Family Support Worker

The Family Support Worker (FSW)

The Family Support Worker (FSW) is responsible for establishing and maintaining a regular and long-term relationship with the family.

Responsibilities

• Outreach families referred to Central Intake or through a Service Provider.
• Use a standardized screening tool to determine eligibility for home visitation services.
• Activity will occur primarily within the participants home; each visit should last for at least one hour.
• The interventions should be family-centered and strength-based.
• Interview/conduct the Family Resilience and Opportunities for Growth (FROG) Scale with parents to identify strengths/risk factors to support the family throughout home visitation services.
• Establish a trusting relationship.
• Assist in strengthening parent-child relationships.
• Aid parents in improving their skills to optimize the home environment.
• Aid parents in increasing the family support system and enhancing the familys ability to solve problems and advocate for themselves and their children.
• Assist in assisting the family in establishing goals and a plan for the accomplishment of those goals.
• The assessment of the normal growth and development of the target child.
• Identify and refer to other supportive agencies, including healthcare appointments.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Preferably at least 2 years of experience in working with or providing services to children and families.
• Acceptance of individual differences.
• Ability to establish trusting relationships.
• Experience and humility to work with culturally diverse families, and those experiencing trauma and/or domestic violence.
• Knowledge of infant and child development.
• 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.
• Flexible availability to include weeknight/weekend hours as allowed by agency policy;
• Travel throughout New Jersey to obtain required multi-day training for the model and/or agency.

Benefits

Health benefits, on-site childcare, and 401K plan available.

Pay

Salary for this position is $45,000 - $55,000, commensurate with previous experience, references, and other factors.

Contact Information

Name : [Not Specified]

Description : Project Self-Sufficiency is a community-based non-profit agency which helps low-income families in northwestern New Jersey to achieve economic self-sufficiency and family stability.

Type : Direct Employer

Address : 127 Mill Street
Newton, NJ 07860

Online : Email : [Not Specified]
Apply by mail: Attn: Deborah Berry-Toon
127 Mill Street
Newton, NJ 07860
By Phone: Call Deborah Berry-Toon at 973-940-3500
By Fax: Fax to 973-940-3501 Attn: Deborah Berry-Toon

Job Posting Entered On : 1/23/2026
Job Posting Expires On : 12/22/2026