Family Support Specialist - Parents as Teachers

The role

You will provide personalized support and guidance in the family's home. You will teach parents about baby care, promote nurturing and attachment, and provide information about healthy child development.

What you will do

• Educate parents on optimal health, growth, and development during infancy and early childhood
• Encourage positive parenting skills, enhance parental health and wellness, and improve educational attainment
• Assist parents with in setting and achieving goals related to education, work and housing
• Connect families with essential community resources, including educational, employment, financial, housing, and medical services
• Encourage co-parent involvement in program groups and activities

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Experience working children and families
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and maintain a personally owned vehicle

Nice to have

• Bilingual in Spanish and English

Benefits

• Vacation, sick time, and paid holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• 401(k) with employer match
• Discounted fitness services
• Access to trusted childcare resources
• 100% company-paid life and accidental death insurance
• Ongoing training
• Career advancement programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Leadership development

About the company

Eliot is a mission-driven team committed to resilience, empowerment, and lasting change. MSPCC is a division of Eliot.