MIECHV Family Support Worker

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $19.02-$22.35

Sieda Community Actions Economic and Family Support Services Unit is seeking a Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visitation Family Support Worker. This position is based in the Wapello County office located in Ottumwa.

The MIECHV Family Support Worker is responsible for initiating and maintaining regular, possible long- term (up to five years) contact / support with families. This programming will occur primarily within the familys home; each visit should last for at least one hour. The interventions should be family-centered and strength-based and directed at establishing a trusting relationship; assisting in strengthening the parent-child relationship; assisting parents in improving their skills to optimize the home environment; improving the family support system; and increasing the familys ability to problem solve and advocate for themselves and their children. The MIECHV Family Support Worker will assist the family in establishing goals and a plan for their accomplishment. The MIECHV FSW will identify needs and barriers to success and refer to other programs / agencies for comprehensive care.

DUTIES : (Essential Functions)

• Performs complex varied duties requiring advanced skills.
• Provide home based services / conduct home visits / complete assessments and screenings in accordance with the programs model (Healthy Families America-HFA) to parents / caregivers, infants and children.
• Address areas of growth identified during the initial assessment of the family and collaborates to set meaningful program goals.
• Provide trauma-informed services to ensure safety / feeling safe for all participants.
• Travel is required to meet MIECHV Program requirements.
• Build trusting relationships with families through interpersonal skills, consistency and rapport. Advocate for families to ensure they are supported and encouraged.
• Support parents / caregivers in building healthy support systems.
• Deliver services in a culturally competent manner. MIECHV FSWs will be sensitive to the service populations cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
• Encourage and teach behavior management techniques that are nurturing and effective.
• Deliver high quality, comprehensive, in-home services to parents and children enrolled in the program to provide information and support services that maximize the likelihood of success.
• Assist and educate expecting parents / caregivers about prenatal health and development to increase healthy, full-term births.
• Provide information, programming, and other activities to MIECHV families specific to their service area. MIECHV FSWs connect / refer families to resources that help them reach their goals and address their needs.
• Recruit and enroll families to maintain full caseload capacity.
• Attend and participate in all supervision meetings and monthly staff meetings with the MIECHV Program Manager and / or the Family Support Services Director.
• Collect data for compiling the monthly and annual reports. Submits data when needed to the MIECHV Program Manager and / or the Economic and Family Support Services Director.
• Must be available to work varying work hours for special events / trainings.
• Communicate all pertinent information to the MIECHV Program Manager and / or EFSS Director consistently and timely.
• Other duties deemed necessary to support the MIECHV Program / Economic and Family Support Services / Sieda.

INDEPENDENT ACTION :

DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY

ADDITIONAL TRAINING :

staff with an AA will begin working towards their BA, which must be completed within 4 years of their employment start date.

PROGRAM REPRESENTATION :

PROGRAM DESIGN AND PLANNING :

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY :

OTHER REQUIRED SKILLS / ABILITIES :

ORGANIZATIONAL EXPECTATIONS : (Essential Functions)

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PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS :

The requirements listed below are representative of the education, experience, knowledge, skill, and / or ability required to be considered for this position.

Requires completion of an associate degree in early childhood / Education / Social Work / Family Services or related field from an accredited college or university and 5 years experience working with children and / or families.

OR

A bachelors degree in early childhood / Education / Social Work / Family Services or related field from an accredited four-year college or university and 2 years experience working with children and / or families.

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY :

For questions please contact Sue Wolver at swolver@sieda.org. Applications will be accepted until end of business on October 10, 2025.