Family Support Specialist

CLACKAMAS COUNTY CHILDREN'S COMMISSION, INC.

Healthy Families

Come Serve, Connect, and Grow with our Healthy Families Team!

Bring your experience in social or human services, and early childhood education to provide parent and child development services for families with infants and toddlers in a home visiting capacity.

We are a mission-driven, private, non-profit agency committed to supporting the growth of healthy children and families, positive parenting, and school readiness. Our vision is for a community in which all children have the best possible opportunity to succeed.

Benefits include:

• Choice of medical, dental and vision insurance plans starting the first of the month following 30 days employment with an employee contribution
• 12 paid holidays, 1 personal day
• 5 days paid time off for spring break, 5 days paid time off for Winter break, 4 additional personal days
• 8% of salary employer contribution to 403(b) retirement plan after two years of service.
• Excellent training and professional development opportunities

Apply Now! We will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis.

Work is conducted at the office and virtually. Visiting client homes is dependent on COVID-19 restrictions.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Family Support Specialist (titled Home Visitor internally) promotes positive parent-child relationships, supports healthy childhood growth and development, and enhances family functioning with newborns in Clackamas County through home visiting.

REPORTS TO:         Healthy FamiliesProgram Supervisor

SUPERVISES:          No direct reports

CLASSIFICATION: Non-Exempt; Represented

DURATION:            40 hours/week; Monday-Friday schedule with early morning & evening work.

PAY GRADE:           D (with Associate’s Degree) – starting range: $24.94

                                  E (with Bachelor’s Degree) - starting range: $28.05

                                  Bilingual add to pay of $.35/hour

We will request a transcript from the successful applicant to determine pay grade placement.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide home visitation and FAMILY SUPPORT services to parents and their children ages 0 to 3 years according to families’ individual goal plans, families’ needs, and each stage of infant development.
• Effectively work with families and individuals of diverse backgrounds (including but not limited to: families with a history of mental illness, substance abuse, domestic violence, teenage pregnancy, or poverty.)
• Responsible for regular home visits to assigned families as determined by the supervisor.
• Administer assessment tools to monitor progress of child development and support positive parent-child interactions.
• Meet weekly with supervisor for reflective, clinical and administrative supervision.
• Attend statewide Healthy Families and Growing Great Kids trainings.
• Maintain real-time, accurate, complete, and confidential records that reflect assessment, services and outcomes.
• Support parents understanding of child development and parenting skills.
• Assist families in accessing needed community resources.
• Work cooperatively and respectfully with team members to contribute to a growth mindset environment.

ADDITIONALEXPECTATIONS:

PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AND TEAM MEMBER:

• Arrives at work on time, punctually attends and actively participates in all required activities, meetings, and trainings.
• Be a respectful, cooperative, and reliable team member and participant in program activities.
• Projects a professional work image, both in dress and manner.
• Be familiar with, and adhere to, position-related policies and procedures as well as the program’s overarching objectives.

Code of Conduct:

Perform all work in compliance with the Clackamas County Children’s Commission Code of Conduct.

Confidentiality:

Respect and maintain confidentiality of information regarding enrolled children and families, personnel issues, and other program operations as appropriate.

Training:

In consultation with supervisor, develop professional work goals and training plan. Participate in training as requested.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience:

• Minimum three years of experience in education or human services preferably providing parent and child development services for families with infants and toddlers in a home visiting capacity. Willingness to obtain additional training as requested.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in early childhood education, social work or related field preferred.
• Healthy Families Home Visiting Experience, with completed HV CORE and FIA training preferred.
• Trained in Growing Great Kids prenatal- 36 months' curriculum preferred.
• Infant Mental Health endorsement level I or II preferred.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to provide strengths-based, trauma-informed, client-centered services in a culturally responsive manner.
• Ability to understand and practice warmth, empathy, and genuineness with families' birth to three including those from diverse culture, race, family structure, gender, age, sexuality, ability, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds.
• Ability to positively interact with staff from various culture, race, family structure, gender, age, sexuality, ability, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds.
• Ability and willingness to establish trusting relationships and acceptance of individual differences.
• Knowledge of infant and child development.
• Being willing and open to reflective practice.
• We currently have a strong team with Bilingual Spanish/English skills. Bilingual skills are an asset.
• Proficient computer (MS Office, Databases) and data entry skills.
• Proficient with hosting virtual small meeting platforms, such as Teams or Zoom when home visits are not possible.
• Ability and willingness to work cooperatively as a dependable, flexible team member.
• Possess excellent organizational, written, communication and time management skills.
• Valid Driver's License and insured vehicle available for use on the job.
• Ability to obtain, possess, and maintain current First Aid/CPR certification.
• Ability to obtain, possess, and maintain compliance with State of Oregon Central Background Registry.
• Ability to pass a health and drug screen
• In order to best protect children, families, and staff from COVID-19 we require COVID -19 vaccination and booster for all staff, with exemptions for medical, disability, or religious reasons.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Work is usually performed in client homes and in an office environment.
• Frequent exposure to video terminal and keyboarding.
• Daily driving in local traffic conditions.
• In normal work day may bend, squat, and climb occasionally.
• May lift up to a maximum of 20 lbs.
• Frequent carrying of objects weighing up to 10 lbs.
• Frequent walking, standing, sitting including the ability to sit on the floor during home visits to participate in parent-child activities.

Our Commitment to Equity & Inclusion

Because our vision is for a community in which ALL children have the best possible opportunity to succeed, we seek to confront racism, discrimination, and prejudice in all forms.

• We continue to educate ourselves so that we may effectively engage in conversations and actions that lead to real change.
• We remain committed to listening to one another, intending first to understand.
• We work to ensure that our leadership, staff, and culture reflect the diverse needs of the children and families that we serve.
• We continue to solicit feedback and ensure accountability at all levels, believing these are critical elements for cultivating an environment of equity, inclusion, and respect.

We have much to learn and much to do, desiring to be part of the solutions that will lead to safety, social justice, and a better, kinder world.