Family Support Worker (Bilingual)

about the opportunity to make this kind of life changing impact, read on to hear the best part about being an Family Support worker within the Early Childhood Education Program at Metropolitan Family Services! Perhaps your work life balance demands a part-time schedule, we've got your career and your work life balance covered!

We currently have an opening as a part-time opening at our Learning and Wellness Center in Back of the Yards community.

SALARY: The average starting salary for this position will fall in the range of $54,000 - $58,000 annually. Where candidates fall in this range will be based on skill and experience level.

Responsible for supporting families in the program in the service areas of Family Engagement, Disability, Health, Mental Health and ERSEA. Ensures compliance with funder requirements, federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and MFS policies.

- Recruit and enroll children and families into the program, as well as, establish and maintain accurate documentation of age and income eligibility for children and pregnant women participating in the program.

- Collaborates with program staff site partners, and supervisor to coordinate services relating to child and family well-being, including Disabilities, Health, Mental Health, Nutrition and Family Partnerships.

- Collaborate with families and program staff to complete an accurate family assessment annually and provide intervention, referrals and assistance for interests, needs and circumstances identified.

- Provide case management services to families and children including assistance and referrals, i.e. emergency services, health/nutrition/dental referrals, disability referrals, and child abuse and neglect referrals, etc. including following up with families to assure that services are received.

- While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch.

- The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing and viewing a computer terminal.

- The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.

- Satisfactorily pass all relevant screenings and criminal background checks.

- Driving for work required with a personally owned vehicle. Travel between sites required.

- Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, pro-rated to your benefits start date.

- FREE General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services provided to all team members.

- Ascensus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility.

Metropolitan Family Services empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. Metropolitan is Illinois' first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 117,000 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness and empowerment.