Family Coach

Job Details

Job Location: Headquater 754 Rt 18 - East Brunswick, NJ 08816

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: Graduate Degree

Salary Range: $18.00 - $18.00 Hourly

Travel Percentage: Up to 25%

Job Shift: Day

Job Category: Nonprofit - Social Services

Family Coach

REPORTS TO:
Family Services Manager

The Puerto Rican Action Board (PRAB) is a comprehensive human services organization in Middlesex County, New Jersey. We provide a comprehensive range of essential services for children, youth, families, and senior citizens. We deliver need-based assistance to low and moderate-income residents of Central New Jersey and serve as advocates for those seeking to live productive, self-sufficient lives.

The Family Leadership Academy (“FLA”) is a year-long, innovative program in which cohorts of low-income families build the skills and access the resources necessary to achieve a greater degree of economic security and mobility. The Family Coach is an innovative, energetic and reliable person who provides ongoing mentoring and coaching to families who participate in the Family Leadership Academy program. During individual sessions, coaches will assist families in developing a family plan, reviewing and setting new goals, documenting progress, and offering encouragement and support, as well as connecting the family to resources.

In addition to working individually with participants, Family Coaches help to coordinate and facilitate group cohort meetings and workshops.

• Facilitates parent involvement and advocates for/with families, as needed.
• Supports families in their development of life skills and self-advocacy through establishing trusting relationships with families involved with the program.
• Uses a strengths-based model, conducts assessment to identify individualized goals. Assists program participants to define steps and progress towards goals, and targets community supports to help achieve those goals.
• Maintain regular contact with program participants in accordance with program parameters to help with academic, career, financial literacy, and life skills development.

• Family Coaches are responsible for participating, facilitating, and coordinating program activities, workshops, and groups for cohort participants.
• Respond to inquiries about program services, conduct program outreach and recruitment including attending community meetings and giving presentations on PRAB’s Family Leadership Academy Initiative. Recruitment efforts may also include community outreach such as setting up tables of information, and/or going door-to-door.
• Develop relationships with educational, training, and employment resources. Participate in appropriate community and professional forums as a representative of FLA initiative.
• Provides support with marketing/advertising materials such as creation of calendars, fliers, and other communications to the community.
• Maintain electronic and paper records to document participants’ progress in accordance with program standards and outcome measures.

• Maintains participant information in keeping with agency’s confidentiality guidelines.
• Assist with other projects as needed
• Participate actively and represent PRAB in community life within Central New Jersey, including community events, neighborhood and community groups, advocacy efforts, policy-oriented forums, PRAB partnerships and collaborations, government agencies, and private institutions
• Conduct, attend, and participate in internal meetings to maintain and improve professional competence
• Work diplomatically to solve problems within the organization
• Maintain professional appearance and behavior
• Produce monthly, quarterly, and annual progress reports (both internal and external)
• Perform other duties as assigned by Director of Family Services

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology or related field
• Relevant documented work experience may be substituted for academic requirements on a year for year basis.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is required for this position due to regular interaction with Spanish-speaking…