Position Description:
What You’ll Do
We’re expanding our home visiting team! As a Family Support Specialist, you’ll build supportive, trusting relationships with families through regular home visits, often working alongside them for three to five years. You’ll meet families where they are, both literally and figuratively, providing individualized support that builds on their strengths and goals. Most visits take place in families’ homes, with virtual visits when appropriate.
- Build meaningful, trusting, long-term relationships with families through regular home visits, typically at least one hour
- Support parents and caregivers by encouraging positive parent-child interactions, strengthening parenting confidence, and promoting healthy early childhood development
- Celebrate growth and milestones, using developmental screenings and assessment tools (including the FROG Scale, ASQ, ASQ:SE, and depression screenings) to identify strengths and opportunities for additional support
- Partner with families to identify priorities, develop individualized Family Service Plans, and take meaningful steps toward their goals
- Connect families with community resources, including health care, early childhood education, and social services
- Provide culturally responsive, strength-based support that respects diverse backgrounds, family structures, and parenting practices
- Collaborate with a supportive team, participate in reflective supervision, and keep developing your skills as a family support professional
