Family Support Worker Brookl

Family Health Centers at NYU Langone, a designated Level 3 Medical Home, is the largest federally qualified health center network in New York State, and the second largest in the nation. It includes eight primary care sites, 40 school‑based health centers and dental clinics, four day care centers, the nation's largest dental residency program, and New York State's largest behavioral health program.

The network also includes 12 community medicine sites providing care to disenfranchised New Yorkers, comprehensive HIV services, chemical dependency programs, and a family support center that offers educational, vocational, and other social support programs. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive.

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We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Family Support Worker – Monday – Friday – 9 am – 5 pm – Brooklyn. In this role, the successful candidate – the Family Support/Family Resource Specialist – is responsible for engaging families in regular home visits. This home visiting program engages pregnant or newly parenting caregivers with the goal of supporting positive parent‑child bonding, promoting child and family health and development, enhancing family resilience, etc.,

within a health care system in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. Reporting to the Program Supervisor, the Specialist's overall responsibilities include conducting regular assessments of family strengths and needs, engaging family participants in activities based on the assigned curriculum, providing case management and advocacy, and working with community partners to provide appropriate referrals when needed. The Specialist is also responsible for conducting outreach and screening to identify pregnant or newly parenting caregivers eligible for home visiting services.

• Initiating and maintaining regular contact with families, primarily by traveling to their homes
• Utilizing curriculum and other education materials to provide service to prenatal families and children under the age of 5
• Conduct program promotion and outreach activities to increase program referrals and/or manage program account on social media platform(s)
• Administer standardized assessment with eligible families during home visits
• Establishing a trusting relationship with families
• Providing prenatal and other health education
• Assisting to strengthen parent‑child relationships
• Assisting parents to improve their skills to optimize the home environment for the child's well‑being and safety
• Assisting in making and attending health and human service appointments, including activities related to employment and educational goals
• Attending role‑supporting trainings within the required time frame and ongoing professional trainings and workshops on an annual basis
• Timely reporting and case documentation in an electronic database management system
• Performs other related duties as assigned

To qualify you must have a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma. Experience working with or assisting at‑risk children and families in a community setting. Spanish required.

• Knowledge of infant and child development
• Infant mental health endorsement preferred (if available in the state)
• Spanish bilingual preferred
• Strong listening skills
• Ability to identify family strengths and foster self‑sufficiency and independence in families
• Ability to observe and report accurately on the functioning of individuals and families
• Ability to establish trusting relationships and work effectively with mothers, fathers, and extended family
• Successful parenting and/or child care experience
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Emotionally mature and capable of exercising judgment
• Respect for and sensitivity to the needs and rights of others, including…