Family Assessment Worker- Bilingual

A positive future for every child

Do you enjoy meeting new people and want to make a difference in the lives of others? Join Arizona’s largest nonprofit dedicated to early childhood development. Southwest Human Development is seeking Family Assessment Workers to empower and impact families for generations in our Healthy Families Program. This role introduces and enrolls families to our support services program.

Your skills, experience, and passion are needed at one of the nation’s largest nonprofits dedicated to early childhood development. Join our team and experience a long-term career which brings joy and satisfaction in knowing you make a difference. We offer over 40 programs and services to more than 140,000 children.

Why choose us?

• You can be the person a family remembers as making a difference in their lives & their child’s life.
• You help families get connected to appropriate community resources.
• We focus on your ongoing professional development and overall well-being.
• We have a supportive and collaboration environment.
• We have great benefits, including zero contribution health plan options, wellness programming and ample time off (including one week fully compensated office closure for winter break.)
• Opportunities for program bonuses.

Job title: Family Assessment Worker- Bilingual | Learn more aboutHealthy Families

Job description:

This role provides the first introduction to Healthy Families to prospective and new parents, as well as connecting with those community partners, at hospitals throughout Maricopa County. You will engage with families, in a hospital-based setting, as well as provide community outreach to cultivate strategic partnerships within the hospitals as well as a variety of organizations and agencies that serve families. In addition, this position provides screening and assessments to pregnant women and families with newborns who have been identified as having risk factors.

Program details:

Healthy Families is a home visitation program that supports pregnant women and families with newborns meet the challenges of parenting. The program is offered to families who are expecting a new baby or have a baby who is less than 90 days old. Services can continue for up to five years after the birth of the child.

In this role you will:

• Introduce the Healthy Families program bedside in the hospitals and incite interest in the program by conversing with the families and assessing their wants, needs, strengths and impending challenges for their changing family.
• Establish trusting relationships with families quickly, while considering a families’ personal experiences and diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Engage in face-to-face contact with community partners in hospital settings, clinics, and elsewhere, providing presentations and maintaining positive working relationships to foster further collaboration.
• Promote community awareness regarding Healthy Families program services and developing relationships with community providers through community outreach activities in order to secure referrals.
• Conduct enrollment visits in a family’s home when not schedule allows outside the hospital setting.
• Compose accurate and complete in-depth screenings, assessments, program intake forms, and data tracking within appropriate timelines.
• Provide comprehensive data, recording-keeping and reporting of community outreach efforts.

If you don't think you can meet every qualification below, we still encourage you to apply. We value both current experience and future potential!

What it takes:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Associates degree with experience in early childhood (such as: home visitation, child welfare, prevention, child development, family dynamics) considered.
• Bilingual English/Spanish fluency required.
• Comfort, familiarity, or experience working in a hospital setting preferred.
• Knowledge of family dynamics and community resources preferred.
• Experience working with culturally and linguistically diverse populations.
• Strong communication and writing skills, along with the capability to work in Microsoft Office and Windows.
• Attention to detail with ability to perform assignments and job responsibilities efficiently, accurately and in a timely manner.
• Valid Arizona Driver’s License
• Registered vehicle with valid auto insurance.
• Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card - OR - must qualify for a valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card.

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Our core values embody Southwest Human Development’s commitment to services that uplift the lives of children, families and other care providers, and the communities in which they live. These values are intended to guide the professional development, ethical conduct and skilled practice of all our staff, whatever their specific role within the agency. All staff are valued as making essential contributions to strengthening the foundation that Arizona’s children need for a great start in life. Learn more about our values and benefits here.