Family Engagement Coordinator

Socket.dev; Conway (SC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

Company-paid life insurance

403(b) with match

Vacation and sick leave

Volunteer/mission leave

Employee assistance program

PSLF eligibility

Job summary

Epworth Children's Home in South Carolina is seeking a dedicated professional to lead mutual self-help groups, deliver parenting classes, and provide wraparound services within the Institute of Child and Family Wellbeing. The role emphasizes outreach, intake, data collection, and program development to strengthen families and communities.

You will collaborate across teams, maintain compliance with background checks, and advocate faith-based, evidence-informed practices aligned with United

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work, psychology, counseling or other related field preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in human services required.
• Must have an understanding of children, adolescent and family treatment, as well as the ability to deliver evidence based practice with fidelity
• Good written and oral communication skills required including public speaking. Must be able to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or government regulations.
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence, ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients and the general public.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions.
• Must be able to pass standard background checking, including: drug screen, employment physical, FBI check, SLED, DSS Central Registry, and Sex Offenders Registry.
• Has a belief system and engages win faith practices that are compatible with those of the United Methodist Church.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate a nationally recognized self-help group; market, recruit parents, manage sites, and lead until peer leadership emerges.
• Build the Circle of Parents into a statewide program; collect and analyze data from groups.
• Teach, lead and facilitate parenting classes for families of origin, kinship families, and foster parents.
• Develop organized children's activities for Circle of Parents participants during the groups.
• Assist in intake and assessment of kinship families; may carry a small caseload.
• Provide wraparound support services for the Institute of Child and Family Wellbeing.

Skills

Public speaking

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Master's degree in social work or related field

Bachelor's degree in human services

Job description

For more than 126 years, Epworth Children's Home has grown and adapted to the individual needs of children and families by providing a safe and nurturing environment, evidence-based practices, and programs across the continuum of care and across the state of South Carolina.

Position Summary:

Serve as the primary facilitator for mutual self-help groups, run and facilitate parenting classes as well as provide wraparound services for the Institute of Child and Family Wellbeing. This includes marketing the group, parent recruitment, site management and leading the group until a peer leader emerges.

• Serve as the facilitator for a nationally recognized self-help group. This includes marketing the group, parent recruitment, site management and leading the group until a peer leader emerges.
• Build the Circle of Parents to be a statewide program as well as collect and analyze the data from the self-help groups.
• Teach, lead and facilitate parenting classes for families of origin, kinship families and/or foster parents.
• Develop an organized children's program for the Circle of Parents children to attend during the groups.
• Assist in the intake and assessment of kinship families, may carry a small caseload.
• Provide wraparound support services for the Institute of Child and Family Wellbeing.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in social work, psychology, counseling or other related field preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in human services required.
• Must have an understanding of children, adolescent and family treatment, as well as the ability to deliver evidence based practice with fidelity
• Good written and oral communication skills required including public speaking. Must be able to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or government regulations.
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence, ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients and the general public.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions.
• Must be able to pass standard background checking, including: drug screen, employment physical, FBI check, SLED, DSS Central Registry, and Sex Offenders Registry.
• Has a belief system and engages win faith practices that are compatible with those of the United Methodist Church.

What Epworth Children's Home offers full time employees:

Rewarding Client Focused work environment

Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans

Company paid life insurance

Voluntary benefits such as STD, LTD, Group life

403(b) with company match

Ample vacation and sick leave

Mission/Volunteer leave

Credit Union

Employee Assistance Program

Eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program

Career opportunities throughout the state of SC!

The mission of Epworth Children's Home is to serve children, youth and families through caring, safe, Christian communities, where hurts are healed, hope is nurtured, and faith in God, self, and others is developed.