HFA Family Support Specialist

Who We Are

For more than 140 years, The Family Partnership has built strong families, vital communities, and better futures for children. We fulfill our mission through counseling, education, and advocacy, primarily in the greater Minneapolis and St. Paul area. The Family Partnership was founded in 1878 as the Minneapolis Humane Society to protect and serve children that were being abused or exploited. Along with a few name changes, our work has continually transformed to anticipate and address the evolving needs of families and individuals, many of whom are the most vulnerable in our community.

Why You'll Love Working Here

At The Family Partnership, we partner with you and in turn, we partner with those we serve. Our programs holistically address the needs of people in our community. Through our two-generation (2Gen) or whole family approach, we work with people so they can heal from trauma and adversity and move towards greater health and well-being. Our shared values establish a common purpose across our array of programs and services. You can bring your authentic self to the workplace, while practicing both cultural competence and inclusivity. We're known for developing future leaders in the non-profit space and we expect employees to share their views. Our culture is one of open communication and transparency regardless of job level.

Wages and Benefits

$24.00 - $25.00 per hour; $1,000 hiring bonus after 3 months of employment; Generous paid time off, plus 10 paid holidays; competitive health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account (HSA), and options for flexible spending accounts (FSA). There is employer paid basic life insurance with the option for additional coverage paid by the employee. The employer pays for Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) and short and long-term disability insurance. TFP sponsors a retirement plan with a tiered vesting schedule based on years of service, plus a 2% employer contribution after one year of service.

SCHEDULE

This is a hybrid position that requires driving to families' homes and sometimes providing transportation to families.

A Typical Day in the Life...

HFA is an evidence-based practice that uses a strength-based approach when providing intensive parenting education and support. HFA focuses on infant mental health and parent-child relationships. A typical day as The Family Partnership's HFA Family Support Specialist provides an opportunity to assist families with overcoming challenges, setting goals, and striving toward positive changes to prevent child abuse and neglect. The Family Support Specialist will intervene in crises; provide weekly visits, advocate for services to families at risk of or engaged in children protection. Responsibilities will include the following:

• Maintaining a caseload of families.
• Delivering weekly home-visiting services to high-risk families, pregnant mothers, or mothers with an infant under the age of 24 months.
• Advocating for services to families at risk of or engaged in child protection.
• Initiating and maintaining regular, long-term (up to five years) contact and support with families.
• Providing family-centered and strength-based parenting education and services to families.
• Assisting families in establishing goals and celebrating goal progress, goal completion, tier level changes, program services, and program completion.
• Scheduling and conducting a minimum of 1-2 presentations per quarter to initiate and strengthen referral relationships.
• Acting as a liaison to referral partners assigned by the Program Director, including connecting with referral sources on a monthly basis or as needed to coordinate presentations, deliver program materials, and inquire about new referrals.
• Sharing referral updates with the Program Director at scheduled one-on-one meetings.

Who You Are

• You have a minimum of an associate's degree in human services, social work, education, or a related field.
• You have a minimum of two years of directly related work experience.
• You have previous experience working with families in homes and/or community settings.
• You have previous experience working with and demonstrate an understanding of communities living in poverty, communities of color, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals, and other vulnerable populations.
• You possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• You are highly attentive to detail and have knowledge of data entry.
• You have the ability to develop and maintain positive and respectful relationships with clients.
• You have the ability to track and maintain data necessary for program monitoring and evaluation.
• You have the ability to perform assessments needed in order to conduct appropriate interventions and referrals.
• You have the ability to provide home visiting services, including traveling to clients' homes, schools, meetings with community partners, and various other locations. You are also willing to transport clients in your own vehicle.
• You have a valid driver's license, access to reliable transportation, and the ability to meet TFP's driving record requirements. Please note that if the license was not issued in the state of Minnesota, you have 60 days after becoming a Minnesota resident in which to apply for your Minnesota driver's license or permit (not applicable for new hires living out of state).

Diversity and open expression are fundamental to the work of The Family Partnership. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment where everyone can belong. Every member of our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our sector: individuals who identify as BIPOC, Indigenous or people of culture, LGBTQI+ and gender fluid or gender nonconforming, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), veterans, people of any age or family status. We value the contributions of a diverse workforce, and we welcome and encourage applications from all underrepresented groups. We encourage you to apply even if you feel like you don't fit 100% of the technical requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, disability, age, marital status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, criminal history (justice-impacted status), housing or homelessness status, height, or weight.

Our organization has a partnership with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) to provide administrative services including management of the hiring process. If you apply for this position, you may see references to MACC in some online materials.

The Family Partnership participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. See E-Verify's official poster at https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf. See E-Verify's Right to Work poster at https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf.