BILINGUAL FAMILY SUPPORT SPECIALIST - SPANISH REQUIRED

Working at Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS) means doing work that matters every day because of the difference you will make in the lives of children and families in Northern Virginia. NVFS’ breadth, depth and scope of services offer the resources and support to ensure that everyone in need, at every stage of life, maximizes their potential and fully contributes to a thriving community. At NVFS, we value the diversity of backgrounds, experience, perspectives, and skillsets that we collectively provide to our community, clients and coworkers. We celebrate and thrive on our differences and welcome everyone’s unique contributions.

Join the NVFS Family: The NVFS Healthy Families team is looking to hire multiple bilingual Family Support Specialists with oral Spanish fluency serving various locations!

• All openings require oral and written fluency in English and oral fluency in Spanish.
• Openings will serve clients in different jurisdictions including Alexandria. (You will be able to indicate your location preferences in your application.)
• This is a hybrid position with some remote and in-person work; additionally, the FSS role requires availability up to 2 evenings per week until 8 PM and occasional weekends.

As a bilingual Family Support Specialist (FSS), you will initiate and maintain regular contact with families, primarily in their homes. Ideally you will be skilled at establishing and maintaining trusting relationships and ensure the highest levels of service delivery to clients in accordance with Healthy Families America Best Practice Standards.

Your Future Team: Part of the nationwide Healthy Families America initiative of Prevent Child Abuse America, Healthy Families of Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS) offers comprehensive support and guidance, through home visitation, to new and expectant parents. The mission of Healthy Families is to promote healthy prenatal outcomes, enhance the development of very young children, and promote healthy family functioning. This role will be serving families from underrepresented backgrounds.

Benefits and Compensation: We want you to be well, have work/life flexibility, grow your career with us, and have the resources and support you need. Check out our comprehensive benefit offerings here in support of various dimensions of your wellbeing. The pay for this role is in the low 40s.

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In this role you will:

• Conduct client home visits on a regularly assigned schedule with the goal of establishing trusting relationships in accordance with Healthy Families America Best Practice Standards.
• Prepare appropriate activities for home visits using approved evidence-based curriculum and other supplemental materials.
• Prepare appropriate activities and facilitate group socialization experiences and field trips for families.
• Provide appropriate parenting modeling, education, and other supportive services as outlined in the Healthy Families America Best Practice Standards.
• Conduct developmental screening and evaluations using instruments such as ASQ-3, ASQ-SE-2, PHQ-9 Depression Screens, and CHEERS Check-in with families.
• Make referrals to other services as needed and work with other community providers to provide collaborative services to clients.
• As needed, use bilingual skills to facilitate communication between participant families and other program staff, providers, and/or partners.
• Prepare documentation and maintain client files in accordance with program requirements and NVFS guidelines.
• Enter data for record keeping and reporting to meet federal/state/program guidelines.
• Participate in regular supervision with Program Supervisor, providing regular updates and preparing case presentations.
• Maintain current own level of knowledge on program software and other information on early childhood programs.

Your Background: We understand that you may obtain skills through a variety of professional, personal, educational, and volunteer experiences.

• Experience working with or providing services to children (aged 0-3 years) and families. This may include volunteering, internships, and/or personal lived experiences.
• Oral and written fluency in English. Oral fluency in Spanish.
• Knowledge of infant and child development.
• Experience and humility to work with the culturally diverse populations present among the program’s target population.
• High School graduate or GED; college coursework preferred.
• Infant Mental Health endorsement preferred.
• Must be willing and able to provide services in accordance with Healthy Families America Best Practice Standards.
• Ability to establish trusting relationships with an acceptance of individual differences.
• Willing to engage in building reflective capacity (i.e., has the capacity for introspection, communicates awareness of self in relation to others, and recognizes the value of supervision).
• Proficiency in usage of basic technological tools including laptops/computers, email, phones, and internet; working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Must be able to demonstrate and live the organizational values of Communication, Integrity, Respect, Collaboration, and Accountability.

Additional Requirements:

• Successful completion of a Motor Vehicle Record check may be required upon hire per jurisdiction contract requirements.
• Must have reliable transportation to conduct client home visits, make regular deliveries to client homes and visit other designated community locations.
• Within a 37.5 hour workweek, need to have the flexibility to make evening and/or early morning home visits two days per week in order to accommodate clients’ schedules. Occasional weekend work required.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds.
• Must be comfortable with varying home conditions, being around sick children/adults and being around pets/animals/other items in homes.
• Successful completion of background checks required upon hire.

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