Family Resource / Support Specialist, Healthy Families

Who We Are :

• CAMBA is a community of staff, volunteers, clients, donors, neighbors and partners who work together to build an inclusive New York City, where all children and adults have access to the resources and supports, they need to thrive.  We take a comprehensive approach by offering more than 180 integrated programs in : Education & Youth Development, Family Support, Job Training & Employment Support Services, Health, Housing, and Legal Services.
• We reach almost 80,000 individuals and families, including almost 13,000 youth. CAMBA serves a diverse cross section of New Yorkers from new mothers in Brownsville to job seekers in the Rockaways.
• More than half of our clients are immigrants and refugees from around the globe.
• Over 85% of our families are living in poverty, reflecting the challenges faced by nearly 1.7 million New Yorkers today.
• CAMBA’s Healthy Families Program offers voluntary home visiting services to pregnant or newly parenting families living in zip codes 11226, 11233, 11218, 11225, 11210, 11238 Brooklyn communities.
• The Healthy Families CAMBA home visiting program matches parents with knowledgeable and caring workers who provide information and support during pregnancy and early childhood.

Position :

The person filling this position is expected, under close supervision, to :

Minimum Education / Experience Required :

The FRS must have good communication and writing skills and knowledgeable of community resources to offer referrals to the appropriate community-based agencies, depending on the family’s needs. experience in working with or providing services to children and their families an ability to establish trusting relationships and acceptance of individual differences experience and humility to work with the culturally diverse families knowledge of infant and child development open to reflective supervision Bilingual Haitian Kreyol (Highly Preferred) Compensation :

Status :

People of color, people with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people are encouraged to apply.