Family Support Worker - PACT Program - Full Time

Job description

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-developme...