Promising Practices Home Visitor

Who We Are

For more than 140 years, The Family Partnership has built strong families, vital communities, and better futures for children. We fulfill our mission through counseling, education, and advocacy, primarily in the greater Minneapolis and St. Paul area. The Family Partnership was founded in 1878 as the Minneapolis Humane Society to protect and serve children that were being abused or exploited. Along with a few name changes, our work has continually transformed to anticipate and address the evolving needs of families and individuals, many of whom are the most vulnerable in our community.

Why You'll Love Working Here

At The Family Partnership, we partner with you and in turn, we partner with those we serve. Our programs holistically address the needs of people in our community. Through our two-generation (2Gen) or whole family approach, we work with people so they can heal from trauma and adversity and move towards greater health and well-being. Our shared values establish a common purpose across our array of programs and services. You can bring your authentic self to the workplace, while practicing both cultural competence and inclusivity. We're known for developing future leaders in the non-profit space and we expect employees to share their views. Our culture is one of open communication and transparency regardless of job level.

Wages and Benefits

$24.00 per hour; $1,000 hiring bonus after 3 months of employment; Generous paid time off, plus 10 paid holidays; competitive health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account (HSA), and options for flexible spending accounts (FSA). There is employer paid basic life insurance with the option for additional coverage paid by the employee. The employer pays for Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) and short and long-term disability insurance. TFP sponsors a retirement plan with a tiered vesting schedule based on years of service, plus a 2% employer contribution after one year of service.

Schedule

This is a hybrid position that requires remote work in the community as well as in-office time requirements.

A Typical Day in the Life...

The Promising Practices Home Visitor provides in-home, family-centered support to caregivers of preschool-aged children, focusing on building school readiness, executive function, and social-emotional development while addressing the impact of adverse childhood experiences and connecting families to resources, assessments, and goal-setting tools. Responsibilities will include the following:

• Collaborate with TFP preschool family workers to identify families with children ages 3-5 who qualify for the Promising Practices program.
• Meet with families in their homes weekly, for at least one hour per visit.
• Establish a trusting relationship with families using a trauma-informed approach.
• Help caregivers identify personal strengths and set personal and family goals.
• Assist caregivers with learning and using internal state language to support their preschoolers in developing executive functioning skills through weekly activities and children's books.
• Provide strength-based, family-centered interventions and prevention strategies during weekly home visits.
• Assist caregivers in identifying strategies to increase monthly income.
• Support parents in improving skills to optimize the home environment.
• Strengthen the family's support system.
• Increase the family's ability to problem-solve and advocate for themselves and their children.
• Use two-generation approaches to support the entire family on a path toward economic security.
• Refer families to community services, provide advocacy, and follow up on referrals to ensure connection to resources.
• Document all interactions in the electronic health record, including case notes, assessments, intakes, surveys, discharge and transfer summaries, and evaluations.

Who You Are

• You hold a bachelor's degree in human services, social work, education, or a related field.
• You bring at least two years of directly related experience supporting individuals or families.
• You've worked with families in home and/or community-based settings.
• You understand the strengths and challenges within communities experiencing poverty, communities of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, and other historically marginalized groups.
• You excel at both verbal and written communication, with the ability to engage families and document work clearly and professionally.
• You're comfortable delivering home visiting services and building trust with families over time.
• You're able to travel regularly to homes, schools, community partner meetings, and other relevant locations.
• You have reliable transportation and are open to using your personal vehicle to support client needs.
• You build respectful, supportive relationships with clients and meet them where they are.
• You're detail-oriented and capable of tracking and managing data for program evaluation and reporting.
• You know how to assess family needs and connect them to appropriate interventions and resources.
• You are culturally responsive and communicate effectively across diverse backgrounds and languages.
• You're flexible and willing to work occasional evenings as needed to meet family schedules.
• You have a valid driver's license, access to reliable transportation, and the ability to meet TFP's driving record requirements. Please note that if the license was not issued in the state of Minnesota, you have 60 days after becoming a Minnesota resident in which to apply for your Minnesota driver's license or permit (not applicable for new hires living out of state).

The Family Partnership has a mandated vaccination policy implemented for all employees, subject to reasonable accommodation required by law.

Diversity and open expression are fundamental to the work of The Family Partnership. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment where everyone can belong. Every member of our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our sector: individuals who identify as BIPOC, Indigenous or people of culture, LGBTQI+ and gender fluid or gender nonconforming, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), veterans, people of any age or family status. We value the contributions of a diverse workforce, and we welcome and encourage applications from all underrepresented groups. We encourage you to apply even if you feel like you don't fit 100% of the technical requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, disability, marital status, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, genetic information or a protected veteran's status.

Our organization has a partnership with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) to provide administrative services including management of the hiring process. If you apply for this position, you may see references to MACC in some online materials.

The Family Partnership participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. See E-Verify's official poster at https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf. See E-Verify's Right to Work poster at https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf.