Home Visitor/ Fasd/pcap Mentor

**Westlock &Westlock County /Rochester, Thorhild**

**35 hours per week**

**This is a blended position**

**60%** **Home Visitation**:
As a Home Visitor you will provide early, continuous, intensive, and comprehensive child development and in-home family support services. Responsible for optimizing the home environment for the purpose of enhancing the physical and emotional well-being of children (prenatally to 6 yrs old) and their families. Assist in the strengthening of caregiver-child relationships, promotion of healthy childhood growth and development outcomes, and encourage safe home environments. Services are provided in the home and are long-term, structured, family-centred and strengths-based. Serve as a coach, giving support and encouragement to caregivers and their families, to help raise healthy children using a developmental approach that supports positive caregiver-child interactions and relationships.

**40%** **FASD & PCAP Mentor**:
The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Mentor provides in-home, one-on-one mentorship to individuals who may be prenatally exposed to drugs and/or alcohol. You will support the client to build and maintain a healthy lifestyle, including developing life and social skills, while supplying support, collaboration, and system navigation across multiple sectors.

The Parent-Child Assistance Program (PCAP) Mentor provides Home Visitation services with a focus on reducing or stopping alcohol and/or drug use during pregnancy. You will work to support women to achieve and maintain recovery while encouraging healthy pregnancies. You will have a role in enhancing the capacity of the community to prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder through awareness and Prevention Conversation.

**What you’ll do**:

- Travel to families’ homes throughout Westlock and Westlock County, Rochester and Thorhild area to provide service
- Establish trusting relationships with clients, their family, and support network
- Assess strengths and needs in order to help create service plans and strategies to support the healthy development of the family
- Work with a strength based, relational, harm reduction approach
- Utilize screens, assessments, and observation to guide service plan
- Provide confidential, emotional, and practical support to parents and caregivers
- Connect families with other service providers and resources to improve their health and well-being
- Advocate, as necessary, for clients to obtain the necessary supports for an improved quality of life, including basic needs, health, housing, transportation, legal, and income supports
- Document all activities accurately and according to procedure
- Transport clients to access services if necessary

**Qualifications**:

- Compassionate with a positive and empathetic approach to others
- Diploma in Social or Human Services, with relevant experience or equivalencies considered an asset
- Experience working with individuals and families with complex needs
- Knowledge and awareness of FASD
- Respect for the diversity of cultural differences and beliefs
- Knowledge of community resources
- Understanding of how to set professional boundaries
- Ability to maintain computerized files and documentation
- Current Child Welfare Record Check and Criminal Record/Vulnerable Sector Check
- Valid driver’s license with a reliable car will be required

Healthy Families Healthy Futures offers a competitive benefits package, caring work environment, and opportunities for on-going training and professional development. Wage will be dependent on a combination of education and experience.

Pay: $22.00-$26.00 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week

**Benefits**:

- Paid time off

Work Location: In person