Family Support Worker - Tioga PACT - Full Time

Description:

PACT (Parents and Children Together) is a child abuse and neglect prevention program serving families county-wide. Staff work with families in their homes and in the community to empower parents to be their child’s first teacher, develop positive parenting skills, encourage parent-child bonding and attachment, helping families build protective factors, and monitor and support healthy child development.

Education/License:

High School Diploma / GED with at least 1-year Early Childhood Experience required. Associate or Bachelor degree preferred. Some previous home visiting experience preferred.

Licenses and Certifications:

Valid driver's license, registration and insurance. Own vehicle used to travel to and from office/home visits.

Responsibilities:

• Build positive and supportive relationships with families; administer formal and informal child development and parent-child bonding assessments appropriately and interpret results.

• Recognize and effectively address family's concerns in helping them develop and work toward family goals.

• Make appropriate referrals to medical and health providers. Provide teaching and activities to parents and children following child-development curriculum.

• Coordinate and collaborate with agencies involved with family.

• Provide thorough and objective documentation of home visits and maintain an up-to-date chart for each family on caseload.

• Must have strong listening skills, the ability to build positive rapport with families, ability to identify family strengths and foster self-sufficiency in families, and the ability to work well in a team environment.

• Must demonstrate respect for and sensitivity to the needs and rights of others, including those with diverse cultural, racial, sexual, ethnic, and gender identities.

• Good written communication skills and computer skills desired.

• The ideal candidate for this position is self-directed and motivated with strong organizational and time management skills.

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