Family Support Specialist

Job overview

The Family Support Specialist role is onsite in Towson, MD, with a stated base pay of $18 per hour. The position supports Abilities Network’s Healthy Families program, which works with new parents to develop supportive parenting practices.

What you'll do

• Facilitate program enrollment and assessments
• provide family-centered, strength-based interventions
• connect families with community resources through referrals and education
• use a research-based curriculum to support age-appropriate parent-child interaction
• guide families in setting and pursuing goals
• and plan and participate in Healthy Families events.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

family support specialist

healthy families

family services

home visitation

parent-child relationships

community referrals

research-based curriculum

towson md

abilities network

$18/hour

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Eligible employees may receive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• company-paid life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance
• 403(b) employer contribution
• flexible spending accounts
• paid time off, sick leave, paid holidays, and an anniversary day off
• tuition reimbursement
• and an employee referral bonus program.

Why this role

The posting requires a bachelor’s degree in Family and Children’s Services or a related field, or three years of home-visitation or family-services experience in lieu of the degree. Transportation is necessary for the role.

About the employer

Abilities Network Inc is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Individual and Family Services. Sector: 62.