Bilingual Family Support Worker – Healthy Families - Haitian Creole

The Villages of Indiana
Indianapolis, IN
Category Healthcare
Job Description
Role Overview

The Bilingual Family Support Worker will provide client-centered, culturally competent services to new parents through the Healthy Families program. They will initiate and maintain regular and long-term contact/support with families, conduct home visits, and assist families in strengthening their relationships and support systems.

What You Will Do

The Bilingual Family Support Worker will conduct regularly scheduled home visits with a family-centered and strength-based approach, assist families in strengthening parent-child relationships, improving family support systems, and establishing goals, and increase families' ability to problem solve and assume the role of advocate for themselves and their children.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have experience in working with or providing services to children and families, knowledge of infant and child development, and the ability to speak, understand, read, and write in English and Spanish.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Ability to speak, understand, read, and write in English and Spanish
  • Experience in working with or providing services to children and families
  • Experience and willingness to work with the culturally diverse populations
  • Knowledge of infant and child development
  • Regular local travel

Benefits

  • Competitive pay
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Benefits package
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