Safe Babies Community Coordinator

United Community Action Network; Roseburg (OR); On-site; USD 38,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

Health Savings Account

Company paid Dental

Voluntary Vision insurance

Generous leave (PTO)

Basic Life and Voluntary life

Job summary

United Community Action Network (UCAN) is seeking a Community Coordinator to connect partners across systems and ensure wraparound services for families in the child welfare system. You will advocate for infants and toddlers, emphasize early caregiver-child relationships, and elevate parent voices throughout the process.

You will build relationships with partners, facilitate multi-agency meetings, coordinate family meetings, and use data trends to inform strategic planning and training needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in social work, human services, early childhood education, psychology, sociology, public health, or a related field.
• Three years of related work experience.
• Experience facilitating meetings or coordinating services among multiple agencies or partners.
• Experience working with diverse populations, including families affected by trauma, poverty, or involvement with child welfare.
• An equivalent combination of experience and education that demonstrates the required knowledge, skills, and abilities will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with community partners to promote coordination, alignment, and integration of services.
• Coordinate Active Community Team (ACT) and Site Implementation Team (SIT) meetings with a focus on equity.
• Coordinate Family Team Meetings (FTM) with agenda setting and outcomes.
• Empower parents to voice concerns and advocate for their children during FTMs.
• Share information about resources, assessments, and supports for infants, toddlers, and families; strengthen referrals and program alignment.

Skills

Meeting facilitation

Cross-agency coordination

Communication skills

Data-informed planning

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in social work or related field

Equivalent combination of experience and education

Tools

Database software

Data tracking

Office software suites

Job description

• Base Pay $27.54 - $29.38 / Hour
• Employee Type Non-Exempt Full Time
• Required Degree 4 Year Degree

The Community Coordinator connects partners across systems so that families involved in the child welfare system receive aligned, coordinated, wraparound services. You will be a consistent, strong advocate for the developmental needs of infants and toddlers, emphasizing the critical role of early caregiver-child relationships, and you will elevate parent voice throughout the child welfare process.

What You Will Do

• Build relationships with community partners to promote coordination, alignment, and integration of services, using effective communication about the Safe Babies Approach.
• Coordinate, plan, and facilitate Active Community Team (ACT) and Site Implementation Team (SIT) meetings, with a focus on reducing disparities and promoting equity.
• Coordinate Family Team Meetings (FTM): invite all necessary participants, provide task-oriented agendas, model a strengths-based approach, and distribute clear written summaries of goals.
• Empower parents to voice their thoughts, ideas, and concerns and to advocate for themselves and their children during FTMs.
• Share information about resources, assessments, evidence-based services, and supports for infants, toddlers, and families, and strengthen referral processes, program alignment, and peer-to-peer learning.
• Carry a caseload of up to 20 families, and attend and convene individual family service meetings for case-managed families.
• Use data trends and de-identified information from the Safe Babies Approach database to inform strategic planning, identify training needs, and work to close gaps in services and knowledge.
• Ensure program intake aligns with Safe Babies Approach standards.
• Participate in local and state initiatives that build community capacity, and in all required training.
• Work with community partners to strengthen families and prevent repeat involvement with Child Welfare.
• Communicate professionally and contribute to a positive, team-oriented culture, and complete other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in social work, human services, early childhood education, psychology, sociology, public health, or a related field.
• Three years of related work experience.
• Experience facilitating meetings or coordinating services among multiple agencies or partners.
• Experience working with diverse populations, including families affected by trauma, poverty, or involvement with child welfare.
• An equivalent combination of experience and education that demonstrates the required knowledge, skills, and abilities will be considered.

Preferred

• Master's degree in a related field.
• Five years of work experience in child welfare, early childhood, or a related community-based setting.
• Knowledge of, or training in, infant and toddler development, trauma-informed practice, or the Safe Babies Approach.
• Experience in case management, data tracking, or working in a collaborative, systems-change environment.
• Familiarity with Douglas County community resources and service providers.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

• Knowledge of the child welfare system, including dependency court processes and case planning; infant and toddler development and early brain development; the impact of trauma and toxic stress; and family-centered, strengths-based, trauma-informed practice.
• Knowledge of equity, disparities, and cultural responsiveness; collaborative team models and cross-system coordination; and the Safe Babies Approach (or the ability to learn it quickly and apply it with fidelity).
• Skill in facilitating meetings, building relationships with diverse partners, written and verbal communication, active listening, conflict resolution, and consensus building.
• Skill in using data and databases, managing a caseload, organizing and prioritizing multiple tasks, and using standard office software and data entry systems.
• Ability to empower parents, model respect, empathy, and cultural humility, maintain confidentiality, work independently and as part of a team, adapt to changing priorities, and work effectively in high-stress situations involving families in crisis.

Requirements for Employment

• Valid driver's license with a driving record that meets UCAN's acceptable driving guidelines. You will drive a company vehicle to community meetings and partner facilities.
• Must pass a criminal background check prior to hire and meet all screening standards required by the department or program funding sources.

Work Schedule and Conditions

• Regular, consistent, on-site attendance during normal business hours is required, and the position may require occasional evenings and weekends.
• As a non-exempt position, you may be expected to work varying amounts of overtime during periods of high volume or special projects.
• Physical demands include bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, moving through indoor and outdoor environments (including uneven terrain, stairs, and curbs), sitting or standing for extended periods, and traveling between work locations. Lifting is typically under 25 pounds, and most often under 5 pounds.
• Work is typically performed under comfortable conditions, with occasional dust and noise.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Summary

ABOUT UCAN:

United Community Action Network (UCAN) is a poverty fighting non-profit located in Southern Oregon. Founded in 1969 by low-income community organizers, UCAN now operates programming across multiple departments, delivering programs to equip our neighbors experiencing the symptoms of poverty with resources and opportunities to help them reach their full social, civic, and economic potential. Our dedicated and energetic employees provide essential and supportive services to individuals and families. We take pride in caring for our communities each and every day.

UCAN has a generous Benefit Package including:

• Medical Coverage
• Health Savings Account, Health Reimbursement Arrangement, Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Account
• Company paid Dental
• Voluntary Vision insurance,
• Generous leave (PTO),
• Basic Life and Voluntary life insurance,
• Employee assistance program.

UCAN is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate in the terms and conditions of employment against any applicant or current employee on the basis of any status or class protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

If you require special assistance at any point during the application or selection process and would like to request an accommodation due to a disability, please e-mail a description of your request to Human Resources: [e-mail]