Parent Aide - Educator - Northeast Family Services

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 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