Parent Support Specialist​/Therapist

Position:Parent Support Specialist / Therapist

Location: Monroe, LA

Job : 259

# of Openings: 1

Job Title:

Parent Support Specialist / Therapist

Job Purpose:

Partners directly with families to help reduce the likelihood of initial or repeat involvement with the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Provides parent education and short-term parent support for families needing additional support with parenting needs.

To counsel individuals, families and groups, including those who are victims of the crimes of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse, concerning their interpersonal as well as personal needs and problems in an effort to strengthen and value families in our communities.

• Licensure or pursuing licensure as LPC or LMFT
• Flexibility to work non-traditional business hours
• Knowledge of community, job, financial, and social resources
• Trust-Based Relational Intervention® and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) training preferred
• Demonstrates ability to partner with families using a strengths-based approach
• Demonstrates understanding of protective factors that promote child wellbeing, individual and community level trauma and its impact, best practices in preventing child abuse and neglect, and disparities and disproportionalities in public systems.
• Preference will be given to candidates who most reflect the racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic status of the majority of members of the neighborhoods being served
• Must have reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and meet state required automobile insurance minimums

• Ability to communicate with, be sensitive to the needs of, and develop and maintain relationships with individuals from various cultural, ethnic and racial backgrounds
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers in a professional, tactful, and friendly manner
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to record with clarity and promptness
• Good listening skills and the ability to ask appropriate questions
• Maintains poise and self-control even under extreme stress and unexpected crises; handles delicate situations tactfully
• Appropriately assertive even in difficult situations
• Must demonstrate mature and objective, non-judgmental behaviors
• Ability to assess situations both within and outside the client system and determine priorities
• Maintains positive work relationships with other staff, is cooperative and promotes teamwork
• Effective in planning and arranging work responsibilities including determining priorities, managing multiple projects, handling deadlines and changes in priorities
• Ability to identify and use community resources
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, Excel and Power Point
• Maintains personal appearance consistent with agency image
• Ability to work within the purpose, structure and constraints of the Agency and to make suggestions for change in a responsible manner
• Ability to maintain confidentiality with regard to clients and agency business
• Commitment to continued professional growth

• Service: I act with a servant’s heart to contribute meaningfully to the wellbeing of others.
• Teamwork: I willingly help my teammates.
• Respect: I recognize the dignity, worth and importance of others.
• Open-hearted: I am kind, caring and compassionate.
• iNtegrity: I am honest and ethical in all that I do.
• Growth: I embrace challenges and change with a positive attitude.

• Orientation
• Initial 40 hours Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault as required by Wellspring
• Initial and ongoing MCC training in the areas of protective factors that promote child wellbeing, individual and community level trauma and its impact, best practices in preventing child abuse and neglect, and disparities and disproportionalities in public systems
• Trust-Based Relational Intervention® and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) training
• 40 hours continuing education yearly
• On-going in-service workshops, conferences and self-study
• Monthly Agency Staff meetings, program delivery meetings and program area meetings