Bilingual (English/Spanish) Social Service Specialist I - Family Partner - Children's Home Society

The Bilingual Social Service Specialist I/Family partner in collaboration with the team, volunteers and parent advisory board members will conduct community outreach to meet contractual levels of services of 250 unduplicated families per year.

Requirements:

• Evening, weekends and flexible hours required
• Respect racial, ethnic, cultural and class differences of all clients and staff
• Must have a valid driver’s license =, some light travel may be required (including travel between Mercer and Ocean counties)
• Excellent computer skills are required and knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) Written and Spoken Required.

Work Location: 101 Prosper Way, Brick, New Jersey 08723

• Uphold and demonstrate family support principles and practices
• In collaboration with the team, volunteers and parent advisory board members conducts community outreach to meet contractual levels of services of 250 unduplicated families per year
• Engages a minimum of 10 new families per month using creative outreach and engagement activities
• Support reception coverage as needed, including lunch breaks and vacation schedules.  
• Provide support to families in the center utilizing the 10 core services mandated by the funder
• Facilitate workshops and presentations, and provide assistance during center based activities.
• Assist with the upkeep and overall maintenance of the center to promote a family friendly environment, including filing, sanitation of toys, and storage areas.

Education Requirements: Social Service Specialist I must have a minimum 60 semester hours from a higher learning facility required: Associates degree and/or Bachelor’s Degree with additional training and work experience preferred.  Maternal Child Health, Nursing and/or Health related experience preferred.

Work Experience Requirement: Minimum of one to two years’ experience working with high risk, underserved racially and ethnically diverse communities, either in the human services, social service and/or maternal child health agency.  Must demonstrate ability to work cooperatively with the staff and a variety of persons external to the family support center, including representatives of other agencies and parents. Must have experience working effectively in a multi-cultural setting and the ability to model and teach appropriate interaction with children and parents. . Experience working in the area of women’s health is a plus.