Homemaker/parent aid provides assistance and support for parents who are unable to appropriately fulfill parenting and/or homemaking functions. Paraprofessional staff assists the family through advocating, teaching, coaching, demonstrating, monitoring, and/or role modeling new, appropriate skills for coping with the following areas in an effort to build self-sufficiency:

• Time management
• Care of children (Life Skills Training not the provision of Child Care)
• Child development
• Health care
• Community resources (referrals)
• Supervise visitation with child(ren)
• Identify support systems
• Problem solving
• Family reunification/preservation
• Resource management/Budgeting
• Child safety
• Child nutrition
• Home management
• Parenting skills
• Housing
• Self esteem
• Crisis resolution
• Parent/child interaction
• Transportation

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and the ability to use private car to transport self and others
• Must comply with state policy concerning minimum car insurance coverage.