HMG Family Support Specialist

We are seeking a Help Me Grow Family Support Specialist (Home Visitor)
Fairfield/Pickaway County, OH

Integrated Services for Behavioral Health (ISBH) is a community-minded, forward-thinking behavioral health organization helping people along the road to health and well-being. We meet people in their homes and communities and help connect them to the resources they need. We serve Southeastern and Central Ohio with a comprehensive array of behavioral health and other services – working with local partners to promote healthy people and strong communities. All of our services are intended to be collaborative and personalized for the individual.

• Initiates and maintains regular and long-term (up to three years) contact/support with families. This activity will occur primarily within the family’s home; each visit should last for at least one hour. The interventions should be family-centered, strength-based, and directed at: 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; and increasing the family’s ability to problem solve and assume the role of advocate for themselves and their children. The activities may also include identifying and referring for contact/appointments at other supportive agencies, including health care appointments.
• Assists the family in establishing goals and a plan for the accomplishment of those goals, as well as the assessment of the normal growth and development of the target child.
• Maintains necessary documentation, participates in program evaluation, attends team and program planning meetings, cross-systems training, and acquires knowledge of community resources.
• Meets billing productivity requirements established by Integrated Services for Behavioral Health.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Minimum three years of directly relevant experience is required
• Experience in working with or providing services to children and their families is required
• Associate's degree required
• Ability to establish trusting relationships
• Acceptance of individual differences
• Experience and willingness to work with the culturally diverse populations present among the site’s target population
• Knowledge of infant and child development
• Open to reflective practice
• Infant mental health endorsement preferred
• Experience with multi-need individuals and families
• Broad knowledge of community service systems
• Willing to participate in and lead cross-systems team-building activities
• Able to effectively communicate through verbal/written expression

• A valid driver's license and the ability to operate a motor vehicle are required

• An appropriate level of auto insurance coverage is required

• Ability to manage deadlines within a fast-paced, high-volume environment is required

• The ability to operate in an Internet-based, automated office environment is required

• The ability to maintain a high-speed internet connection is required