Bilingual Family Support Worker - Healthy Families - HC

Job Description

Job Description

Bilingual Family Support Worker – Healthy Families

$38,000.00 - $40,500.00 per year

Do you enjoy helping others reach their full potential? The Villages is seeking dedicated individuals to provide family support services to new parents through the Healthy Families program.

The Bilingual Family Support Worker (BFSW) will:

• Managing and provide client-centered, culturally competent services.
• Initiate and maintain regular and long-term contact/support with families.
• Conduct regularly scheduled home visits with a family-centered and strength-based approach.
• Assist families in strengthening parent-child relationship, improving family support system, and establishing goals.
• Increase family's ability to problem solve and assume the role of advocate for themselves and their children.

Position Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to speak, understand, read, and write in English and Haitian Creole.
• 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.

The Villages of Indiana offers a team-oriented environment for case managers, social workers, and other child, family, and social services professionals with flexible scheduling, competitive pay, and benefits package.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff. The Villages of Indiana, Inc. will honor all experiences, perspectives, and unique identities to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work. Together, The Villages strives to foster working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.

The Villages is Indiana’s largest private non-profit provider of Child and Family services, including Foster Care. The Villages champions every child’s right to a safe, permanent, and nurturing home. We are committed to strengthening all families and embracing the dignity and diversity of every child, youth and family served.