Equal Opportunity Employer

The mission of the Health Federation of Philadelphia is to promote health equity for marginalized communities by advancing access to high-quality, integrated, and comprehensive health and human services. Health equity is at the heart of all our work. We believe in and are firmly committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion, disability, sex or gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, military or veteran status. This commitment applies to all aspects of the Health Federation of Philadelphia’s employment practices, including recruiting, hiring, training, and promotion.

JOB SUMMARY

Conducts weekly home visits to assigned pregnant women, children and their families to provide health, nutrition and child development education in an effort to prepare children for school. The Child/Family Advocate is a member of an interdisciplinary team consisting of a social worker, family involvement specialist, registered nurse, and health and nutrition coordinator.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Responsibilities/Duties

• Conducts weekly home visits to implement an individualized curriculum to prepare enrolled children birth to three for school and to prepare prenatal women for delivery.
• Document/track all communication with parent regarding home visit and services provided
• Completes and submits required documentation in timely manner
• Participates in all appropriate training and meetings
• Encourages parents to attend parent meetings and assists with transportation when necessary
• Integrates health services during home visits and collaborate with health services staff in tracking the health status of children
• Maintains and periodically updates family information throughout the program year
• Provides guidance and assistance in the planning and participation in twice monthly parent/child group socializations
• Provides initial and ongoing assessment of children with appropriate assessment tools
• Plans one nutrition activity per month during a home visit/group socialization in collaboration with the health and nutrition coordinator
• Maintains confidentiality of workplace information according to the policies and procedures of HFP and Early Head Start
• Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor

DISCLAIMER

The Health Federation reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the Company desires. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by an employee assigned to this position. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, responsibilities and/or skills to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This job description is not an employment contract, implied, or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “at will.” The aforementioned job requirements are subject to change to reasonably accommodate qualified disabled individuals.