Family Engagement Coordinator

Epworth Children's Home, Inc.; Forest Acres (SC); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent medical, dental, vision and

Prescription drug plans

Company paid life insurance

403(b) with company match

Vacation and sick leave

Volunteer leave

PSLF eligibility

Employee Assistance Program

Credit Union

Job summary

Epworth Children's Home, Inc. seeks a qualified professional to facilitate self-help groups and parenting classes while delivering wraparound services for families. This role includes marketing the program, recruiting parents, site management, and guiding groups until peer leaders emerge.

The candidate will build the Circle of Parents statewide, collect and analyze data, and participate in intake and assessment for kinship families as needed. A strong reading and reporting ability is essential.

Qualifications

• Master's degree preferred; Bachelor's required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret professional materials.
• Ability to manage groups and present to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary facilitator for self-help groups.
• Lead parenting classes and provide wraparound services.
• Marketing, recruitment, and site management for the group.
• Develop activities for Circle of Parents and collect data.
• Assist intake and assessment for kinship families; may carry a small caseload.
• Provide wraparound support for the Institute of Child and Family Wellbeing.

Skills

Public speaking

Written communication

Oral communication

Analytical reading

Group facilitation

Education

Master's degree in social work

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 facil itator 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!

Epworth's mission 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.