Family Support Specialist: Early Childhood (Home Visitor) –Bilingual (English/ Spanish)

Location: West County*

*Training will be in Antioch (about 5-10%), clients/home visits will be in the Richmond area

Aspiranet serves more than 35,000 California children, youth, and families each year from 44 community-based sites statewide through a spectrum of services, including foster and adoption services, behavioral and mental health services, residential care, educational services, community-based family services, and emergency shelter!

We have a rewarding opportunity for a Bilingual Family Support Specialist fluent in Spanish for our Family and Community Based Services Division. This position is responsible for providing case management and home visitation services to program clients, coordination and quality control of services. We invite you to come grow your career with our agency and join our team of passionate individuals dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of children and their families! 

Duties You’ll Perform

1. Manage a caseload of enrolled clients and make planned home visits.
2. Provide resources and referrals, and deliver curriculum with each family visit to help client meet goals.
3. Follow up with clients to ensure resource and referrals meet the clients’ needs; determine if client needs additional support or services. 
4. Connect families to resources that will support them with providing a stable environment for their baby. 
5. Provide families with basic child development information.
6. Develop and maintain contacts with clients and community partners and resources.
7. Serve as liaison between the client and community partners and resources.
8. Support clients with translation services when needed.
9. Learn and apply program curriculum such as Growing Great Kids, Ages and Stages, Home Safety Checks, etc. to screen children and families to determine if resources and services are needed.
10. Document contacts with clients indicating progress on case plans and referrals to resources.
11. Maintain on-going contact with the client as necessary to support retention in the program. 
12. Perform additional duties as assigned.

Your Work Experience

• A minimum of 12 Early Childhood Education Units.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field desired.
• Fluent bilingual Spanish verbal and reading skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Microsoft Office skills with the ability to learn and use agency-specific programs and software.
• Attain and maintain an active CPR and First Aid license. 
• Meet all state required conditions of employment as set forth by Community Care Licensing for a Licensed Community Care facility; i.e. Department of Justice (DOJ) Fingerprint and Child Abuse Index clearance, TB/Health Physical, valid California Driver’s License and clean driving record (Motor Vehicle Report) if required to drive for this position

Your Rewards

The greatest reward of a career at Aspiranet is the difference you make in the lives of the children and families that we serve! We provide a competitive salary commensurate with experience, along with a robust benefits package aimed at keeping you healthy and financially secure while providing work-life balance and protecting you from the unexpected: 

• 14 paid holidays per year
• 10 paid vacation days per year
• Company-paid medical and dental insurance and low-cost vision insurance
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Company matching 403(b) retirement savings programs
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts (FSA and HSA)
• Commuter benefits
• Employee assistance program
• Free parking
• Development and advancement opportunities
• Employee discount program
• Employee recognition and events

This is an amazing career opportunity to apply your experience with a premiere social services agency and perform meaningful work! Come join our team of passionate individuals who care deeply about the children and families in our care!