Specialist- Family Support-YFS
Specialist- Family Support-YFS
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Job Description
The Family Support Specialist supports the delivery of homebased parenting education services. They play a crucial role in providing support information and resources to parents to help them create a positive and nurturing home environment for their children.
The Family Support Specialist plays a key role in providing services to families with the fewest possible barriers.
FLSA Status: NonExempt hourly
Reports To: Manager of Healthy Start
essential duties
Administrative Tasks
- Follow up with assigned families and initiate enrollment.
- Maintain accurate and uptodate records of home visits assessments and family goals.
- Participate in reflective supervision and team meetings.
- Receive and maintain Parents as Teachers (PAT) certification.
- Collaborate with other professionals such as healthcare providers and social workers as needed.
Service Delivery Tasks
- Ensure services provided are high quality consistent and responsive to client needs.
- Conduct initial assessments of families to identify their strengths needs and goals.
- Provide home visits to families using the Parents as Teachers (PAT) Affiliate foundational visit plans and other PAT supplemental materials maintaining required service levels.
- Ensure services focus on child development and parenting practices activities to foster participant observation of their childs behavior and parentchild interaction and family goals.
- Complete required child development screenings as required by PAT.
- Provide referrals and linkage to a wide variety of community resources to support family needs and goals.
- Participate in monthly group connections for families.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
job requirements
a.Education and Experience
- High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED).
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience with children and families.
- Demonstrated knowledge of MS365 Power Platform.
- Bilingual: English and Spanish required.
b. Additional Requirements
- Must satisfactorily pass criminal history check.
- Must satisfactorily pass tuberculosis (TB) test.
- Must have reliable transportation and a valid Washington State drivers license (or be able to obtain one by date of employment).
- Employees and volunteers who operate their own or Friends of Youth vehicles on Friends of Youth business must have a safe driving record as defined by Friends of Youth.
- Employees and volunteers who operate their own vehicle(s) on Friends of Youth business must carry auto liability insurance that complies with the requirements of Friends of Youth.
- Must successfully complete the following health certification requirements within 30 days of employment: CPR First Aid and Bloodborne Pathogens.
- Proof of COVID19 vaccination is required. There are no exemptions.
We offer:
- Generous time off including 15 vacation days per year paid sick leave 11 paid holidays 2 social justice leave days per year for fulltime employees
- Health insurance package including medical dental vision 24/7 access to telehealth long term disability and life insurance
- Retirement plan with match
- Transgender Health Benefits
Friends of Youth is committed to equity and creating a diverse and inclusive work environment as an equal opportunity employer. We welcome honor and celebrate our clients colleagues and communities diverse identities and cultures. For more information email
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
