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Family Support Specialist
Saginaw, Michigan
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 20 days ago
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About the role
- ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: General Responsibilities: Accepts assignments from the HFA Supervisor.
- Makes contact with families within two business days.
- Completes all paperwork, assessment, and screenings within designated timelines.
Responsibilities
- Works as a team member with all Saginaw ISD staff, parents and program partners to implement a program that is meaningful and meets the individual needs of each child and family.
- Builds collaborative community relationships, leading to enhanced referrals and program outcomes.
- Under general supervision, the Family Support Specialist supports the family environment by assisting in strengthening the parent-child relationship, improving parenting skills, promoting healthy child growth and development, and reducing family stress.
- It is expected that this position will perform all essential job functions while maintaining a full weighted caseload.
- Establishes and maintains a trusting relationship with families by providing regular contact through home visits, with support from supervisor.
- Implements assigned curriculum with each family, applying working knowledge and skills to support the well-being of the child and to strengthen the parent's capacity to nurture the child and family.
- Maintains strict confidentiality with respect to HFA families and staff in accordance with established policies and procedures and other legal requirements, i.e., FERPA and HIPAA.
- Assesses for appropriate community service referrals; assists with and/or coordinates service delivery and agency resources with SISD partners and other community services providers.
- Works with each family to establish and implement a family support plan with goals, objectives, and activities to meet individual child and parent needs.
- Maintains family records in accordance with agency and funding source requirements.
Requirements
- Must have experience working with an array of family structures, including experience working with pregnant individuals, infants and children.
- Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with families in a diverse environment.
- Must have and be able to demonstrate knowledge of pregnancy, prenatal development and child development.
- Must have experience working with families with varied individualized needs.
- Must demonstrate a working knowledge of case documentation standards and requirements.
- Must demonstrate an extensive knowledge of community resources.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Must be non-judgmental, show compassion, empathy, and insightfulness in the performance of essential job responsibilities.
- Ability to establish a trusting relationship in working with families and community agencies.
- In addition to the online application, a cover letter, resume, at least three references and transcripts are required.
Nice to have
- Master's Degree preferred.
Skills
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Windows Word, Google, Excel, email communications and the Internet.
- Family Support Specialist
Benefits
- Performs developmental screenings, health care and immunization monitoring, and other evaluative measures as required.
- Assists families as needed with applications for programs such as medical or financial assistance.
- Maintains a complete record keeping system including an online database of each child's developmental progress, behavior and health, and parental concerns and contacts made for special needs.
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