Case Manager- Family Development Safe Care

Outreach Works; Scranton (Lackawanna County); In loco; USD 40.000 - 52.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Short/long-term disability

Life insurance

Generous PTO

401k plan

Personal and bereavement leave time

Flexible work arrangements

Descrizione del lavoro

Outreach Works in Scranton, PA seeks a Family Development Specialist (SafeCare) to deliver home visitation and education to participating families. The role supports planning weekly group activities and Parent Cafes, using evidence-based Safe Care to enhance parent-child interactions, healthcare practices, and home safety.

The role requires transportation, training completion (motivational interviewing, domestic violence, trauma-informed practices, CPR, first aid), and evening/weekend hours as

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in social work, human development, psychology, neuroscience, early childhood education, or similar.
• Familiarity with at-risk populations and diverse cultures with economic challenges.
• Ability to teach SafeCare curriculum in participants' homes.

Mansioni

• Provide weekly home visits (60–90 minutes) to families with children 0–5 at risk.
• Use Safe Care curriculum to improve parent-infant/child interaction, health care, and home safety.
• Plan and implement weekly play & learn groups and Parent Cafes.

Conoscenze

Home visits

Data entry

Outreach

Communication

MS Office

Formazione

Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in social work, psychology, or related field

Strumenti

Excel

MS Office

Descrizione del lavoro

Family Development Specialist (SafeCare)

Job Title: Family Development Specialist (SafeCare)

Reports To:
Team Leader

Hours: 37.5 hours/week

FLSA Status:
Non-exempt, Full-time

Location: Scranton, PA

Outreach Culture and Benefits:

Outreach's mission statement states, "With respect for the individual and with the highest professional standards, Outreach – Center for Community Resources offers a variety of programs that promote family stability and economic self-sufficiency." We strive to embody this mission in our employment as well. At Outreach, you will find an environmentwhere you are family, and family comes first.

To help achieve this goal, we proudly offer the following benefits to eligible employees;

• medical, dental, and vision insurance,
• short term and long-term disability,
• life insurance,
• generous PTO,
• a 401k plan,
• personal and bereavement leave time,
• flexible work arrangements

Outreach’s Mission and Values:

• Staff at Outreach are expected to adhere to and embrace Outreach’s mission and values. Our mission, as stated above, is promoting family stability and economic self-sufficiency for our participants.
• Our Values drive how we approach our mission. These include:
• Respect for the individual
• Upholding the highest professional standards
• Belief that Relationships, Connections, and Belonging matter
• Providing hope for the future

As an Outreach Team Member, we expect that all staff have the shared responsibility to tell our story and share our impact with key stakeholders (funders, board members, volunteers, governing bodies, community partners) – always connecting the programs we deliver with the outcomes and impact we report.

Summary:

Member of Outreach program with primary responsibility in SafeCare Program, community-based education, and related support services. Provide home visitation/education to up to twelve participating families as well as participate in the planning and implementation of weekly play & learn group activities and scheduled Parent Cafes.

Duties:

• Provides weekly home visits, lasting 60-90 minutes to families with children ages 0-5 who are at risk for or have been reported for child neglect or physical abuse.
• Provides support using the evidence-based, Safe Care curriculum to improve parents’ skills in three areas: 1) parent-infant/child interaction skills, 2) health care skills, and 3) home safety
• Assists with the planning and implementation of weekly play & learn groups as well as Parent Cafes.
• Maintains related files/record keeping; enters data into Outreach and funder data collection systems.
• Participates in quarterly in-person, all-staff meetings, monthly in-person team meetings, and required reflective supervision meetings.
• Collaborates with community partners and human service agencies to link families to resources. Provides participants with referrals to schools, early intervention programs, Scranton Counseling Center, etc., as needed
• Participates in team process focused on best practices to serve participating families, the community, and Outreach
• Reliable transportation mandatory, current driver’s license, insurance, and registration required
• Completion of required training, including motivational interviewing, domestic violence, trauma-informed practices, home visitor safety, child abuse recognition and reporting, CPR, and first aid.
• Daily in-person office attendance is required
• Some evening and weekend hours required
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Education/Experience:

Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in social work, human development, psychology, neuroscience, early childhood education, or similar from a four-year college or university. Familiarity with at-risk populations and openness to working with diverse cultures/families with economic challenges, addictions, child welfare involvement, Intellectual disabilities, and mental health issues, is a must. Ability to teach relevant programming using the SafeCare Curriculum participants’ homes as assigned. Good understanding of family dynamics, child development, and psychology. Mandatory training/certification required.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have good computer literacy skills, data entry, outcomes tracking, and word processing software. Proficiency with MS Office and Excel is preferred.

Work Environment:

The noise level in the open office environment is usually moderate. Home environments, where services are rendered, can be unpredictable, and subject to constant change.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit on the floor, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as well as talk and hear clearly - as all may be necessary for instructing educational activities within a home environment. These components may be needed during home visits with parent/child group activities, toddler playgroup, etc. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds while transporting materials, etc.

Outreach is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.