FAMILY SUPPORT WORKER - 64082241

Your Specific Responsibilities:
Family Support & Engagement Specialist - Healthy Families Hendry/Glades – LaBelle Site.
This is a home visiting position working with families, according to standards set by Healthy 
Families Florida. This position is responsible for initiating and maintaining regular and long-term 
contact/support with families served through the Healthy Families Hendry/Glades Program. Provides 
intensive, home-based services that are family centered, strength-based, and directed at 
establishing trusting relationships. Incumbent will have access to records containing social 
security numbers in the performance of job duties.
The Family Support Specialist (FSES) is responsible for conducting regular home visits using a 
specific curriculum; reviewing and providing tools and education on parenting, child development 
and child and home safety; completing child developmental and various parent screens; modeling and 
facilitating positive parent-child interactions using curriculum; helping families set and achieve 
goals; assessing safety in the home environment; improving the family support system, and 
increasing the parent's ability to problem solve and assume the role of advocate for themselves and 
their children, in accordance with program guidelines.
Planning, preparing for, and scheduling home visits; client and collateral contacts.
Linking families to community resources and building relationships with the family, peers, and the 
community; maintaining a working knowledge of and positive relationship with community resources.
Completes proper and timely documentation, data collection, and data entry related to family 
services, per program guidelines.
Attends orientation, basic trainig, intense pre-service training and ongoing in-service training; 
participates in required weekly supervision; attends team meetings; and participates in 
outreach/community events to promote the program and agency.
Performs related work as required.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
•  The ability to work with children and families in their home environment, work independently and 
stay on task, organize/coordinate work assignments, open and check emails daily, use Microsoft 
Office computer programs and online data systems, actively listen and effectively communicate, 
establish trusting relationships, work with culturally diverse families, establish and maintain 
professional relationships, maintain professional boundaries, accept individual differences, adapt 
to change, travel throughout Hendry and Glades Counties, and maintain a flexible schedule to meet 
the needs of participants served.
•  Knowledge of infant and child development.
•  Willingness to engage in building reflective capacity.
Qualifications:
•  A high school diploma or GED plus one year of experience working with children or families in a 
social service, health/medical, nursing, child development, or childcare setting.
•  Must possess a valid Florida Driver's License or obtain one within 30 days.
•  Must have reliable transportation and ability to travel between multiple work sites and adjust 
work schedule.
Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:
Mission:
To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county 
& community efforts.
Vision:
To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Values:
I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.
C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.
A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.
R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.
E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

Where You Will Work:
Hendry County.
The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:
Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package 
for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:
•  Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
•  Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
•  State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other 
supplemental insurance options;
•  Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click 
www.myfrs.com);
•  Flexible Spending Accounts;
•  Tuition waivers;
•  And more!
For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

 Please be advised:

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation 
provided through the electronic application process.

This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in 
direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment 
consideration.
Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this 
background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for 
safety-sensitive positions.

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless 
they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a 
Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS
website: http://www.sss.gov
If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your 
current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current 
retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your 
retirement.
The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be 
verified using the E-Verify system. E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in 
partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.

Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work 
hours or days.
All Florida Department of Health positions require the incumbent to be able to learn and 
communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English. Applicants who do not meet this 
requirement will not be considered.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not 
tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, 
must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287).
Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide 
the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable 
suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million 
service men and women. The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving 
members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply 
for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise. Through the Department's VALOR 
program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial 
licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional 
license within 60 months of an honorable discharge. These initiatives help ensure that the 
transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our 
appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.