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Home Visitor (Bilingual, English/Spanish)
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Family Focus .
Base pay range $48,200.00/yr - $48,200.00/yr
Job Title: Parent Educator/ Home Visitor (Bilingual, English/Spanish).
Location: Glendale Heights, IL (DuPage County).
Supervisor: Program Supervisor.
Family Focus is your partner in building strong families across Chicago and Northeast Illinois!
We support families and their children with emergency assistance, immigration programs, child welfare services, family support services, educational programs, and more. Our goal is to help our community thrive and reach its full potential.
With 11 centers around Chicagoland, we’re eager to expand our reach and make an even bigger impact.
We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team and serve more families.
Are you ready to make a difference?
Let’s grow together!
Our Glendale Heights location has openings for Bilingual Parent Educator to work with families in DuPage County. Reporting to the Program Supervisor, the Parent Educator/Home Visitor role provides case management services to individuals and families who need multiple services. The position will conduct needs assessment, service planning, home visits, reassessments, linkages, and referrals to public and private services and programs, information dissemination, advocacy, mental health assessment, and service plan follow-up. The role also supports coordinating monthly educational workshops.
Duties Include, But Are Not Limited To
Conducting case management and family support duties including needs and strengths assessments, screenings, referrals and advocacy
Performing case management and family support home visits and follow-ups as needed
Locating, identifying and utilizing partner agencies, social services and resources for families
Providing education, information and referrals to program participants
Identifying partners, speaker and curriculum to meet the needs of participants and providing education series for parents on a number of topics, such as parent child interaction activities, gross and fine motor skill development, literacy and language acquisition, immigration services and more
Following the Parent as Teacher (PAT) curriculum.
Collaborating with local social service agencies in order to coordinate services for participants
Developing and maintaining required records, reports and statistical data
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in social services: Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Criminology, Early Childhood Education.
A minimum of two years’ experience in the social work or related social services field. Volunteer or internship experience will be considered for new graduates.
Parent as Teacher Curriculum experience (preferred)
Prior case management/family support experience
Must be able to write, speak, facilitate, and translate in both English and Spanish
Requires extensive local travel. Must have access to reliable and efficient transportation that will allow for the completion of caseload responsibility.
Full‑time exempt position.
Discover all the benefits we offer to support your well‑being and professional growth at
family-focus.org/career-benefits .
Family Focus is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Other
Industries
Individual and Family Services
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Home Visitor (Bilingual, English/Spanish)
role at
Family Focus .
Base pay range $48,200.00/yr - $48,200.00/yr
Job Title: Parent Educator/ Home Visitor (Bilingual, English/Spanish).
Location: Glendale Heights, IL (DuPage County).
Supervisor: Program Supervisor.
Family Focus is your partner in building strong families across Chicago and Northeast Illinois!
We support families and their children with emergency assistance, immigration programs, child welfare services, family support services, educational programs, and more. Our goal is to help our community thrive and reach its full potential.
With 11 centers around Chicagoland, we’re eager to expand our reach and make an even bigger impact.
We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team and serve more families.
Are you ready to make a difference?
Let’s grow together!
Our Glendale Heights location has openings for Bilingual Parent Educator to work with families in DuPage County. Reporting to the Program Supervisor, the Parent Educator/Home Visitor role provides case management services to individuals and families who need multiple services. The position will conduct needs assessment, service planning, home visits, reassessments, linkages, and referrals to public and private services and programs, information dissemination, advocacy, mental health assessment, and service plan follow-up. The role also supports coordinating monthly educational workshops.
Duties Include, But Are Not Limited To
Conducting case management and family support duties including needs and strengths assessments, screenings, referrals and advocacy
Performing case management and family support home visits and follow-ups as needed
Locating, identifying and utilizing partner agencies, social services and resources for families
Providing education, information and referrals to program participants
Identifying partners, speaker and curriculum to meet the needs of participants and providing education series for parents on a number of topics, such as parent child interaction activities, gross and fine motor skill development, literacy and language acquisition, immigration services and more
Following the Parent as Teacher (PAT) curriculum.
Collaborating with local social service agencies in order to coordinate services for participants
Developing and maintaining required records, reports and statistical data
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in social services: Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Criminology, Early Childhood Education.
A minimum of two years’ experience in the social work or related social services field. Volunteer or internship experience will be considered for new graduates.
Parent as Teacher Curriculum experience (preferred)
Prior case management/family support experience
Must be able to write, speak, facilitate, and translate in both English and Spanish
Requires extensive local travel. Must have access to reliable and efficient transportation that will allow for the completion of caseload responsibility.
Full‑time exempt position.
Discover all the benefits we offer to support your well‑being and professional growth at
family-focus.org/career-benefits .
Family Focus is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Other
Industries
Individual and Family Services
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