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Form of workPARENTING SPECIALIST - FAST PREVENTION SERVICES
FULL TIME
Job Summary:
Assume professional responsibility for providing comprehensive parent education services aimed at preventing child abuse and neglect for an "at risk" population of parents. Parent Specialist will assist the clients in establishing and maintaining a relationship with their child which provides emotional, mental, and physical safety and security. This includes assisting families in understanding their child's emotional regulation, impulse control, disruptive behavior, aggression, withdrawn/detachment, and arranging for appropriate resources when necessary.
Essential Job Functions:
- Perform weekly home or office sessions as well as telehealth
- Work on individualized family goals utilizing parenting education materials.
- Maintain a caseload of families and a flexible schedule of home and office visits that meet the client's needs.
- Provide necessary resources and relevant services to families as needed.
- Maintain all data with timely completion of all relevant paperwork including monthly summaries, contact notes, closing summaries with recommendations and follow up contacts
- Adhere to monthly productivity requirements
- Participate in public awareness projects to increase visibility in the community, occasionally involving public speaking and educational community workshops.
- Complete other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Human Services, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
- A minimum of one year's experience in direct delivery of services to children and families. At least six (6) months of experience in teaching parent education classes preferred.
- Must be certified in Nurturing Parenting, or some other form of evidence based parenting curriculum
