Family Support Worker (Bilingual)

About the role

We are excited about the opportunity to make a life-changing impact as a part-time Family Support Worker within the Early Childhood Education Program at Metropolitan Family Services. This position offers a part-time schedule to support your work-life balance.

Pay

The average starting salary for this position will fall in the range of $54,000 – $58,000 annually, based on skill and experience level.

Responsibilities

• Support families in the program across Family Engagement, Disability, Health, Mental Health, and ERSEA service areas.
• Ensure compliance with funder requirements, federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and MFS policies.
• Recruit and enroll children and families into the program, maintaining accurate documentation of age and income eligibility for participants.
• Collaborate with program staff, site partners, and supervisor to coordinate services related to child and family well-being, including Disabilities, Health, Mental Health, Nutrition, and Family Partnerships.
• Work with families and program staff to complete an accurate family assessment annually and provide intervention, referrals, and assistance for identified needs and circumstances.
• Provide case management services to families and children, including assistance and referrals for emergency services, health/nutrition/dental referrals, disability referrals, and child abuse and neglect referrals, with follow-up to ensure services are received.

Physical demands

• Required to sit and stand for sustained periods; frequently talk, hear, use hands to handle and operate objects or controls.
• Occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel, and crouch.
• Close visual acuity needed for tasks such as preparing and analyzing data, transcribing, and viewing a computer terminal.
• May occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.

Additional requirements

• Satisfactorily pass all relevant screenings and criminal background checks.

Transportation/Travel requirements

• Driving for work required with a personally owned vehicle.
• Travel between sites required.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual and $4,000 to family HSA accounts, pro-rated to benefits start date.
• Free General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services for all team members.
• Ascensus 401K plan with a 4% employer match, fully vested on day one of eligibility.

About Us

Metropolitan Family Services empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Since 1857, we have been the engine of change that helps families reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. As Illinois’ first comprehensive human services agency, we serve more than 117,000 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs, and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness, and empowerment.