What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Support Specialist-Bilingual Spanish position at Andrus Childrens Center?
Job Description
Job Description
Job Overview of Family Support Specialist
The Family Support Specialist (FSS) is responsible for providing, strength-based supportive services for children and their families. The FSS initiates and maintains regular contact with families, primarily in their homes. The FSS establishes trusting relationships with families, provides prenatal and other health education and assists to strengthen parent-child relationships. The FSS assists parents to improve their skills to optimize the home environment for child’s well-being and safety. The FSS also assists families in making and attending health and human services appointments including activities related to employment and education goals.
Salary commensurate with educational credentials and experience, ranging from HS diploma with less than one year of experience to Master's level candidate with over 20 years of experience
Essential Duties of Family Support Specialist
Key duties of this position include, but are not limited to, the following :
- Understanding and supporting the agency’s mission & treatment philosophy
- Demonstrates sensitivity to cultural background of children, families and co-workers
- Participates in virtual and in person trainings and meetings to obtain and discuss information related to program / agency
- Works effectively to provide support and to ensure healthy growth and development of families
- Offers referrals and information according to the needs of families
- Effectively manages a caseload of up to a case weight of 25-30 families
- Conducts home visits according to the frequency of contact for families
- Ensures activities are family appropriate and reflective of the developmental level of the child by incorporating curriculum when working with families
- Meets weekly with assigned supervisor to address concerns and explore ways to best support families related to parent-child interaction, goal plan and curriculum or activities used in addition to discussing tasks assigned
- Safely manages all aspects of job responsibilities and maintains a safe, hazard free work space
- Performs duties of a mandated reporter by reporting any suspicion of child abuse or neglect to Supervisor and SCR
- Informs Supervisor of potentially unsafe home environments when visiting families
- Completes all paperwork and case record forms in a clear, accurate and timely fashion as per HFNY standards to ensure information stays up to date
- Works effectively with other staff and community partners
- Participation and planning of outreach events in the community in addition to door to door
- Ability to be empathetic / humble and work with families with diverse cultural, economic backgrounds
- Assists, when appropriate in the orientation of new staff
Essential Qualifications of Family Support Specialist
Key qualifications include :
Benefits of Family Support Specialist
Physical / Travel Requirements
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The employee must be able to meet these requirements with or without a reasonable accommodation.
Disclaimer
Nothing in this job description restricts Andrus’ right to modify the duties / responsibilities of this job at any time, with or without advanced notice.
EEO Statement
Andrus is an equal opportunity employer.
