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Family Support Specialist
Position: Family Support Specialist,
Healthy Families
Program: Healthy Families component of
the Family Development Program
Reports to: Program Manager, Healthy
Families
Status: Full-time, Non-Exempt, for 37.5
hours per week with benefits
Hourly Wage: $18.00 per hour
Job Function: Responsible for establishing a
trusting relationship with families through initiating and maintaining regular,
long term contact with families for the purpose of strengthening the
parent-child relationship, providing child development information, offering
support in the areas of goal setting and problem solving.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties
may be assigned.
Initiate and maintain regular contact with families, primarily in their homes.
Conduct interviews in the home to identify at-risk families and making appropriate
referrals to community resources
Provide prenatal and other health education
Assist families to strengthen
parent-child relationships, provide resources as necessary.
Assist parents to improve their skills
to optimize the home environment for the child's well-being and safety.
Assist Program participants in making
and attending health and human
service appointments, including activities related to employment and educational goals.
Keep the Program leadership advised on unified community
concerns and issues on a regular basis through scheduled meetings.
Work cooperatively with other CAPCO programs and community
agencies
Maintain functional knowledge of other local, state, and
federal programs relating to low income individuals. Work with other human
services agencies in order to create more effective flow of service in the
community.
Participate in training programs which relate to job
responsibilities.
Serve as a Family Resource Specialist when needed.
Education and/or Experience
Associates degree in human services or related field and at
least 1 year experience working with at risk families and/or children or High
school diploma / GED plus three years life/work experience caring for young
children or providing family development services required.
Other Skills and Abilities
Experience in working with individuals, neighborhood groups
(youth and adults) and community organizations. Ability to grasp the problems
confronting low-income residents, especially fiscal challenges. Working
knowledge of the family development process. Acceptable NYS Driver's License.
Physical Demands & Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is
frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or
hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands
and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally
lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this
job include close vision. Must be able to travel to various locations. Ability
to work flexible hours to support the program.
The noise level in the work
environment is usually moderate.
CAPCO is an Equal Opportunity Employer
and we do not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on
any legally recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status,
uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
age, and physical or mental disability. CAPCO will make reasonable
accommodations for qualified candidates in adherence of the Americans with
Disabilities Act and New York Human Rights Act.