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Department

Website Posting Type:
External Retirement Plan: TRS or ORP

Employment Type:

Employee Benefits Eligibility:
Benefits Eligible Full/Part time:
Full Time

Work Schedule:

Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Occasional nights and weekends

Advertised Salary: $,, Commensurate with Experience Posting Date: //6 Opening Date:
Open until filled Closing Date:
Proposed Starting Date: //6

Location of Vacancy:
Columbus Area Contact Information Recruitment Contact Name:
Tracy Gauge Recruitment Contact Email: nwdist@ Recruitment Contact Phone

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Classification

Title:

Extension Educator I FLSA Exempt FTE 1.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent.

The Family Resource Specialist (FRS) is responsible for completing the HFA Assessment tool (validated Family Resilience and Opportunities for Growth (FROG) Scale) to identify family strengths and concerns at the start of services with parents. The Family Support Specialist (FSS) is responsible for initiating and maintaining regular and long‑term (up to three or five years) contact and support with families, provide emotional support, parenting education and guidance, and linkage to community resources through weekly, bi‑monthly, monthly, and quarterly home visits with at‑risk parents of newborns and children under age five years.

Home‑based service delivery helps to develop healthy family relationships and reduce the risk of child abuse and neglect among families needing intensive services. FRS/FSS will work full‑time (hours per week) and are directly responsible to the Healthy Families Program Manager.

• Positive parenting experience or prior experience in child abuse prevention, home‑based services, parent education, nursing, child development, and related areas.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to develop a warm, supportive and trusting environment for families.
• Ability to use active listening and model basic infant caregiving skills and parenting techniques.
• Ability to relate to families in crisis and be available by phone during regular business hours.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to maintain accurate written logs on family contacts.
• Ability to be objective and make impartial decisions.

• Normal working conditions of an office environment.
• Stand for long periods to effectively present program to attendees.
• Lift and carry up to pounds.
• Speak effectively to audiences without amplification.
• Driving.

• Establishing a trusting relationship.
• Assisting in strengthening the parent‑child relationship.
• Assisting parents in improving their skills to optimize the home environment.
• Improving the family support system.
• Increasing the family’s ability to problem‑solve and assume the role of advocate for themselves and their children.
• Identifying and referring families for other supportive…