Mary's Center is a federally qualified health center that served over 24,000 men, women and children in 2011. We provide comprehensive health, dental, social, and education services to underserved, underinsured, and uninsured individuals in the D.C. metropolitan region. Our mission is to build better futures through the offering of these services. We embrace culturally diverse communites and provide them with the highest quality of care, regardless of ability to pay.

The Family Support Worker provides home visiting services to fathers identified as at risk.  . Overall responsibilities include providing weekly home visits, engaging fathers in their role of parent, implementing a fatherhood curriculum and video-taping fathers interacting with their child to review with the father using components of the Ordinary Miracles training program.  Facilitates access to community resources such as, education and childcare.

EDUCATION

An Associates Degree (A.A.) in psychology, counseling, social service or related behavioral health field with course work in the areas of child development, family relations, and interpersonal skills.  Or, a high school degree or G.E.D. from an accredited school or program with evidence of attendance at workshops or in-service trainings in the areas of child development, family relations, and interpersonal skills.

EXPERIENCE

If A.A. degree: At least two-year paid or volunteer experience under supervision working with families or children and their parents.  Knowledge of community resources.

If High School/G.E.D. degree: At least three years paid or volunteer experience under supervision working with families or children and their parents.  Knowledge of community resources.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.