Bilingual Family Support Specialist

POSITION: Bilingual Family Support Specialist

JOB CLASS/GRADE: Specialist 1 / Grade 8

WAGE: Starting at $48600 per year based on experience

FLSA; EEO; WC: NonExempt; Professional; 8864

LOCATIONS: IRCO Main Office 10301 NE Glisan St Portland OR 97220 Hybrid schedule

(Hybrid office/Inperson home visits)

FTE; FT/PT; STATUS: 1.0 FTE; FullTime with Benefits; Regular

(Funded until June 30 2025 Contract continuation variable)

NUMBER OF POSITIONS: 1

APPLY AT: www.irco

STATUS: FullTime with Benefits

PROGRAM(S): Healthy Families

SECTOR: Home Visiting

REQUIREMENTS:

Bilingual in English and one of the following languages preferred: Haitian Creole and Rohingya

Must possess a valid drivers license have verification of current auto insurance and have full use of automobile during work hours

This job announcement is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this job. This is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required.

Program Summary
Healthy Families Multnomah County a program of IRCO is an intensive evidencebased home visiting program designated to provide parental support education and guidance to all families expecting a baby or with a newborn in Multnomah County.

The program focuses on promoting positive parentchild relationship supporting healthy child development enhancing family wellbeing increasing school readiness and preventing child abuse while delivering trauma informed and culturally responsive home visiting services. It recognizes and addresses the unique experiences strengths and needs of families with young children particularly immigrant and refugee families from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Healthy Families Multnomah is part of the Healthy Families America (HFA) following the evidencebased home visiting model developed by HFA.

Position Summary
The Bilingual Family Support Specialist (FSS) is a trained early childhood professional that provides intensive home visits to immigrant and refugees families in Multnomah County expecting or have a newborn baby. Families receive up to three years of services ensuring longterm consistent support as their needs evolve.

As part of a home visiting program grounded in infant mental health principles the Bilingual Family Support Specialist builds trusting relationships with the families offering:

• Parenting education guidance and support
• Activities to support the family wellbeing
• Activities to strengthen parentchild interaction and secure attachment
• Regular developmental screens
• Community resources and referrals

The Bilingual Family Support Specialist will work collaboratively with other early learning and family social and medical services to provide comprehensive wraparound support throughout the childs early years 03 helping them to grow secure safe healthy and ready for school.

Essential Functions

• Establish and maintain trusting relationships with families through regular home visits following the HFA best practices and local policies
• Provide parenting education guidance and support to promote positive parentchild interaction using an evidencebased curriculum and other approved role and wraparound training and resources
• Observe assess and strengthen parentchild interaction using reflective strategies activities screenings and interventions
• Support family wellbeing through specific prenatal and postnatal maternal screens family scale activities and referrals
• Implement individualized family service plan developed in partnership with the program supervisor
• Collaborate with families to set meaningful measurable goals
• Coach life skills that promote problemsolving selfsufficiency and advocacy skills
• Assess and provide concrete support to families to maintain a safe home environment
• Connect families to community resources and referral act as a liaison between families and service providers
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of home visits screens assessments and referrals

Secondary Functions

• Complete monthly reports gather and demographic data as requested
• Participate in role specific and wraparound HFA training ongoing training team meetings and infant mental health consultation group
• Engage in 1.5 hours per week reflective supervision with the program supervisor
• Participate in special projects as assigned by the Healthy Families leadership team
• Act as a liaison advocate between families and other community agencies
• Maintain regular communication with program and agency staff
• Conducts NBQ screens occasionally as requested by the program supervisor or the County Referral Coordinator

Education & Experience

MINIMUM JOB SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Any combination of education and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position is qualifying. This would typically include:

• An ability to establish trusting relationships with the families who may be experiencing various challenges
• High School Diploma/GED required bachelors degree in social work Psychology or Early Childhood Education preferred

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Infant mental health endorsement preferred
• Trained in the Growing Great Kids curriculum
• Experience working with or providing services to children and families
• Knowledge of parenting education and assessment infant and child development nutrition preventive health care home visit techniques and community resources
• Willing to engage in building reflective capacity (i.e. capacity of introspection communicate awareness of self in relation to other recognize the value of reflective supervision etc.
• Experience and willingness to work with culturally diverse populations while implementing the cultural humility principles
• Acceptance of individual difference

Physical Mental & Environmental Requirements

• Communication: Regular communication inside and outside the organization to exchange ideas and gather information
• Creativity: Regular need for redesign of a single focus process or procedure is needed
• Mental: There is regular variation in tasks and the job holder must decide which tasks to complete as well as the order in which tasks are completed
• Physical: Positions at this level require minimal physical effort such as light lifting carrying or movement etc. Physical capability involves use of office or equipment where some agility and hand eye coordination is needed
• Impact and Influence: Positions at this level have some need or ability to analyze problem or concepts or make decisions on the information. Positions at this level have some impact to and influence on organization operations programs expense or budgetary outcomes
• Work Independence: Positions at this level are expected to work under minimal supervision. Positions regularly contribute ideas but decisions or actions that commit the organization or which are outside established policy/procedure are expected to be referred to others
• Planning: Positions at this level must be able to foresee issues associated with own work and identify future needs for supplies equipment resources which would stall operations or activities
• Environment: There is a moderately low level of personal risk encountered. Job conditions are occasionally uncomfortable relative to noise temperature inside/outside work dirty conditions or interactions with angry or hostile people
• Supervision: Positions at this level are not responsible for any supervisory functions or responsibilities but may occasionally be asked to orient and/or train new employees or volunteers

Supervisory Responsibilities

Positions at this level are not responsible for any supervisory functions or responsibilities but may occasionally be asked to orient and/or train new employees or volunteers.

What We Offer

IRCO is a very employeefriendly workplace and offers great benefit package to our staff:

• Many flexible working arrangements and schedule
• Amazing opportunity to work with people who come from all over the world
• Work that helps your community
• 3 to 6 weeks of PTO per year
• 401k match of over 100 on first 5 immediate vesting
• 3 match for student loans or college savings
• 12 Paid Holidays and 1 Floating Holiday
• Medical & Dental insurance options with 90 coverage for employee AND Families no deductibles
• Employer Paid Life Short term and Longterm Disability Insurance
• Flexible spending account

Required Engagement

Engage fully in recommended professional development as well as other assigned or required training activities. This engagement can also include participation in optional activities that embrace IRCOs mission vision and values based initiatives.

How To Apply

1. Complete the IRCO application in our Careers Portal: IRCO Application for Employment.
2. Upload your resume and cover letter addressing your qualifications for this position IRCO Careers.
3. For questions about this position please email

Please note that physical applications are accessible from IRCOs main office 10301 NE Glisan Portland OR 97220. Due to the high volume of applications received we will not be able to contact applicants or return calls regarding applications. Complete applications should include a cover letter resume and IRCO application.

IRCO is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy age national origin disability status genetic information protected veteran status or any characteristics protected by law. We will make reasonable accommodations to meet our obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state disability laws.