What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Visitor (Bilingual, English/Spanish) position at Family Focus?
Job Title: Parent Educator/ Home Visitor (Bilingual, English/Spanish)
Location: Glendale Heights. IL (DuPage County)
Supervisor: Program Supervisor
Are you passionate about educating parents and strengthening families? Are you looking to begin your career impacting others? Family Focus is the place to be that helps individuals thrive and reach their full potential. Join us as a Parent Educator Home Visitor, ready to make a difference in the lives you touch.
Our Glendale Heights location has openings for Parent Educators to work with families in DuPage County. Reporting to the Program Supervisor, the Parent Educator Home Visitor role provides case management services to individuals and families in need of multiple services. This position will conduct assessment of needs, service planning, home visits, reassessments, linkages and referrals to public and private services and programs, information dissemination, advocacy, mental health assessment, and service plan follow-up planning. This position will also support coordinating monthly educational workshops.
Your journey begins with:
- Conducting case management and family support duties including needs and strengths assessments, screenings, referrals and advocacy
- Performing case management and family support home visits and follow-ups as needed
- Locating, identifying and utilizing partner agencies, social services and resources for families
- Providing education, information and referrals to program participants
- Identifying partners, speaker and curriculum to meet the needs of participants and providing education series for parents on a number of topics, such as parent child interaction activities, gross and fine motor skill development, literacy and language acquisition, immigration services and more
- Following the Parent as Teacher (PAT) curriculum.
- Collaborating with local social service agencies in order to coordinate services for participants
- Developing and maintaining required records, reports and statistical data
The ideal candidate will have the following education and experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in social services: Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Criminology, Early Childhood Education.
- A minimum of two years’ experience in the social work or related social services field. Volunteer or internship experience will be considered for new graduates.
- Parent as Teacher Curriculum experience (preferred)
- Prior case management/family support experience
- Must be able to write, speak, facilitate, and translate in both English and Spanish
- This position requires some travel. Car is essential
Salary: $48,000/year
This is a full-time exempt position.
Discover all the benefits we offer to support your well-being and professional growth here: https://www.family-focus.org/about/careers/
Family Focus is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Keywords: Early Childhood Education, Social Services, PAT curriculum, Home Visitor, Family Support Worker, Parent Educator, Sociology.
Salary : $48,000
