The Family Support Specialist is responsible for initiating and maintaining regular and long-term contact with families for the purpose of strengthening the parent-child relationship; enhancing parenting skills; providing child development education and activities to encourage development as well as offering support in the areas of goal setting, community connections, and family functioning to aid in reducing the family and its members’ overall vulnerability and susceptibility to stress. Locations in Ithica and Watkins Glen, NY, serving Tompkins and Schuyler Counties.