Family Support Specialist (Full -Time)

About Family Services

Family Services is a nonprofit organization committed to Protecting, Healing, and Caring for children and families across Northeast Wisconsin. We provide vital support during life's most challenging moments, helping individuals heal, grow, and thrive.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and maintain regular contact with assigned families, primarily in their home.
• Manage an active caseload of families.
• Complete family assessments and develop and implement Individual Family Support Plans based on family needs and preferences.
• Provide assistance to families to increase competency in the areas of positive parent-child interaction, home environment, safety, nutrition, child growth and development, and child health care.
• Develop and maintain necessary relationships in the community to execute responsibilities to assigned families and promote goal and objectives.
• Provide transportation for program participants related to family needs.

Qualifications

• Education: Required: Bachelor's degree in human services or related field, or equivalent experience. Preferred: Infant Mental Health Endorsement.
• Experience: Required: 0-2 years' experience in the field of early childhood education, maternal-child health, family life education, home visitation, social work, counseling or related human service field. Preferred: 2+ years home visitation experience.

Skills and Competencies

• Ability to assimilate and conceptualize individual client desires and needs into detailed written case plans.
• Advanced interpersonal skills and knowledge of programs and community resources.
• Experience in working with or providing services to children and families.
• Ability to establish trusting relationships.
• Ability to manage a flexible schedule to meet client needs, which may include evenings.
• Valid Wisconsin Driver's License with reliable personal vehicle for transporting persons served as needed.
• Maintain required auto insurance and acceptable driving record.
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred.

Why Join Us?

Family Services offers a supportive and collaborative work environment where you can make a meaningful impact every day and help advance our mission to Protect, Heal, and Care.