HANDS Specialist

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• 06/19/2026 12:00
• AM
• Pay
• Grade:
• Grade 14
• Salary: $17.04 - $21.19
• Hourly
• Time
• Type:
• Full time
• Health
• Department:
• Gateway
• District
• Health
• Department
• Summary: Employee is a trained home visitor (Para-Professional) for the HANDS program in the state of Kentucky. Credentials will be kept on file and updated on a yearly basis or as changes arise. The pay scale range will be $17.04 - $25.34 per hour/75 hours bi-weekly. A cell phone reimbursement of up to $75 per month will also be provided. The workstation will be Rowan County Health Department with travel outside Rowan County determined by District caseload needs. Travel will be reimbursed at the approved state rate. If you have any questions or would like any more information about this job posting please contact Carley Hickerson at carleyj.hickerson@ky.gov.

Description

• HANDS
• Services: 1. Provides ongoing HANDS services to first time and multigravida families to support identified HANDS Goals. 2. Provides regular planned visits to establish a trusting relationship for voluntary eligible HANDS participant(s) to assist parent(s) and/or families with child development, parenting skills, health services and other needed resources identified as assessment or during visits. 3. Provides ongoing Resource Referral and facilitation of access to other services provided by Community partners/health department that are outside the scope of services approved by HANDS (family planning, mental health services, intimate partner violence services, daycare, prenatal/pediatric health services, Head Start, Substance abuse services, education and employment, and Family Preservation. 4. Completes and submits required HANDS documentation and billing per required policy specifications and timelines. (Home Visit Logs, Supplemental Billing, Forms/Tools (EDS, DV, ASQ, CPCL, etc.), as well as Corrections) 5. Participates in Ongoing Home Visitor Supervision per required HANDS Policy. 6. Provides weekly completed number of visits from previous week and weekly schedules to supervisor. 7. Maintains confidentially of program information obtained from home visit(s) and exchanged while communicating with community and with support providers. 8. Completes yearly review and signature of the HANDS Code of Ethics and Home Visitor Safety materials per policy requirements. 9. Maintains strength-based communication within the workplace, with community partners, with HANDS team and Program Management and with HANDS families. 10. Confers with Program Coordinator and/or Supervisor in cases involving potential collaboration with other service providers. (Ex. Child Protection, legal, intimate partner violence) 11. Completes and documents required training on an Individual HANDS Training Log including Tier II Premium. 12. Maintains required Productivity expectations, per HANDS policy, based on the weighted caseload, not number of individual families. A full weighted caseload requires 60 visits per month for a full-time home visitor. 13.

Productivity

Employee must meet or exceed HANDS policy standards regarding productivity for the position description noted above. 14. Demonstrate fidelity regarding the delivery of Growing Great Kids materials. 15. Attends team meetings and in-service training as required by program protocol. 16. Performs other duties, as required that are reasonable and applicable to this position as assigned by the Supervisor. (Ex. Sub-visits) 17. Refrains from use of the GGK curriculum materials outside their licensed agency. 18. Will leave curriculum materials with the licensed organization should either party end this employment agreement. An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D Come for a job. Stay for a career. Make a difference for a lifetime. The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) is responsible for developing and operating state public health programs and activities for the citizens of Kentucky. The mission of DPH is to improve the health and safety of people in Kentucky through prevention, promotion and protection. The department oversees programs designed to improve the lives of citizens and visitors through prevention of negative health outcomes, promotion of healthy lifestyles and protection from diseases, injury and environmental health impacts. DPH has almost 150 different programs to help Kentuckians become healthier in cooperation with its partners such as local health departments, universities, private providers, etc. To support many of these programs, the department relies on high-quality data to guide decision making at the state and local levels such as the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Immunization Registry and Office of Vital Statistics. The department is organized into seven divisions with the Commissioner's Office providing oversight and support for the divisions and programs. The Office of Health Equity and the Public Health Nursing Office are located in the Commissioner's Office. More information about each division can be found under Related Agencies at the bottom of this page. You can create a Job Alert and we will notify when the job you are looking for is available! All you need to do is create an account with and then click the Job Alerts button in the right hand corner. Enter in the facets and type of job your looking for and we will email you when one is posted and available! Local Health Personnel Branch - Cabinet for Health and Family Services (ky.gov)