Northeast Family Services
Location
Rochester, NH | United States
Job description
Northeast Family Services is seeking a Parent Aide/Educator to join their growing NH team!
The Parent Aide/Educator works with families affected by abuse and neglect and assists parents with behavior changes that will allow their children to come back to a safe home. Parent Aide/Educators assist families by providing 1:1 parenting coaching and supportive counseling, health and safety education, basic parenting education and assisting with resource/coordination of services to facilitate change.
This is a flexible hourly position, with most visits taking place during afterschool/evening hours and occasional weekends. If you’re looking to make a change, don’t miss this career opportunity to join a growing and well-regarded organization dedicated to bettering the lives of their clients.
Responsibilities: - Facilitates and coordinates family visitations; transports children and/or their families.
- Provides attentive, high quality supervision during family visitation time.
- Helps families increase their skills to effectively parent their children during supervised visitation;
- Develops and implements treatment plans and holds treatment plan meetings as required and as needed.
- Provides needed supports required for treatment goal attainment
- Develops and maintains positive relationships with DCYF, children, families, and community providers.
- Attendance and participation in team and/or committee meetings.
- Provides assistance to families in using community resources to meet social, medical, educational, vocational and financial needs.
- Requires working a flexible schedule including evening and some weekends
- Develops and maintains documentation, including visit notes, contact logs and monthly reports;
- Responsible for completing all mandatory training on a timely basis
- Open, honest and supportive communication with teammates and supervisors
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma with 4 years experience working with families required, Associate’s Degree in Human Services or related field with 2 years experience working with families preferred.
- Must be at least 22 years of age;
- Ability to understand and follow policies and procedures
- Understanding of and ability to work positively with children and parents with mental health challenges, substance abuse and/or intellectual disabilities
- Understanding of and ability to set professional boundaries
- Reliable attendance for scheduled hours and the willingness to be flexible in covering additional hours
- Ability to manage client behavior, foster independence, and maintain perspective
- Ability to handle people and situations with compassion, diplomacy, and tact
- Ability to set priorities and to be clear and directive when needed
- Ability to provide documentation such as valid driver's license, evidence of automobile insurance and a clear criminal record and central registry check as required to work in community services
- Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment and to problem solve unexpected/unpredictable circumstances calmly
- Strong verbal and written communications skills
- Ability to use technology and a electronic health record for documentation
- Able to sit, stand, climb stairs, and move about the sites and follow young children
- Able to drive a vehicle
Trainings Required:
- Complete a minimum of 20 hours per year of in-service training, as follows:
- At least 8 of the 20 hours shall be family systems training; and 12 hours of the overall training hours may be provided in supervision and staff meetings that relate to general therapeutic topics such as:
- Substance use disorders:
- Child abuse and neglect;
- Labor and sex trafficking;
- Sexual abuse;
- Domestic and family violence;
- Behavioral health needs of children and families;
- Safety planning for family members;
- Crisis intervention techniques;
- Early childhood screening and child development;
- Trauma informed practice, including screening and evidence-based practices;
- Treatment of any co-occurring disorders;
- Restorative practices and delinquency prevention;
- Behavioral management techniques; and
- Infant safe sleeping practices.
Benefits:
- Health, dental & vision
- 3 weeks paid vacation
- 11 Paid holidays (including Juneteenth, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and NY Eve.)
- Generous sick time including mental health days
- 401k retirement plan with up to 4% match
- Voluntary short and long-term disability
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Dependent care savings account
- Mileage reimbursement
- Longevity award - Monetary bonus and a vacation day annually
- Company provided laptop and cell phone
- Opportunity for professional growth
- Supervision for licensure provided
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Personal cell phone discount
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