Senior Community Worker-Healthy Families San Mateo County-Spanish Spkg Promotional

Senior Community Worker – Healthy Families San Mateo County Program

The County of San Mateo Family Health Services Division is seeking an experienced and qualified Senior Community Worker to join the
Healthy Families San Mateo County Program
. Healthy Families San Mateo County is an evidence‑based home visiting program that supports pregnant people and new parents to have the healthiest start for their babies. The Senior Community Worker will work to promote the health of pregnant people and their babies, improve birth outcomes, strengthen parent‑child bonding, and create a healthy environment for the entire family by providing intensive home‑visiting services to families in San Mateo County.

The Senior Community Worker will make referrals to community and other agencies, coordinate care with hospitals and medical providers, educate and counsel new parents, act as a resource for staff on medical and nursing issues, interpret medical records and make recommendations.

Currently, there are two regular, full‑time vacancies at the Healthy Families San Mateo County Program.

To learn more about the Healthy Families San Mateo County program, please visit: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-county

• Experience in conducting home visits with clients and assessing problems and needs.
• Experience in working with pregnant and parenting women.
• The ability to serve as a trusted liaison to perinatal providers with differing practice styles and environments.
• Background on normal child growth and development and parent‑child relationships.
• The ability to relate to families from a strength‑based model, even in an apparently chaotic family environment.
• The ability to recognize child abuse and neglect.
• The ability to work independently as well as within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Knowledge of trauma‑informed care and adverse childhood experiences.
• The ability to problem‑solve, make independent judgments, and work autonomously.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Be flexible/adapting to a changing environment.
• Fluency in Spanish is required.

• Assess and monitor client needs and develop individual care/recovery/support plan based on the needs of the client.
• Prepare and/or coordinate the preparation of informational and outreach materials, basic correspondence and reports, and other documents regarding program activities.
• Assist staff in developing strategy for conducting and maintaining effective relationships with the community; interpret community needs and cultural patterns to professional staff members.
• Performs crisis intervention by arranging for special services to assist clients in addressing serious personal, financial, employment, and/or family issues; performs crisis intervention.
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with community resources.
• Conduct home and field visits to assess and monitor client needs and ensure adherence to individual care plans.
• Provide information and refer clients to appropriate social services agencies; research community resources for clients; work closely with other County staff to coordinate various functions of outreach and referrals.
• Provide educational services to the clientele served; schedule, arrange, and assist in the facilitation of educational programs and activities to support client health/wellness, recovery, self‑sufficiency, or employment goals.
• Perform outreach to provide education and information to individuals who may be at risk and unaware of services and/or prevention methods; inform clients and community members of programs and services and promote participation of groups and individuals in program activities.
• Conduct outreach activities to community organizations to provide information about the program and resources and to secure health, welfare, educational, and other social service supportive programs on behalf of clients; promote participation of groups, businesses, and individuals in program activities; and coordinate the delivery of support services to clients.
• Identify home, family, or community conditions needing…