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UF Healthy Families Family Support Worker in Gainesville, Florida
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Advertising Summary: | The Family Support Worker (FSW) | | | | | | Duties: | | | | | | - Assists overburdened families | | | residing in Alachua, | | | Columbia, Union and Bradford | | | counties in improving family | | | functioning and raising | | | healthy children, | | | - By advocating and supporting | | | these families with personal | | | and parenting needs. | | | - The Family Support Worker | | | meets regularly with the | | | client in their home. | | | - Establishes a trusting | | | relationship with the client | | | and family by maintaining | | | regular home visit as | | | required per client level. | | | - Maintains dependable, | | | punctual work schedules with | | | a minimum of 80% completed | | | home visits per level | | | requirement. | | | - Assists strengthening | | | parent/child interaction by | | | providing in home education, | | | utilizing established program | | | curriculum and | | | - By modeling appropriate | | | behavior during each home | | | visit. | | | - Travels to participant's | | | homes for regular home | | | visits. | | | - Also travels to creative | | | outreach meetings and various | | | agencies for collaboration. | | | - Travels to the Healthy Family | | | office for supervision, staff | | | meetings and training. | | | | | | Requirements: | | | | | | - Candidates must have at a | | | minimum, a high school | | | diploma or General Education | | | Diploma (GED) and | | | - At least one year of | | | experience working with | | | children or families. | | | - Driver's License required. | | | The employee must have a | | | valid driver's license to | | | drive their vehicle or a | | | company vehicle to various | | | worksite locations as | | | required by the employer. | | | | | | | | | UF Healthy Families | | | provides?equal employment | | | opportunities (EEO) to all | | | employees and applicants for | | | employment without regard to | | | race, color, religion, sex, | | | national origin, age, disability, | | | or genetics. In addition to | | | federal law requirements,?UF | | | Healthy Families complies with | | | applicable state and local laws | | | governing nondiscrimination in | | | employment in every location in | | | which the company has facilities. | | | This policy applies to all terms | | | and conditions of employment, | | | including recruiting, hiring, | | | placement, promotion, | | | termination, layoff, recall, | | | transfer, leaves of absence, | | | compensation, and training.?UF | | | Healthy Families employs only | | | U.S. citizens and aliens who are | | | authorized to work in the U.S. in | | | compliance with the Immigration | | | and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. | | | 1324B. which requires that all | | | employees present original | | | documentation that establish | | | identity and employment | | | authorization within 3 business | | | days of the date employment | | | begins (also referred to as the | | | hire date). | | | DFWP | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+