Home Visiting Support Specialist

Job Title: Home Visiting Support Specialist

Reports To Program Manager

Hours: 37.5 hours/week

FLSA Status: Full-time, Non-exempt

Location: Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties

Outreach Culture and Benefits: 

Outreach's mission statement states, " With respect for the individual and with the highest professional standards, Outreach – Center for Community  Resources offers a variety of programs that promote family stability and economic self-sufficiency." We strive to embody this mission in our employment as well. At Outreach, you will find an environment where you are family, and family comes first.  

To help achieve this goal, we proudly offer the following benefits to  eligible employees:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance


• Short-term and long-term disability


• Life insurance


• Generous PTO


• 401k plan


• Personal and bereavement time


• Mileage


• Flexible work arrangements

Outreach’s Mission and Values:

Staff at Outreach are expected to adhere to and embrace Outreach’s mission and values. Our mission, as stated above, is to promote family stability and economic self-sufficiency for our participants.

Our values drive how we approach our mission. These include:

• Respect for the individual


• Upholding the highest professional standards


• Belief that Relationships, Connections, and Belonging matter


• Providing hope for the future

As an Outreach Team Member, we expect all staff to share the responsibility of telling our story and sharing our impact with key stakeholders (funders, board members, volunteers, governing bodies, community partners) - always connecting the programs we deliver with the outcomes and impact we report.

Summary:

Member of Outreach staff with primary responsibility for engaging in home visitation, providing evidence-based curricula (Parents as Teachers and SafeCare Augmented), community-based education, and related support services.  Provide home visits and education to up to 18 participating families. 

Revised 03/2026

Duties:

• Makes home visits to pregnant moms and families with children aged birth

through age 5, providing support in the areas of: Parent Child Interaction, Family Well-being, Development Centered Parenting, Health, and Safety in both Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties.

• Maintains related files/record keeping and completes program-related data entry.


• Plans individual and group activities that promote parents as their children’s

first teacher to stimulate growth in children’s language, social, and motor skills, such as learning to listen to instructions, playing with others, and using play equipment. Parents include all caregivers: teens, fathers,  grandparents, foster parents, etc.

• Collaborates with community partners and human service agencies (local

Children & Youth agency) to link families to resources. Provides participant referral to schools, early intervention programs, Scranton Counseling  Center, etc., as needed.

• Provides follow-up to families as needed; maintains appropriate record keeping (state or agency related).


• Participates in team process focused on best practices to serve participating families, the community, and Outreach.


• Reliable transportation, a current driver’s license, and insurance are required


• Completion of certification in Parents as Teachers and SafeCare Augmented training is mandatory.


• Some evening and weekend hours are required.


• Attends community outreach events as needed in both Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties.

• Participates in in-person team meetings, in-person reflective supervision, and home visit observations to ensure program fidelity


• In-person, bimonthly all-staff meetings are mandatory


• Daily in-office attendance is required.


• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Revised 3/2026

Education/Experience: 

Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in social work, human development, psychology, neuroscience, early childhood education, or a related field from a four-year college or university. Familiarity with working with diverse cultures/families with economic challenges is a must. Ability to teach relevant programming using the PAT  Foundational & Model Implementation Curriculum and the Safe Care Augmented Model Curriculum to participants as assigned.  Good understanding of family dynamics, child development, and psychology.  Mandatory certification training is required (expenses paid by Outreach). 

Computer Skills: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have general computer skills, literacy skills, and experience with data collection software and MS Office. 

Work Environment:

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Home environments where children live can be unpredictable, however, and subject to constant change. 

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit(on the floor), stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as well as talk and hear clearly, as all may be necessary in instructing educational activities within a home environment. These components may be needed during home visits, parent/child group activities, toddler playgroups, etc. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds while transporting materials, etc. 

**Outreach is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.