Parenting & Family Program Home Visitor

Starpoint
Cañon City, CO
Category Education
Job Description
Starpoint, a local nonprofit organization, seeks a Home Visitor for its Parenting & Family program in Fremont County. The Home Visitor will assume the role of advocate for the parent and the child when needed, providing family-centered and strengths-based home visits to establish a trusting relationship and improve family support systems.

Requirements

  • Culturally effective capabilities for varying cultural characteristics and beliefs
  • Understanding of family support and strengthening
  • Understanding trauma-informed care and trauma-informed response
  • Experience raising or caring for a child, youth, or adolescent with mental health or co-occurring disorders and has worked with multiple agencies/providers
  • Ability to work with families on financial management, budgeting, and increasing income
  • Ability to be a team player and work with diverse professionals
  • Self-confident with the ability to empower with non-judgment
  • Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills and time management/organization skills
  • Demonstrate excellent technological/computer skills and must be comfortable with managing different database systems and meeting multiple deadlines
  • Ability to work and handle crisis and secondary trauma
  • Excellent at tracking and keeping clear documentation
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