Social Work: Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker (Tullahoma, TN)
Social Work: Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker (Tullahoma, TN)
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USD 40000 - 45000
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Job Description
Rate: $45000.00
Location: 103 SE Atlantic Street Tullahoma TN
Shift: 8:00AM 4:30PM (Flexible Scheduling Allowed)
Catholic Charities was founded in 1962 with the mission of providing wholistic care within Middle Tennessee. Our programs consist of the following homelessness prevention rehousing food distribution emergency materials utility payments refugee resettlement clinical counseling adoption and family support parenting and multipronged community support through neighborhood embedded family resource centers. Catholic Charities is an established nonprofit and is still growing year after year. If you are seeking a job with purpose then you are finally home.
Benefits Include;
- (10) vacation days.
- (12) personal days.
- (18) paid holidays.
- Christmas & Easter Break Included
- 403B plan with company match.
- Pension plan.
- Health insurance vision and dental coverage.
Job Summary:
The Outreach Worker for the Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker (MIHOW) Program provide mothertomother education support and information to economically disadvantaged pregnant women mothers and young children 0 to 3 years of age.
Job Responsibilities:
- Recruits and enrolls families in need.
- Serves as a good role model for healthy lifestyles and positive parenting skills.
- Advocates on behalf of the family and builds relationships with medical social service and other community organizations.
- Develops lesson plans for home visits and monthly gatherings using the MIHOW Curriculum.
- Conducts monthly home visits and parenting groups.
- Maintains an uptodate knowledge base regarding the field of case management maternal and infant health which can include but is not limited to attendance at seminars workshops inservice training programs conferences community initiatives as well as utilizing other methods to gain education in this field.
- Builds relationships with key partners in the community.
- Represents the agency at various internal and external meetings as directed.
- Maintains accurate client/program records regarding services provided according to Agency guidelines using the database(s) provided by the agency and within Agency time frame.
- Actively participates in supervision sessions periodic team meetings and training.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Education and/or Experience
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Knowledge of community resources and parenting skills. A positive parenting history preferred.
- Experience conducting home visits.
- Bilingual: Spanish and English (preferred).
Required Skills:
- Knowledge of infant and toddler growth and development as well as early childhood education and best practices.
- Superior communication skills oral and written as well as superior interpersonal and presentation skills.
- Ability to work effectively with others work independently and accept supervision as needed.
- Detail oriented ability to multitask work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Flexibility relative to ability to prioritize due to changing client circumstances and needs.
- Shows initiative and works well independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability interest and willingness to work with diverse staff and clients in a culturally sensitive manner.
- Ability to prepare reports and work within established budgets.
- A strong sense of and respect for confidentiality concerning clients and fellow employees.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to learn databases and other systems.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule.
- Current drivers license required. Ability to legally operate a motor vehicle and provide own transportation.
- County/regional travel required.
Catholic Charities of Tennessee is an equal opportunity employer. Catholic Charities does not discriminate in regard to race color sex sexual orientation gender identity religion national origin age protected veteran status disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Employment Type
Full-Time
