Family Support Specialist

Abilities Network is looking for a Family Support Specialist to support our Healthy Families team. Healthy Families is a national program that works with new parents to develop supporting enriching parenting practices that help their children and families grow to realize their fullest potential. The Family Support Specialist works directly with families to provide in-home and virtual family-centered strength-based services designed to strengthen parent-child relationships enhance parenting skills and improve family functioning.

The starting rate of pay for this position is $18.00 per hour and is non-negotiable. This is a Bilingual Spanish/English position and offers an additional bilingual pay differential for employees who meet proficiency requirements.

This is a great opportunity to join a growing non-profit organization with an amazing culture and team environment.

About Us:

At Abilities Network we cultivate inclusive communities through relationships innovation and high-quality services. We accomplish this by living close to our values of respect well-being reflection and courage and using them to guide our decision making. If you want to contribute to an organization of people passionate about using relationships to support the empowerment of others then we have a position where you can make a difference.

Abilities Network offers eligible employees a comprehensive benefits packaging including:

Medical Dental Vision Insurance

Company paid Life/AD&D Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance

403(b) plan with employer contribution

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off Sick Leave Paid Holidays Anniversary Day Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Referral Bonus Program - earn up to $1800 per hire

What will I do at Abilities Network

Facilitate program enrollment including assessments to evaluate family history of past and present trauma and areas that are under-resourced

Provide family-centered strength-based interventions directed at establishing a trusting relationship in order to optimize parent child relationships

Connect families to community resources through referrals and education

Utilize a research-based curriculum to facilitate age appropriate interaction between parent and child

Guide families through the steps of setting and working towards goals

Plan and participate in Healthy Families special events

What does Abilities Network need from me

Bachelors degree required in Family and Childrens Services or related field. Three years home visitation or experience working with families accepted in lieu of Bachelors Degree.

Experience with family services that embrace the concept of family centered principle and strength based service provision.

Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred.

Experience in serving culturally diverse communities/families is required.

Transportation necessary to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the position.

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Abilities Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply. It is our policy to recruit hire train and promote individuals without regard to race color religion age sex national origin military status veteran status status as a qualified individual with a disability sexual orientation or any other category covered by applicable law.