Family Support Specialist

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Job description

Position Title: Family Support Specialist

Location: Lynchburg, VA

Status: Full time (40 hours)

Benefits:

• Salary Range: $18.50-$21.50
• Over 5 weeks of Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay to use at your discretion
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 403(b) Retirement plan with company match and contribution
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Professional development opportunities
• Life insurance, Short Term and Long Term Disability insurance

Summary:

Join a dedicated team at HumanKind, where you'll make a meaningful impact on the lives of pregnant and parenting families with children ages 0-5. As a Family Support Specialist (FSS), you'll provide home visitation services to promote positive parent-child interactions, support healthy development, and empower families to reach their goals. You'll use the evidence-based Growing Great Kids curriculum while fostering strong, trusting relationships with families. Our team is collaborative, supportive, and committed to improving the well-being of families in our community.

Success In This Role Looks Like:

• Maintain a caseload of 15-20 families, starting with 10-12 families in your first year.
• Provide home visits that meet Healthy Families America standards, traveling to various neighborhoods within the service area.
• Develop and implement Family Goal Plans and service plans in collaboration with families and supervisors, regularly updating them as needed.
• Teach child development and parenting skills through the Growing Great Kids curriculum , and help families build problem-solving and coping skills.
• Assist families in accessing community resources, acting as an advocate and liaison between families and local agencies.
• Provide crisis intervention and support for families while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Collaborate with HumanKind programs and refer families to wraparound services to meet their needs.

Career Path:

• Family Support Specialist > Family Support Specialist II > Supervisor > Senior Supervisor > Director of Healthy Families

What You Bring To The Team:

• Experience working with or providing services to children and families, with an open and humble approach to working with diverse populations.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to build rapport and trust with families.
• Flexibility, self-direction, and the ability to work collaboratively within a supportive team environment.
• Knowledge of child development, parenting strategies, and family systems, with a passion for empowering families.
• A valid driver's license and willingness to travel locally for home visits.

Why Join HumanKind:

HumanKind is a non-profit human services organization that has been serving children and families for more than 120 years. We offer programs and services that instill hope and equip people with the tools to build a strong foundation for life.

With an emphasis on inclusion, we help individuals and families who face any number of life's challenges. Our programs cover everything from financial education to foster care, from early childhood resources to services for adults with developmental disabilities.

HumanKind's unique workplace culture is what sets us apart and makes us a Best Place to Work. We recognize that this culture exists because of our values. We acknowledge that we are humans on this journey, and none of us have fully arrived, but we are committed to striving and aspiring toward living out our values each day.

We Value:

• Actively working for equity and inclusivity, practicing humility and curiosity, taking responsibility, continuously evolving for change.
• Prioritizing caring for our people, fostering a nurturing environment, celebrating small wins, acknowledging challenges, embracing innovation and adaptability.
• Nurturing growth in ourselves and others, leveraging strengths, equipping with tools for success, fostering a positive learning environment.
• Staying mission-focused, serving with empathy, putting egos aside, upholding ethics, communicating openly, providing support, and encouraging feedback.

Compensation details: 18.5-21.5 Yearly Salary

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