Parenting Specialist, SafeCare Family Services; SFS

Who We Are: CAMBA is a community of staff, volunteers, clients, donors, neighbors and partners who work together to build an inclusive New York City. CAMBA serves more than 65,000 individuals and families each year, citywide, including almost 13,000 youth. Our 180+ programs in over 100 locations improve the lives of a diverse cross section of New Yorkers. From homelessness prevention in Staten Island to supportive housing in the Bronx;

from employment training in Manhattan to after school programs and college access in Brooklyn; from family shelter and support in Queens to increasing affordable housing across the city, CAMBA provides holistic services to help struggling New Yorkers stabilize their lives and become self‑sufficient.

Safe Care Family Services (SFS): Safe Care Family Services (SFS) at Flagstone & Kensington Family Shelter offers an evidence‑based, in‑home parenting skills curriculum designed for Brooklyn‑based parents at risk of or with a history of child maltreatment, particularly those living at the shelter. The program focuses on three modules:
Parent‑Child / Parent‑Infant Interactions to address neglect and physical abuse, the Health Module for medical neglect risks, and the Home Safety Module to prevent environmental neglect and unintentional injury. SFS primarily conducts home visits, utilizing a structured problem‑solving approach for clients with at least one child aged 0‑5, who can benefit from enhanced parenting skills, have an open or historical neglect case, lack resources or social support, are in the Independent Living Program, are undergoing substance abuse treatment or mental health care, or have shown a lack of supervision and safety.

Position:
Parenting Specialist

Reports To:
Supervisor II

Location: 196 Amboy Street, Brooklyn, NY 11212, 385 McDonald Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11218

• Coach parents through the Safe Care parenting curriculum with fidelity to the evidence‑based model.
• Assist clients in completing all CAMBA intake applications and forms.
• Create and maintain client files and make copies of all client documents.
• File and/or route source documents after data entry is completed.
• Input client data and client progress information into the automated database.
• Conduct initial and ongoing assessments of clients and clients’ families’ situations and needs.
• Evaluate actual living conditions of clients through home visits.
• Schedule appointments for client with housing case manager and referral organizations.
• In collaboration with the housing case manager(s), work with clients to break through barriers to client goals and to assist clients in advocating for themselves and in moving toward self‑sufficiency.
• Monitor clients’ progress toward their goals via regularly scheduled telephone contact and/or face‑to‑face home and office visits, and document via progress notes.
• Provide all required information for weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reports.
• Respond to inquiries regarding entered data.
• Contact supervisor of preparers of source documents to resolve questions, inconsistencies, or missing data.
• May follow‑up with clients and with referral organizations regarding client contact and progress with referral organization.
• May escort clients to appointments (educational, medical, social service, etc.).
• May follow‑up with clients for a period of time after successful completion of their primary goals to assure client stability.
• May reach out and market the program to the community in order to recruit clients.
• May plan, coordinate and facilitate social/peer support events, including group facilitation for clients.
• May prepare marketing materials for the program.

• Attend all required Safe Care training sessions and…