Family Empowerment Specialist — Community Impact

New Opportunities, Inc.; Waterbury (CT); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) with matching contributions

Vacation Time

Personal Time

Sick Time

Holiday Pay

Job summary

New Opportunities, Inc. in Waterbury, CT seeks two full-time, union case management specialists to empower families toward long-term goals through education, advocacy, and coordinated services.

Responsibilities include tracking progress toward family goals, enrolling families into programs, delivering workshops, conducting home visits, and maintaining confidential records for reporting to funders. Qualifications include a Bachelor's in Social Work or Human Services and 2–3 years in direct

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or Human Services or related field, or similar combination of education and directly related work experience.
• 2-3 years experience in direct service and/or in experience in delivering financial education services or some type of curriculum training preferred.
• Bilingual preferred; must have valid Connecticut driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Implement a system to track progress towards the achievement of established family goals.
• Coordinate the enrollment of families into social service programming in support of family goals.
• Encourage families to develop their own strengths including identification and practicing of needed skills.
• Develop and deliver workshops and training sessions designed to help families develop and strengthen needed skills.
• Conduct home visits and case conferences with families to assess entire family situation.
• Advocate for and with a family with other agencies, schools, and businesses that have interactions with the family.
• Implement file recordkeeping system and customer confidentiality procedures.
• Data for reports that are filed with funding sources and other agencies as required on a monthly and quarterly basis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or Human Services or related field

Job description

New Opportunities, Inc. in Waterbury, CT seeks two full-time, union case management specialists to empower families toward long-term goals through education, advocacy, and coordinated services.

Responsibilities include tracking progress toward family goals, enrolling families into programs, delivering workshops, conducting home visits, and maintaining confidential records for reporting to funders. Qualifications include a Bachelor's in Social Work or Human Services and 2–3 years in direct