Parent Educator

Childrens Home Society of Florida; Lake Park (FL); Híbrido; USD 38 000 - 54 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Children's Home Society of Florida seeks a dedicated Parent Educator to support families and children. You will assess needs, provide parenting education, and connect clients with community resources, while contributing to CHS's mission to improve outcomes for Florida's families.

The role emphasizes psycho-educational services, home visiting, collaboration with professionals, and meticulous documentation to meet contract standards.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or related field from an accredited university, required.
• Master's Degree in Social Work or comparable field, preferred.
• Florida Driver’s License within 30 days from hire with daily access to a reliable vehicle, required.

Responsabilidades

• Assess parent and client needs, provide support, and educate on community resources.
• Coordinate psycho-educational and parenting education services.
• Develop and maintain client records and program documentation per standards.
• Attend program training and obtain required certifications.
• Provide crisis intervention and collaborate with other professionals.

Conhecimentos

Parent education

Community outreach

Documentation

Communication

Time management

Formação académica

Bachelor's in Social Work

Master's in Social Work

Ferramentas

MS Office

Data entry

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job Category: Childhood and Family Development

Since opening our doors in 1902, CHS became a part of Florida's history.

CHS has been committed to growing and evolving to provide the right services and solutions to address the needs of children and families throughout the changing times. Every day, our team works with parents and kids to empower them and encourage them. With innovative technology solutions and a dedicated, experienced team throughout the state, we’re changing the face of foster care and positively impacting children and families’ lives for generations to come.

Join our team to continue to do good and create history serving Florida's children and families!

The Parent Educator identifies and assesses client and family needs; coordinates and provides parenting education and support; and informs clients of available community resources. Overall, the Parent Educator contributes to the CHS high performance culture by exhibiting our values and providing quality results that position CHS as the leader in delivering proactive behavioral health, case management, community and early childhood solutions for children and families.

• Make an impact in your community and become a part of Florida's history!
• Growth and professional development opportunities

1. Assess parent and client needs, provide support, and educate on community resources.

• Facilitate psycho-educational and parenting education services that may include topics on parenting skills, independent living skills, anger management, behavior management.
• Assess family current level of functioning.
• Assess and implement appropriate parenting and family support interventions.
• Determine intensity of intervention needed and appropriate mode of intervention.
• Develop and manage behavior monitoring forms.
• Attend program training; obtain and maintain certification as required.
• Implement parenting and family support interventions of varying intensity and format.
• Actively and regularly participate in peer support networks and forums.
• Regularly review clinical work in peer support groups.
• Develop and maintain client records and program documentation in a timely manner in compliance with all applicable contract and agencies’ standards.
• Complete all data collection and reporting requirements.
• Assist with recruitment and engagement of clients.
• Coordinate services with other professionals and paraprofessionals as needed.
• Conduct community outreach as needed.
• Provide crisis intervention.
• Review results of screenings and assessments.
• May support program core components and key functions as directed.
• May monitor interns and/or volunteers.
• May transport or arrange for transportation for clients.
• Provide additional staff training as requested or required.

2. Contribute to a positive, engaging work environment.

• Develop a strong knowledge base and stay current on job-related issues and trends.
• Participate actively in departmental meetings, training and education, as well as the quality process.
• Comply with CHS's code of conduct, policies, procedures and other obligations.
• Assist with training other team members and providing back up when necessary.
• Pick up projects on the fly; perform other duties as assigned from time to time.
• Demonstrate the CHS Common Bond values in the performance of all job duties.

Job Qualifications

Education, Licenses & Certifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or in a Human Services related field from an accredited university, required.
• Master's Degree in Social Work or a comparable human services field from an accredited university, preferred.
• Florida Driver’s License within 30 days from hire with daily access to a reliable and insured vehicle, required.

Experience:

• Two years of experience working with children and families, required.
• Teaching or training experience, preferred.

Knowledge of:

• GROUP DYNAMICS | FAMILY AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT | VARIOUS COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Skills & proficiency in:

• Planning, project management, organization and time management
• Oral and written communication, including presentation and platform
• Collaboration and teamwork, consulting and facilitation, coaching and mentoring
• Computer systems and MS Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook

Ability to:

• Make home visits/travel if needed.
• Assess and apply proper intervention strategies.
• Identify and understand environmental stressors.
• Understand and maintain professional boundaries.
• Perform at a high level of autonomy, with general supervision.
• Be sensitive to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
• Perform under strong demands in fast-paced, diverse, sometimes ambiguous environments.
• Commit to providing high customer satisfaction with positive service delivery results.
• Meet critical deadlines, while maintaining attention to detail, accuracy and quality.
• Handle highly stressful, sensitive situations; maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.
• Demonstrate the behaviors of our CHS Common Bond Values.
• Be energetic, passionate and adaptable with a deep commitment to social service, empathy for children and families and a positive approach to embracing and managing change.

All applicants are subject to background screening through the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). For more information, visit https://info.flclearinghouse.com

Travel Required

Yes . Countywide

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