Encourage and facilitate family participation in program and community activities.
• Serve as a cohesive member of the team, participate in problem solving, and promote innovation.
• Provide support and development opportunities to new staff, interns, and volunteers.
• Establish and maintain professional boundaries.
• Meet weekly for 1.5 hours with supervisor for supervision.
• Fulfill all training and evaluation requirements as established by Healthy Families standards and Impact NW.
• Possess and maintain a valid Oregon or Washington driver’s license, an acceptable driving record, and reliable access to a personal vehicle for travel to home visits and other work-related locations.

• Bilingual Spanish/English required.
• Experience and humility to work with culturally diverse families, especially Latinx communities.
• Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent;
  Bachelor’s Degree in early childhood education, social work, or related field preferred.
• Knowledge of infant and child development, with preference for Infant Mental Health Endorsement® through Oregon Infant Mental Health Association.
• Experience providing early childhood education services to low‑income children prenatal to 5 years and their families, and preferably with infants and toddlers.
• Ability to provide strengths-based, client-centered services in a culturally responsive manner.
• Ability to establish trusting relationships and accept individual differences.
• Willingness to engage in building reflective capacity and to participate in supervision.
• Ability and willingness to work as a dependable, flexible team member supporting Impact NW’s mission and goals.
• Excellent writing, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Ability to function independently and use ethical judgment in decision-making.
• Excellent organizational and time‑management skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including some evenings and weekends.
• Valid driver’s license, good driving record, and reliable transportation.

• Repetitive motion, prolonged sitting, and extensive visual involvement.
• Ability to travel efficiently to perform…