Home Visitation Worker and caregiver support

Healthy Families Home Visitation Worker

We are seeking to fill a full-time position within our team! The Healthy Families Home Visitation Worker/Parent Education Facilitator will work within the Healthy Families Team (28 hours/week Home Visitation and 7 hours a week Parent Education). In this role, accountability focuses on providing family-centered, strength-based interventions directed at establishing a trusting relationship within families to optimize parent/child relationships, increase parental capacity and strengthen infant, child and parental resiliency and well-being.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support parents/ caregivers to improve the family support system, increase the family’s ability to problem solve and assume the role of advocate for themselves and their children.
• Support parents/caregivers to assess and monitor the development of their child.
• Plan and facilitate age-appropriate interaction between parent and child for scheduled visits.
• Support the development of the Individual Family Support Plan based on family’s strengths, stresses, and needs in partnership with the family in required time frames.
• Complete necessary screens with families ie: Child development, Family Violence, etc.
• Facilitate parenting groups and/or workshops
• Identify and maintain knowledge of outside referral sources and providers.

· Community networking – build and maintain relationships with local community agencies.

· Ensure that required documentation and data collection is completed within time frames.

· Ability to work independently and within a team.

· Participate in community events and promotion of programs/organization

· Participate in internal and external committees

Attend training, both as required by the position(s) listed as well as partake in other opportunities for professional development.

· Understand and practice with the understanding in the belief that children need to be nurtured and maintain the importance of attachment and the importance of secure relationships.

· All other duties as identified/requested by Supervisor(s). Staff reports directly to Healthy Families Team Lead.

Qualifications:

· Diploma or degree in Human services, Social Work or Early Learning and Child Care or Minimum of 3 years' experience working with families

· Ability to establish a trusting relationship quickly with individuals

· Respect for the diversity of cultural difference and beliefs

· Work from a strength-based, trauma informed approach

· Knowledge of community resources

· Proficiency in Microsoft office

· Experience working with spreadsheets and data bases

· Experience with outcome reporting is an asset

· Excellent interpersonal skills, communication and written skills

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills

· Proven organizational ability with the capability to multi-task

· Ability to handle change and transition in a fast-past environment

· Knowledge of the non-profit/charitable sector is an asset

· A valid driver’s license and access to reliable vehicle

· Satisfactory background screening, including a criminal record/police information check and child welfare check.

· Maintain current Crim Check, Intervention check and First Aid certificates as well as valid drivers’ licence and reliable transportation, including minimum $2,000,000.00 liability.

· Ability to flex work schedule to accommodate families.

· Build trusting relationships with mothers, fathers, extended family, and caregivers

· Be respectful and sensitive to the needs and rights of others, including those with differing cultural, racial, sexual or ethnic identities.

· Clear communication with other staff members, supervisors and families.

· Practice ethical and professional boundaries.

· Punctuality and accountability.

· Follow policies, procedures and practices of the organizations

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00-$26.00 per hour

Work Location: In person