SUMMARY: Work with families enrolled in the home visiting program helping caregivers gain knowledge of positive parenting principles to increase the overall health and well-being within the family
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Engage families in parenting sessions in a positive, respectful manner
- Perform family needs assessments, parental screens, create a case plan, and guide parents through the program
- Implement evidence-based parenting curriculum and life skills to teach parenting skills
- Enter data into electronic database
- Maintain attendance records of parent education classes, and thorough case notes.
- Maintain contact summaries of all interactions with parents, other professionals, and staff
- Ensure a high standard of ethics by providing family confidentiality
- Provide referrals to other agencies for their families as needed
- Work collaboratively with other agencies to enhance services to families
- Attend training relating to professional growth
- Maintain knowledge of current parent education practices
- Participate fully as a team member in direct service and indirect service
- Must be willing to work in the homes of clients
- Must have a valid driver’s license and less than 3 moving violations in the past 3 years
- Must use personal vehicle for home visitation and client transportation
- Performs other related duties as assigned by management
- Demonstrate a commitment to PQI and attend meetings as required
- Demonstrates passion for the mission of Advocates for Children and commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives through active participation in related programs, training, and advocacy efforts
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- This job has no supervisory responsibilities
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Possess a bachelor’s degree in human services, psychology, sociology or a related field or have at least 2 years’ experience working with families and children
- Must pass a pre-employment criminal background check and drug screen
- Must have a valid Driver’s license and current insurance
- Proficient written and oral skills
- Must be familiar with the community and community support agencies
- Knowledge of child development and effective parenting techniques
- Must exhibit a willingness to assist in the personal development of low-income families
- Must be flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the families and program
- Working hours must be flexible to accommodate work in the evening and occasional weekends
- Ability to communicate in native language(s) of program recipients is preferred
COMPETENCIES:
- Diversity - Demonstrates knowledge of EEO policy; Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; Educates others on the value of diversity; Promotes a harassment-free environment; Builds a diverse workforce
- Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values
- Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events
- Quantity - Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity; Works quickly
- Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information
- Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality
- Leadership - Exhibits confidence in self and others; Inspires and motivates others to perform well; Effectively influences actions and opinions of others; Accepts feedback from others; Gives appropriate recognition to others
- Positivity - Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
- Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics
- Respect - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIORNMENT:
- Occasionally required to stand
- Occasionally required to walk
- Frequently required to sit
- Continually required to utilize hand and finger dexterity
- Continually required to talk or hear
- Occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions
- While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
- The employee must occasionally lift and /or move more than 25 pounds / frequently lift and/or move up to 15pounds / continually lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include:
- Close vision; Distance vision; Color vision; Peripheral vision; Depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
- Frequently required to drive a personal vehicle.
