Family Engagement Specialist - Lund

For over 132 years, Lund has been harnessing hope and providing opportunities to help strengthen families and ensure a safe, secure and loving environment for all Vermont children.  As a multi-service nonprofit organization, Lund serves more than 5,000 individuals each year.  Lund’s mission is to help children thrive by empowering families to break cycles of poverty, addiction and abuse. Lund offers hope and opportunity to families through education, treatment, family support and adoption. 

Join The Lund Team: support and empower Vermont families!

Family Engagement Specialist 

Lund is a qualified employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness.

About the Position:

Family Engagement Specialist: The Family Engagement Specialist provides case management to families and children connected to the women living in Lund’s Residential Program, supports families in the program to strengthen and/or develop natural supports and provides aftercare support to families following discharge.

Case Management and Family Education 

• Work with parents in the residential program to assist in identifying healthy natural supports and plan for strengthening those relationships.
• Provide support to fathers and caregivers outside of the residential program and assist them in maintaining healthy connections. Assist other family members as necessary to access supports or address barriers to visitation.
• Facilitate MAPS meetings
• Promote a strong family and parent child relationships.
• Participate in planning for program admission and supporting new clients and their natural supports in adjusting to the program.
• Provide clients with information and assistance in accessing appropriate community resources in the aftercare phase.
• Assist in the development of transition and continuing care plans and serves as an advisor to the treatment team.
• Provide support, case management and home visiting to clients in the aftercare phase as appropriate.
• Attend treatment team meetings, participate in treatment planning, status meetings, and discharge planning as needed.
• Work collaboratively with other members of treatment team.
• Complete individual session notes, monthly progress notes, and discharge summary paperwork.
• Facilitate groups as assigned
• Participates in court proceedings as required.
• Other duties as assigned

Community Collaboration 

• Act as community liaison to other agencies specific to the target population
• Attend relevant community meetings

 What We Look For:

• Bachelors in Early Childhood Education, Social Work, or related field.
• Expertise working with families and children, and experience administering child trauma screenings.  Experience working with children, parenting and pregnant women, and transition aged youth.
• Knowledge of women’s treatment, community-based resources, and sensitivity to women’s issues.
• Demonstrate ability to work both independently and as a team player.
• Familiarity with regulations, laws and procedures of the Vermont Agency of Human Services.
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities, deadlines and demands; ability to work well under pressure; availability to respond to off hours crises; some state-wide travel to attend meetings; flexible hours at times to meet the needs of a 24-hour facility.
• Ability to assist with childcare including lifting infants and toddlers. Ability to assist in social skill training including cooking and cleaning.
• Exhibit theoretical and practical knowledge and experience with systems theory, family dynamics, poverty, transitional services, and community-based resources. 
• Ability to collaborate with other professional disciplines, participate as a team member, complete referral to community-based resources, engage in treatment planning, and maintain accurate records. Possesses flexibility, with adaptability to change within program structure.
• Demonstrate creativity and initiative as well as excellent interpersonal skills.
• A cohesive value system that includes a nonjudgmental attitude regarding reproductive choice, parenting options, and substance abusing clients. Displays caring, responsive and respectful attitude towards others.
• Must be able to demonstrate each of the following:
  • Ability to perform the essential job functions of the position either with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • Ability to consistently demonstrate Lund’s values of collaboration, compassion, empathy, integrity, and respect.
  • Ability to understand and comply with operational standards, safety requirements, and employee policies.
  • Ability to actively support diversity, equity, and cultural competency efforts within stated job responsibilities and work effectively across diverse cultures.
  • Regular attendance is necessary and essential to meeting the expectations of the job.
  • Ability to demonstrate excellent judgement and operate with the utmost confidentiality.
  • Ability to maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, families, and other departments.
  • Ability to communicate effectively and respectfully both orally and in writing.
  • Proficiency in the use of applicable hardware and software as required.
  • Ability to maintain a valid VT Driver’s License and access to reliable transportation is required; occasional statewide travel may be required.
  • Upon conditional offer of employment, must be able to successfully pass a background investigation.
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks effectively in a busy environment with frequent interruptions.
  • Ability to deescalate and resolve sensitive situations respectfully.

Why Join Our Team at Lund:

• We honor and celebrate the distinctive strengths and talents of our clients and staff.
• Our work encompasses collaboration with a strong team of professionals and a strengths-based approach to providing services to families. 
• Lund’s adoption program provides life-long services to families brought together through adoption.
• Lund’s residential and community treatment programs are distinctive as our work focuses on both treatment and parenting.
• Lund’s educators believe in laughter, the importance of fun, community-oriented activities, and non-stop learning.
• Professional growth and ongoing training opportunities are available; Lund offers weekly supervision.
• Lund values employee well-being and strives to be a welcoming and inclusive workplace; staff are encouraged to engage in staff led initiatives for wellness, employee recognition, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Lund is a family-centered organization filled with supportive colleagues and offers work-life balance; some positions offer opportunities for hybrid schedules or schedule flexibility.
• Lund offers competitive pay and paid training.
• Lund offers a comprehensive and very generous benefit package including health, dental, life, disability, and retirement.
• Employees earn extensive time off accrual in addition to 13 paid holidays, and an annual wellness reimbursement.  
• Lund does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, genetic information, ancestry, place of birth, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. EEO/AA

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