Home Visitor (Early Start) - Stephenson and Winnebago County

Brightpoint invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a common vision: an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. As a leader in the human services sector for 140 years, we aim to advance the well-being of children by investing in families and strengthening communities through data-informed, collaborative, and preventative solutions.

The Early Start Home Visitor meets with expectant parents and families with young children in Stephenson and Winnebago County, providing strength-based, family-centered services, comprehensive assessments, and parent support groups and education. As a Home Visitor, you will develop safe and trusting relationships with expectant and new parents, helping them to expand their support networks and maximize access to needed services while providing support and expertise as they successfully navigate the parenting journey. The Home Visitor will also complete home visits with expectant parents, advocate for clients' access to community resources, provide strength-based and family-centered parent education and assess for safety.

Core Responsibilities

• Meet regularly with families with young children in their homes to complete assessments, develop goals, and provide services aligned with the strengths and needs of the child and family.
• Provide observations of parent-child interactions, including assessing for effective communication and empathic responses, and engage parents in reflective dialogue on the developing parent-child relationship.
• Assist parents in forming community connections aligned with service goals, including referral and linkage with providers of early intervention, mental health, health care, and other supportive services.
• Develop and maintain collaborative partnerships with key community providers.

Candidate qualifications

• Associates Degree in Social Work, Child Development, or a closely related field; Bachelor's Degree preferred in Social Work, Child Development, or closely related field.
• Minimum of one year of experience working with families with children under the age of 5 required.
• Must be certified in appropriate program model or obtain certification within 90 days of hire and must maintain certification throughout employment.
• Adept at communicating effectively – both in writing and verbally.
• Must be able to attend in-person family visits and meetings.
• Valid driver's license, insurance, and a reliable vehicle required.