Career Opportunities

Bilingual Family Support Worker Essex

*Signing bonus

LOCATION: Irvington, New Jersey

CLASSIFICATION: Full-time/ Non-exempt – 37.5 hours/week

ANNUAL SALARY: $33,500/year

JOB SUMMARY:

Responsible for establishing and maintaining a long-term relationship with the families enrolled in the Healthy Families Program of Essex County. Conduct home visitation services from pregnancy through the child’s third year.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Outreach families referred through Central Intake or a Service Provider.
• Use standardized screening tool to determine eligibility for home visitation services.
• Conduct family-centered and strength-based Home Visits based on the assigned enrolled family’s level of service.
• Interview/conduct Parent Survey with parents to identify strengths/risk factors.
• Conduct weekly outreach efforts to engage hard to reach clients.
• Document weekly home visits, assessment tools, and forms in a timely and confidential manner.
• Utilize Parents as Teachers curriculum to help improve parent child interaction.
• Assist in strengthening the parent-child relationship.
• Assist parents in improving their skills to optimize the home environment.
• Assist in increasing the family support system and the family’s ability to problem solve.
• Identify and refer to other supportive agencies, including healthcare appointments.
• Assist with organizing and facilitating parent workshops.
• Provide advocacy at appointments, as needed.
• Maintain own functioning vehicle in good working condition at all times.
• Handles other assignments as requested.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• High School graduate; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Two years of experience working with children (0-3 years of age) and families
• English/Spanish required.
• Knowledge of normal child growth/development and parent-child relationships
• Experience in working with community agencies, including implementing referral processes
• 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.
• Experience working in culturally diverse communities; ability to be culturally sensitive and appropriate.
• Good verbal and written communication skills; computer literacy

This position reports to the Healthy Families Supervisor.  

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