What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Support Specialist position at Abilities Network Inc?
Description
Abilities Network, a multiple year winner of the Baltimore Sun’s Top Workplace award, 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.
This is a great opportunity to join a growing non-profit organization with an amazing culture and team environment.
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
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays, Anniversary Day Off
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Participate in the Employee Referral Bonus Program and earn up to $1800 per hire
Key responsibilities and functions may include, but are not limited to:
- 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
Requirements
The ideal candidate will have the following education and experience:
- Bachelor’s degree required in Family and Children’s Services or related field. Three years home visitation or experience working with families accepted in lieu of Bachelor’s Degree.
- Experience with family services that embrace the concept of family centered principle and strength based service provision.
- Experience in serving culturally diverse communities/families is required.
- Transportation necessary to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the position.
Apply today! Learn more about us at www.abilitiesnetwork.org!
If you are interested in applying for employment with Abilities Network and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the Human Resources Office at HumanResources@abilitiesnetwork.org or call 410-828-7700.
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, veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, sexual orientation, or any other category covered by applicable law.
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