Family Educator; Orange

Title: Family Educator(Orange County)

Salary Range: $24.72 per hour

Status: Full-Time, Non-Exempt, 35 hours per week

Supervisor: Program Coordinator

Family Educators provide weekly home visits and facilitate two or three parenting groupsper year. Family Educators also provide case management and supportive counseling to families referred by the Department of Social Services and/or may beinvolvedwith preventive agencies.

The primary focus of this role involves conducting home visits, advocating for families, and empowering them to attain self-sufficiency. During these visits, you will encounter diverse home conditions, encompassing overcrowded living spaces and substandard housing. As a skilled professional, you will navigate through challenges such as mental health concerns and substance use issues within the families you serve. Poverty often looms as a backdrop, impacting the families' well-being due to limited resources and socioeconomic barriers.

Regular supervision will be provided to ensure you receive the necessary support and guidance to address complex family dynamics and challenging situations. Training on the program curriculum will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively engage with families, guiding them on their journey towards stability and improved outcomes.

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field is required.
• Possession of a reliable vehicle and valid NYS driver’s license is required.
• Working knowledge of community resources in Orange County (training provided).
• Candidates who are bilingual in
  
  English and
  
  Spanish are preferred.
• Experience in Child Welfare or related field strongly preferred.
• The ideal candidate will be able to adapt to and manage frequently changing client needs, including client home conditions, mental health needs, substance use, and potential client trauma history.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.

• Teaching, advising, coaching, and supporting families in mastering parenting skills through home visits and/or group facilitation.
• Maintaining a flexible schedule so that home visits can occur in the early morning or evening hours if needed based on client needs.
• Provide transportation to parents and children for visits and services in personal vehicle, as needed.
• Maintaining accurate visit records, documentation, and reportson a timely basis.
• Collaborating with DSS preventive and CPS workers, and other service providers to ensure family cooperation with mandated services and child service needs.
• Ability to work with people from many different racial, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.
• Possess strong teaching/coaching skills; meet the needs of family members with effective solutions. Possess compassion and empathy. Ability to work irregular hours on short notice.
• Modeling nurturing attitudes and behaviors in all contacts with program participants and teammates while acting in congruence with Nurturing Program philosophy, methods, and Standards of Practice.
• Provide excellent and thorough customer service to all family members.
• Possess ’out of the box’ thinking and resourcefulness.
• Ability to work effectively when under extreme pressure.
  
  Ability to work independently; but relate issues to manager appropriately.
• Attend supervision meetings, staff meetings, and training as required.
• Complete client-facing and administrative duties as assigned by supervisor based on program need.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Computer literacy
• Strategic thinking
• Organizational skills
• Client focus
• Time management
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills, communication and public speaking skills
• Attention to detail

• Candidate must have the ability to…