Community Alignment Specialist - Contractual

Responsibilities

• Nurture relationships with community resources and services that provide support to families as referred by Family Connects nurses, in a timely and appropriate manner and as a participant in the community system of care for young children and their families.
• Identify resources, establish relationships with providers, maintain an updated list of resources, and identify gaps in needed community resources so that the broader community can grow these resources over time.
• Provide individual-case consultation about community resources to support nurse home-visitors as they connect families with community resources, as needed.
• Market the program by communicating with referral sources (e.g., ob/gyn practitioners, hospitals, pediatricians), communicating with groups that interact with families (e.g., employers, newspapers, churches, child care agencies, the public), and soliciting support from community leaders (e.g. to publicize the program and provide incentives for families, such as free diapers).
• Increase the array of options for pregnant women and new mothers to learn about and sign up for a Family Connects home visit by working with health providers and other organizations.
• Establish a community advisory board for the Family Connects program to coordinate services with others in the early childhood system of care.
• Assist with establishing initial contact with families to successfully engage, recruit, and schedule home visits.
• Organize and participate in enrollment scheduling at Sinai Hospital for mom’s that have given birth.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Human Services, or Public Health.
• Six (6) years progressive experience in early childhood/prevention services.
• Home visitation experience preferred.
• Knowledge of infant/child development, parent-child attachment, maternal-infant health and dynamics of child abuse and neglect.
• Experience working in community-based programs preferred.
• Experience and willingness to work with a culturally diverse population.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of community resources and agencies.
• Knowledge of Jewish customs, practices, and traditions.
• Knowledge of infant and child development.
• Ability to build trusting relationships and communicate clearly and professionally with a range of community stakeholders.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to work independently, as well as in teams.

Skills

• Knowledge of community resources and agencies.
• Knowledge of Jewish customs, practices, and traditions.
• Knowledge of infant and child development.
• Ability to build trusting relationships and communicate clearly and professionally with a range of community stakeholders.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$60,000 - Annually

Schedule

Full-time - 35 hours – Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday