SELF HELP INC. JOB POSTING Bilingual Healthy Homes Remediation/Education Specialist DUTIES: • Working with Healthy Homes Manager determine family’s exposure to environmental stresses through a thorough home assessment utilizing the programs home assessment survey forms and present findings for recommendations. • Assist Program Manager in developing a detailed Plan of Remediation Action (PORA) and assist the family in implementing the Plan through training and the supplying of all cleaning materials, safety devices and measures recommended. • Develop workshops for the general public around Healthy Home's issues and working with staff hold 10 workshops in 30 months. • Work with Brockton Neighborhood Health Center to develop innovative ways to present education on environmental health problems. • Work with Brockton’s Promise Youth to seek a minimum of 10 stipend volunteers, provide training, supervision and support to Healthy Homes Families. • Develop education materials in a variety of languages and disseminate through out the service area. • Do home visits with Healthy Families staff and individually and provide individual, one-on-one training to family members. • Assist, when necessary, with the preparation and remediation of environmental hazards in homes of families participating in the program. • Other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS: • Bilingual in English and one or more of the following languages: Cape Verdean Creole and/or Portuguese. • A minimum of associate’s degree in housing or human services; good organizing skills; 2 years experience as an educator or providing family education; and a strong working knowledge of housing issues, sanitary codes and regulations and related fields. • Prior home visiting experience preferred. • Prior Greater Brockton Area community advocacy and outreach experience preferred. • Must have a valid driver’s license. • Must have access to a car (for home visiting in wide service area). • Willingness to travel throughout the county providing home visits. SALARY: • $20.00 to $22.00 per hour at 35 hours per week. • Great Benefit Package. APPLICATION: Send resume by February 12, 2007 to: Self Help, Inc. / Healthy Homes Program John Eastman, Program Director 780 West Main Street, Avon, MA. 02322 Self Help Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Agency and all qualified minority candidates are encouraged to apply.