Children's Coordinator - Gaudenzia

We need hope-bringers and changemakers — because the work we all do matters. If you’re passionate about making an impact with your time and being someone’s light in the darkness, we want you on our team.

Come Join Us to Do Mission-Based, Meaningful Work

Who We Are

Gaudenzia is one of the largest nonprofit providers of treatment to people with substance use and co-occurring disorders in the nation. We operate in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.  

Our caring, compassionate team is on a mission to save thousands of lives each year and bring hope to people devastated by substance use disorder. Together, we help individuals, families, and communities heal and thrive in the face of one of the most devastating public health crises of our time.

As our organization grows and evolves to meet the needs of our clients and communities, we’re seeking passionate, empathic individuals to help us make an impact. With your help, we can turn the tide on substance use disorder.   

Who we’re looking for:

This individual’s responsibility will be to design, develop, implement, supervise, and provide specialized family centered programs for the children of pregnant and postpartum women with SUD participating in residential treatment at House of Healing as described in the Project plan and goals and objectives. Work is performed in accordance with established regulations, policies, and procedures, but the coordinator is expected to exercise significant initiative and independent judgment in discharging duties. Work is reviewed by the Project Director through an evaluation of assignments and responsibilities.

Your responsibilities in this role may include:

1. Provide screenings and developmental diagnostic assessments regarding the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical status of the infants at birth through developmental trajectories of the children for all children both in House of Healing and at other locations.
2. Conduct prevention assessments and interventions related to mental, emotional, and behavioral wellness.
3. Provide mental health care that includes a trauma-informed system of assessments, interventions, and social-emotional skill building services.
4. Provide or refer to developmental services and therapeutic interventions, including childcare, counseling, play and art therapy, occupational, speech, and physical therapies.
5. Provide access to primary and pediatric health care services, including immunizations, and treatment for asthma, diabetes, hypertension, and any perinatal and environmental effects of maternal and/or paternal substance use, e.g., HIV, abuse, and neglect.
6. Provide all services detailed in the FOA for children.
7. Oversee the development of family/SO outreach educational and referral as scheduled especially that involved with fathers.
8. Develop and maintain contacts and Agreements with collaborators as appropriate for the continuing development and achievement of Project goals and objectives.
9. Travel is necessary to the Pittsburgh area and southern counties of Pennsylvania.
10. Other related duties as assigned by Project Director.

Benefits & Perks:

Gaudenzia is a diverse, inclusive workplace where purpose-driven people thrive. We think our team members are real heroes, and we believe those who devote their lives to making the world a better place deserve competitive salaries, generous health benefits, and unbeatable work-life balance in return.

Benefits & Perks at Gaudenzia include:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance (At No Cost)
• Short-Term Disability Insurance (At No Cost)
• Life Insurance (At No Cost)
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance (At No Cost)
• Vision Insurance
• Various Supplemental Benefits (Aflac, Legal, Identity Theft & FSA)
• You generate two banks of time off: Personal and Vacation
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) Accruals at 80 hours minimally during your 1^st year of employment
  • Vacation Accruals at 80 hours minimally during your 1^st year of employment
• 10 Paid Holidays Per Calendar Year
• Paid Bereavement Leave
• Education Assistance Benefit (Tuition Reimbursement)
• Full reimbursement for the cost of professional license/certification renewals
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with an Employer Match Up to 5%
• Employee Assistance Program

Gaudenzia is an equal opportunity employer. We do not practice or permit discrimination based on race, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, religion, creed, disability, or veteran’s status.

Qualifications for this role:

Education and Training: Bachelor's Degree in a psychology or related discipline plus specialized SUD training. Experience: Five (5) years of SUD intervention and treatment experience – including women and children’s programs.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1. Specialized training and experience in working with children and family centered principles, strategies, practices, and procedures.
2. Knowledge of the SUD and youth and adult subculture, values, beliefs, and patterns.
3. Knowledge of the physical and emotional manifestations of children with parental SUD.
4. Other requisites outlined in the detailed Job Description.

What Matters to Us? Our Mission & Our Operating Principles

Our Mission 
Gaudenzia aspires to connect individuals and families to addiction and mental health treatment so they can attain long-term recovery and achieve a fulfilling life embraced by a broad community of mutual support. 

Our Operating Principles:

We, as members of the Gaudenzia Team, are committed to these principles. They guide the way we perform Gaudenzia business, every day.

1. We hold client care as our top priority.
2. We assume good intentions.
3. We are present, we connect, and we communicate with transparency, dignity, and respect.
4. We make data-driven decisions with courage, challenge the status quo, and find innovative ways to grow Gaudenzia and each other.
5. We support each other publicly and privately in all circumstances.
6. We provide and accept constructive, honest, respectful, and timely feedback with an open mind and without personalization.
7. We operate with integrity, focus on outcomes, and have a bias for action.
8. We follow through on agreements and honor commitments prioritized with a sense of urgency — someone’s life may depend on it.

Gaudenzia is proud to be an employer of choice — and a treatment provider of choice — in the substance use and co-occurring disorders treatment field. We work hard to foster an inclusive, supportive environment where our employees and clients always feel safe and welcome. Come work with us!