Family Support Worker - PACT Program - Full Time

Description

PACT (Parents and Children Together) is a child abuse and neglect prevention program serving families county-wide. Staff work with families in their homes and in the community to empower parents to be their child’s first teacher, develop positive parenting skills, encourage parent-child bonding and attachment, help families build protective factors, and monitor and support healthy child development.

Education/License

• High School Diploma / GED with at least 1-year Early Childhood Experience required.
• Associate or Bachelor degree preferred.
• Some previous home visiting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build positive and supportive relationships with families;
• Administer formal and informal child development and parent-child bonding assessments appropriately and interpret results;
• Recognize and effectively address family's concerns in helping them develop and work toward family goals;
• Make appropriate referrals to medical and health providers;
• Provide teaching and activities to parents and children following child-development curriculum;
• Collaborate with agencies involved with family;
• Provide thorough and objective documentation of home visits and maintain an up-to-date chart for each family on caseload;
• Must have strong listening skills, the ability to build positive rapport with families, ability to identify family strengths and foster self-sufficiency in families, and the ability to work well in a team environment;
• Must demonstrate respect for and sensitivity to the needs and rights of others, including those with diverse cultural, racial, sexual, ethnic, and gender identities.

Qualifications

• Good written communication skills and computer skills desired.
• The ideal candidate for this position is self-directed and motivated with strong organizational and time management skills.

Pay

The contracted rate for this position is $20.50/hr.