Parenting And Community Liaison Social Worker

Career Opportunity: Parenting & Community Liaison Social Worker

Are you looking for more fulfillment in your work?  Do you have a passion for helping pregnant women, young mothers, and at-risk teens succeed?  Are you ready to work in an uplifting environment alongside a team of dedicated Social Work professionals?

A career at Crittenton offers so much more than your typical Social Work job!  You will help us celebrate our residents’ milestones and achievements: Birthdays! Graduations! Reaching job goals! Healthy births! Anything we can think of to lift our residents up, we will celebrate it BIG!  We encourage our residents and staff to explore wellness with initiatives like our organic vegetable garden, walking club, nutrition classes, and mental health trainings.

Want to see where you could be working? Head to our website to view a virtual tour of our beautiful new 38,000 square-foot facility!  www.crittentonofnc.org

Working here

As a Crittenton employee, you will help to create positive outcomes, guiding clients toward a better path and helping them stay on it, even when the journey gets difficult.

Here are some of the many ways our employees help girls and women realize a better tomorrow:

• Building a foundation of self-esteem
• Creating stable, sustainable family units
• Ensuring healthy delivery and baby
• Overcoming trauma to achieve self-sufficiency
• Keeping mothers and children together
• Facilitating positive future outcomes

Crittenton offers our full-time employees a competitive benefits package including:

• Medical & Dental Insurance
• Company-paid Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Company-paid Long Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending & Dependent Care Account option
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Paid COVID sick leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Additional Voluntary Benefits
• Complimentary meals during your shift

Job Title: Parenting & Community Liaison Social Worker

General Description of Duties: 

Using a strengths-based model, the Parenting & Community Liaison Social Worker coordinates Crittenton’s Aftercare Parenting Education Program (A.P.E.P.) Provide home-based services and support to former Crittenton clients and their families who need help promoting positive development, meeting challenges and preventing adverse outcomes, with a special emphasis on self-sufficiency for all family members.   Proactively works to cultivate relationships with community stakeholders and referral sources to increase referrals and strengthen Crittenton’s relationships with our community partners. 

Relationship to agency mission: 

Responsible for designing and implementing a plan for each participant to attain the maximum opportunity for successful parenting. 

Line of Authority: 

The Parenting & Community Liaison Social Worker reports directly to the Social Work Supervisor. 

Job Classification: 

Full time, nonexempt 

Beginning Hourly Pay Range:  $20 - $22 per hour

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:  

Conduct a minimum of one home visit per month to each A.P.E.P. participant to provide support so each family member can reach their educational, vocational and health goals; assess the need for increased home visits based on acuity level.

• Develop a written service plan in partnership with the participant within 30 days of initial home visit; service plans shall address the full range of participant needs, including: 
  • Educational 
  • Vocational 
  • Housing
  • Relational 
  • Familial 
  • Medical and health education 
  • Nutrition 
  • Family planning 
  • Individual and/or family counseling 
  • Identification of services to be provided by referral to another agency. 
• Engage current Crittenton clients to participate in the A.P.E.P. program by establishing trust in accepting services during their stay as a resident in the Maternity Program; work collaboratively with Maternity Program staff to discuss best approaches for each client. 
• Using an individualized, strengths-based approach, work to motivate participants to make positive lifestyle choices, increase their positive self-esteem, and to have a desire to improve their situation. 
• Seek to eliminate the occurrence of family violence, abuse, and neglect by following/developing program content to educate and coach participants on elements of supportive parenting, effective parenting skills, alternatives to corporal punishment, social skills and appropriate coping strategies. 
• Educate participants about their child(ren)’s development using the Ages and Stages assessment tool; refer participants to specialized agencies for early intervention when developmental deficiencies are suspected. 
• Educate participants on the importance of routine medical care, immunizations, well-baby/child visits, annual physicals and dental hygiene for all family members; inform participants of transportation assistance resources for keeping medical/dental appointments. 
• Provide preventive health care information including, but not limited to, STD’s, HIV/AIDS, birth control, substance abuse, and reducing risk-taking behaviors; refer participants to appropriate healthcare professionals for treatment needs. 
• Identify and help participants develop formal and informal community supports.
• Co-facilitate parenting classes and life skills classes for current residents.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with community agencies that have resources and/or services that would benefit participants. 
• Publicize A.P.E.P. participant needs and work to secure donations for filling those needs. 
• Develop and maintain a consistent communication and follow-up plan to keep current and potential participants informed and engaged. 
• Utilize the Family Strengths/Needs Assessment checklist and adapt approaches to delivering services based on individual participant’s strengths. 
• Establish and maintain APEP records by documenting all program activity, participant contacts and visits, programming curriculum, progress, outcomes, and outputs.
• Generate and compile statistical reports related to APEP outcomes and agency Program Logic model.  
• Cultivate relationships with community stakeholders and referral sources; represent Crittenton in the community by attending outreach events and other functions.
• Play an active role in the Outreach Committee.
• Coordinate transportation as needed for current residents and APEP participants.
• Support Volunteer/Vocational Coordinator and other departments as needed. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications: 

• Ability to engage, establish trust, develop relationships, motivate, and collaborate effectively with individuals and families from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives. 
• Possess the competencies needed to provide services in a culturally competent manner. 
• Must be able to identify concerns related to substance use, mental health, domestic violence, and child abuse and neglect. SW must have a working knowledge of referring participants to the appropriate community services.
• Ability to link participants with needed services offered by other community providers. 
• Must be able to observe and understand child, individual and family functioning. 
• Ability to work a flexible schedule that includes frequent nights and weekends. 
• Must be able to work as part of a team. 
• Ability to move through building to check rooms, evacuate building and intervene with clients. 
• Must pass a thorough background check which includes criminal history, drug test and driving record. 
• Valid Driver License required. 
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills with a customer focused attitude. 
• Commitment to Florence Crittenton Services’ mission, goals and values.
•  Adhere to the NASW Code of Ethics.

Education and Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field 
• One year of experience in the field of human services or social work