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Child & Family Resources Family Support Specialist in Nogales, Arizona
This job was posted by https://www.azjobconnection.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/6556856
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:\ \ The Family Support Specialist is responsible for providing home-based prevention services focusing on supporting the parent child relationship, attachment, and family enhancement through child development education, play, goal setting, assessments, and coordination of services/activities for overburdened families. This position reports directly to the HF Supervisor.\ \ SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Conducts home visits virtually or in-person and assesses family needs and provide case management services when necessary, while promoting self-sufficiency.
- Utilizes child development curriculum with each family and promote positive parent-child relationships.
- Utilizes floor time to support play within the parent and child relationship.
- Utilizes appropriate limit setting and boundaries.
- Acts as a positive role model.
- Maintains necessary assessments and documentation in accordance with agency and funding source requirements.
- Participates in and comes prepared for weekly supervision with Program Supervisor.
- Coordinates with other community services.
- Attends and participates in all scheduled Healthy Families conferences, seminars, in-service training and parent events.
- Maintains all Healthy Families quality assurance standards, i.e. Home visitation rate, etc.
- Participates in agency Continuous Quality Improvement activities.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.