Family Development Specialist

Definition and Primary Objective:

Provides parent education, educational activities, and direct casework assistance to families through The Every Child Succeeds Program. Works with Spanish and English Speaking families prenatally to age three, in their home with the objective of creating a safe and healthy environment for the child, as well as preparing the child for academic success.

Minimum Education, Experience and Other Skill Requirements:

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in education, social work or related field from an accredited college or university (or equivalent combination of education and experience). Undergraduate specialization in social work or two years of experience in a social work agency required. Previous home visiting or experience working with children birth to three preferred. Valid driver’s license is mandatory.

Must possess minimum technical skills including familiarity with Microsoft Windows and ability to use standard Microsoft Office applications.

Physical demands:

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend and lift objects of up to 50 pounds. Ability to operate a motor vehicle safely in changing weather conditions required.

Our Culture:

Best Point Education & Behavioral Health is Greater Cincinnati’s most prolific non-profit specializing in education, behavioral and therapeutic health services and autism services for vulnerable, at-risk youth, their families, and caregivers.

Best Point Education & Behavioral Health is proud to embrace our ideals of an equal opportunity workplace by actions as well as our words. We lead our community with respect and tolerance, internally and externally, and we expect our employees to embrace this ideal and express it in their day-to-day interactions.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against, based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.