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About the Role

The Family Resource & Support Specialist provides home-based, culturally responsive services to identify and support families with newborns at risk for health, development, financial, or abuse challenges. The role aims to foster positive parent-child relationships, enhance family health and functioning, and prevent child abuse and neglect through intensive home visiting, assessments, service planning, screenings, and community resource connections.

Responsibilities

Initiate and maintain regular contact with families, primarily in their homes, including some evenings and weekends.
Establish trusting relationships with families.
Conduct standardized assessments and service planning.
Support an average caseload of 20 families.
Provide prenatal, parenting, and other health education.
Assist families in strengthening parent-child relationships using approved tools and curriculum.
Help parents improve skills to optimize the home environment for child well-being and safety.
Conduct developmental screenings and provide in-home activities to promote healthy child development, including referrals for Early Intervention Program (EIP) as needed.
Assist families in attending health and human service appointments, including employment and educational goals.
Participate in coordinating and facilitating special events and group activities for parents and children.
Engage in weekly reflective supervision and team meetings.
Participate in outreach and community education about the program.
Attend all required Hospital and HFNY trainings.
Provide documentation of all activities according to requirements and timelines.
Perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent.
Experience working with high-risk families in a community setting.
Some child-care or parenting experience.
Knowledge of infants and child development.
Ability to be non-judgmental and establish trusting relationships.
Acceptance of individual differences and humility to work with culturally diverse families.
Willingness to engage in building reflective capacity.
Knowledge of community resources.
Good problem-solving and practical skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word.
Good writing, data entry, and time management skills.
Availability for some evenings, weekends, and occasional overnight travel.
Ability to perform prolonged standing, reaching, and walking.
Ability to stoop, bend, lift, and carry items weighing up to 25 pounds.
Ability to work in the field at least 3-4 days per week conducting in-home assessments and attending community initiatives.

Skills

Infant mental health endorsement (preferred)
Bilingual (Haitian Creole/ French/ Spanish) required for some positions
Microsoft Word
Writing
Data entry
Time management
Problem-solving
Practical skills

Location

Field-based

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

Some experience working with high-risk families
Some child-care or parenting experience

Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent
College coursework preferred

Salary/Compensations

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and can be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., site, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

About the Company

One Brooklyn Health (OBH) is an equal opportunity employer.

Equal Opportunity

It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, military status, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability or handicap or other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.