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    Specialist - Family Support - Phoenix, United States - Southwest Human Development Inc

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    A positive future for every child

    Southwest Human Development is Arizona's largest nonprofit dedicated to early childhood development. The first five years of life are the most critical in a child's development. At Southwest Human Development, our services improve lives and help families by supporting young children and their caregivers during this important time.

    Your skills, experience, and passion are needed at one of the nation's largest nonprofits dedicated to early childhood development. Join our team and experience a long-term career which brings joy and satisfaction in knowing you make a difference. We offer over 40 programs and services to more than 140,000 children.

    Why choose us?

    • Make an impact in a child's life by promoting child health and development.
    • Be rewarded with a rich benefit package, including medical, dental, vision, wellness plans, 401K matching, and generous paid time off. View benefit information here
    • Opportunities for continued professional growth and development.
    • Supportive and collaborative work environment.

    Job title: Family Support Specialist

    Family Support Specialist provides family development/social services to enrolled children ages birth to three and their families participating in the Early Head and Head Start Childcare Partnership project. This role partners with parents to enhance the parents' ability to fill the role of primary nurturer of their child. Maintain on-going contact with families and work with all other components (health, nutrition, family services, mental health, special services, parent education and resource/referral) to integrate services into the family setting.

    In this role you will:

    • Conduct weekly 90-minute home visits with each family.
    • Create and maintain respectful partnerships with families. Drive to family's home and deliver health, educational, nutritional and child growth and development information to parents via weekly meetings.
    • Coordinate with parents to ensure that prenatal, well-child exams, immunizations, health screenings, and nutrition assessments are complete and necessarily follow up occurs.
    • Complete family partnership agreements, developmental screenings, and all other required assessments with families in a timely manner.
    • Assist and support families in locating resources and scheduling appointments with community resources that best meets their needs.
    • Provide support in parent and child activities that encourage developmentally appropriate activities for the changing needs of infants and toddlers.

    What it takes:

    • AA / bachelor's degree - Family Development, Social Services, Human Services, Early Childhood Education or related field
    • Minimum one (1) year direct experience working with infants and toddlers and their families.
    • Bilingual English/Spanish
    • Possess an insured & reliable vehicle and a valid AZ driver's license.
    • Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card OR must qualify for a valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card is required.

    Learn more

    Our core values embody Southwest Human Development's commitment to services that uplift the lives of children, families and other care providers, and the communities in which they live. These values are intended to guide the professional development, ethical conduct, and skilled practice of all our staff, whatever their specific role within the agency. All staff are valued as making essential contributions to strengthening the foundation that Arizona's children need for a great start in life. Learn more about our values and benefits here.



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