Home Visitor

Our Mission: Lutheran Community Services Northwest partners with individuals, families and communities for health, justice and hope.

About Us Lutheran Community Services Northwest is a non-profit human services agency that improves lives of people in communities throughout Washington, Oregon and Idaho. We provide a wide variety of services to adults, adolescents, children, families, schools and communities. We are privileged to touch lives of all ages, cultures and faiths.

POSITION SUMMARY:The Home Visitor will provide parenting information, resources, and support to highly stressed parents as a member of the Healthy Families team at A Family Place. This involves providing intensive home visiting services, group facilitation as needed, and cooperating with the lead agency and other providers in the Healthy Families collaboration. Spanish speakers are strongly encouraged to apply. This is a full-time position at 37.5 hours a week.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Provide outreach and engage new families
• Complete and document regular home visits based on a schedule mutually agreed upon by each family and the Home Visitor, in coordination with supervisor
• Maintain a caseload of 11-18 families, or 17 to 22 caseload points, as recommended by HFA
• Incorporate research-based parenting education into home visits
• Utilize the Growing Great Kids/Growing Great Families curriculum to engage families in parent-child activities, facilitate positive attachment, and promote infant mental health
• Assist families to identify and achieve parenting and personal goals
• Complete home visit documentation, State Evaluation surveys, and required screenings in a timely fashion to meet the standards of Healthy Families and MIECHV
• Participate in MIECHV Continuous Quality Improvement projects

• Model and encourage direct, professional communication among staff members and facilitate development of a positive staff support network
• Demonstrate awareness and sensitivity in the delivery of client services as it relates to the cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of populations served

QUALIFICATIONS:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Experience in working with or providing services to children and families
• Ability to establish trusting relationships
• Ability to work with parents and their children in a warm, calming, respectful, encouraging, and patient manner
• Acceptance of individual differences
• Experience and humility to work with culturally diverse families and colleagues
• Knowledge of infant and child development
• Open to reflective practice (i.e. has capacity for introspection, communicates awareness of self in relation to others, recognizes value of supervision, etc.)
• Infant Mental Health endorsement preferred
• Knowledge of, and ability to work with social service agencies, schools, and other agencies regarding referrals and treatment continuity
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written to include basic computer skills and email usage
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively as a team member
• Ability to be very organized regarding paperwork, be detailed oriented, and have ability to effectively prioritize work responsibilities
• Must be able to work well under pressure and be able to work in a multicultural setting
• Requires strict adherence of HIPAA standards in the office workspace to ensure confidentiality

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent is required. Lived expertise/experience in child development, parenting education, and/or home visiting, or equivalent college coursework is required.  Knowledge of Trauma-Informed Approaches/Care, Adverse Childhood Experiences, substance use disorders, mental health challenges, and learning difficulties is preferred. Experience working with young parents, rural populations, and multi-stressed families is preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:Must have a current driver’s license, car insurance, and daily access to a vehicle.

The Perks:  We offer a full benefits package with options for medical, dental, prescription and vision coverage; employer-paid short and long-term disability, as well as life insurance.  Vacation includes up to 2 weeks in the first year.  Up to 2 weeks of Sick leave for you or to take care of your immediate family (based on hours worked). 12 Paid Holidays plus 2 Floating Holidays each year.  A 403(b) Retirement plan, with employer matching after meeting eligibility requirements.  Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is designed to help and support you. Staff potentially eligible for Student Loan Forgiveness program as a 501(c) 3 employer.

We thank all candidates in advance for their interest in joining the Lutheran Community Services Northwest team.  Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

LUTHERAN COMMUNITY SERVICES NORTHWEST IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND COMMITTED TO CULTURAL COMPETENCY.