Family Support Specialist at Dubois-Pike-Warrick Economic Opportunity Committee – Jasper, Indiana

Family Resource Specialist responsibilities include screening and assessing families who are prenatal or have a newborn to determine the strengths and needs of each family. Areas served include Dubois, Spencer and Warrick counties.

1. Assist families in accessing appropriate community resources;

2. Family Support Specialist are responsible for providing;

a. education to participants regarding parenting and child development;

b. information on preventative health safety;

c. referrals to resources within the communities that we serve.

1. Traveling to participant homes for visits at times of day that are most convenient to the participants;

2. Organization of weekly appointments/home visits, documentation and data entry, phone calls, and other such

interactions with participants served by Healthy Families or those we are offering services;

3. Entering these interactions into the Enlite database for record of Healthy Families Indiana;

4. Participating in weekly supervision, regularly scheduled staff meetings, and required on-going training.

Requirements

1. Experience in working with or providing services to children and families and knowledge of infant and child

development;

2. High School Diploma Minimum;

3. Experience and willingness to work with the culturally diverse populations;

4. Valid drivers’ license and dependable automobile with vehicle insurance required;

5. Able to pass required background checks;

6. Experience and proficiency using computer and internet;

7. Effective written, verbal, and listening skills;

8. Infant Mental Health endorsement preferred (if available in the state);

9. Bi-lingual in English/Spanish is preferred.