Family Support Specialist

Overview

New Hope Services (NHS) is proudly celebrating 65 years of service to Southern Indiana and our extended service area. NHS has built the capacity to provide a full continuum of human services from child and family support through ability services. Our unique expertise in developing affordable housing allows us to also partner with the communities we serve to have an even greater positive economic and community development impact.

Compensation

• $17.00 per hour
• Servicing Bartholomew County with home office in Columbus
• Full benefits (eligible 1st day of the month following 30 days of employment)
• 1 position, Bilingual - English/Spanish, preferred

Essential duties

• Provide support to parents during home visits in areas such as: child development, parenting, stress management, crisis management, childcare, effects of child abuse and neglect
• Ensure that enrolled clients receive at least 75% of the home visits they are scheduled to receive based upon level of service criteria
• Provide transportation to families, as needed, for Healthy Families related services
• Documentation Responsibilities
• Enter information regarding home visits on a weekly basis into the HFI database
• Maintain all contact records and necessary paperwork
• Complete Family Goal Plans with families
• Perform Developmental Screenings in a timely manner, consistent with Healthy Families guidelines
• Refer and link families to appropriate community resources
• Complete screenings with families as applicable. Provide appropriate follow up support and referral, based on outcomes of the screening.
• Ensure that families are linked to a medical provider and that children are completing basic immunizations and attending well child visits
• Be willing to respond for emergency needs of clients
• Attend all required Monthly Healthy Families Team Meetings
• Carry a caseload that meets the standards for Healthy Families Indiana
• Schedule and attend weekly supervision 2 hours for staff working 35 hours or more per week