Healthy Families Family Support Worker
Company: Helen Ross McNabb Center
Location: Knoxville
Posted on: April 19, 2024
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Job Description:
Healthy Families Family Support WorkerHelp Others, Make a
Difference, Save a Life.Do you want to make a difference in
people's lives every day?Or help people navigate the tough spots in
their life?And do it all while working where your hard work is
appreciated?You have a lot of choices in where you work---make the
decision to work where you are valued!Join the McNabb Center Team
as the Healthy Families Family Support Worker program today!The
Healthy Families Family Support Worker Healthy Families East
Tennessee is a free and voluntary, intensive, home-visitation
program that offers support services and resource linkage to new
and expecting parents. Healthy Families East Tennessee is
affiliated and accredited by Healthy Families America, which is the
nationally accredited, evidence based, home visitation model
adopted by Prevent Child Abuse America. The Healthy Families model
is relationship based and focuses on the parent child interaction,
strengths of the family, and reducing stressors known to increase
the incidence of child abuse and neglect. The Family Support
Specialist (FSS) is responsible for initiating and maintaining
regular and long-term (up to three or five years) contact and
support with families. This activity will occur primarily within
the family's home; each visit should last for at least one hour.
The FSS ensures the quality of home visiting services helps
families achieve core Healthy Families America model quality,
fidelity, and success for each family.The interventions should be
family-centered, strength-based, and directed at establishing a
trusting relationship; strengthening the parent-child relationship;
promoting healthy childhood growth and development; and enhancing
family well-being by reducing risk and building protective factors.
The FSS partners with families and honors diverse family structures
and parenting practices. Activities may also include but are not
limited to: administering the Family Resilience and Opportunities
for Growth Scale (FROG) Scale; administering screening tools such
as the ASQ, ASQ-SE, Depression Screens etc.; identifying and
referring families for other supportive services, including health
care services. The FSS will also be responsible for assisting the
family in establishing goals and supporting them throughout this
process and is responsible for implementing activities outlined on
the Family Service Plan. This job description is not intended to be
all-inclusive; and employee will also perform other reasonably
related job responsibilities as assigned by immediate supervisor
and other management as required. This organization reserves the
right to revise or change job duties as the need arises. Moreover,
management reserves the right to change job descriptions, job
duties, or working schedules based on their duty to accommodate
individuals with disabilities. This job description does not
constitute a written or implied contract of employment.Schedule:
Monday - Friday 8am - 5pmTravel: Must be able to utilize a
dependable vehicle for home visitation
services.Equipment/Technology: Basic computer skills are required
for email, timekeeping, and documentation in the electronic medical
record.QUALIFICATIONS - Healthy Families Family Support
WorkerEducation: Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Child and Family
Studies, Psychology, or related field preferred. High school
diploma and lived experience required if not Bachelor's Qualified.
Experience / Knowledge: One year experience providing
evidence-based home visiting services preferred.Experience working
with young children and families required.Infant Mental Health
Endorsement preferred. Required to achieve AIMHITN Infant Mental
Health Endorsement within the first two years of employment if
hired without endorsement.Training and knowledge in infant and
early child development and parenting skills required.To perform
this job successfully, an individual must have excellent
communication skills with colleagues and clients. Ability to build
quality and caring relationships with clients where clients feel
supported and heard. Maintain a trauma-informed approach when
serving families. Maintain appropriate boundaries with clients and
colleagues. Willingness to engage in building reflective capacity,
Manage a flexible schedule and multiple tasks. Ability to use
reflective practices in working with families.Ability to work with
diverse populations in culturally sensitive ways. Physical:Minimal
exposure to biological hazards.Hearing of normal/soft tones and
close eye work. Valid driver's license. Frequent sitting, standing,
walking, bending, stooping, and reaching. CPR and First Aid
certification required (training provided).Required to be certified
in and adequately implement verbal de-escalation
techniques.Applicants should be able to exercise sound judgement
under pressure.Clinical staff may be required to get an F
endorsement to transport clients as necessary.Location: Knoxville,
TennesseeApply today to work where we care about you as an employee
and where your hard work makes a difference!Helen Ross McNabb
Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Center provides equal
employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for
employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type
without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin,
disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other
characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This
policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.Helen Ross
McNabb Center conducts background checks, driver's license record,
degree verification, and drug screens at hire. Employment is
contingent upon clean drug screen, background check, and driving
record. Additionally, certain programs are subject to TB Screening
and/or testing. Bilingual applicants are encouraged to
apply.PI7b5c264d5833-25660-34193158
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