SUMMARY OF POSITION

The Family Support Specialist (FSS) provides in home visitation services to enrolled participants, providing linkage and referral to other services and support to enhance family functioning by: building trusting relationships, teaching problem-solving skills, and improving the family's support system.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• The FSS is responsible for initiating and maintaining regular and long-term (up to five years) contact and support with families. This activity will occur primarily within the family's home; with visits lasting around an hour.
• 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 to address areas of concern that were identified on the FROG scale.
• Assist in preparation of required monthly, quarterly and annual statistical reports.
• Maintains up-to-date and accurate records for families on GGK curriculum, HFA data, and other required records.
• Participate in training according to requirements of HFA guidelines, GKI and DOH contract.
• Implements GGK curriculum and HFA strategies to enrollees through weekly home visits.
• Provides case management to families on caseload.
• Attend training and other mandatory meetings.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Experience in working with or providing services to children and their families.
• An ability to establish trusting relationships.
• Knowledge of infant and child development.
• Acceptance of individual differences.
• Experience and humility to work with the culturally diverse families.
• Willingness to engage in building reflective capacity (e.g., capacity for introspection, communicating awareness of self in relation to others, recognizing value of supervision, etc.).
• Infant Mental Health Endorsement Preferred.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree required. An associate degree with experience and proof of ongoing enrollment in a Bachelor's degree program until graduation from a Bachelor's degree program accepted.

Years of Experience

N/A

Required Certification/Licensure

N/A

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Task Percentage of Time/Frequency

• Standing - 10%
• Sitting - 55%
• Squatting - occasional
• Driving - 35%
• Kneeling - occasional
• Lifting - occasional
• Bending - occasional

DISCLAIMER

The duties and responsibilities described in this document are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time, or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.