Early Childhood Family Development Specialist-Luzerne

Job Title:

Family Development Specialist (Safe Care)

Reports To:

Program Manager

Hours:

37.5 hours/week FLSA Status:
Non-exempt, Full-time

Location:

Wilkes Barre, PA

Outreach's mission statement states, "With respect for the individual and with the highest professional standards, Outreach - Center for Community Resources offers a variety of programs that promote family stability and economic self-sufficiency." We strive to embody this mission in our employment as well. At Outreach, you will find an environment where you are family, and family comes first.

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• short term and long-term disability
• life insurance
• generous PTO
• a 401k plan
• personal and bereavement leave time
• flexible work arrangements

Staff at Outreach are expected to adhere to and embrace Outreach's mission and values. Our mission, as stated above, is promoting family stability and economic self-sufficiency for our participants.

• Respect for the individual
• Upholding the highest professional standards
• Belief that Relationships, Connections, and Belonging matter
• Providing hope for the future

As an Outreach Team Member, we expect that all staff have the shared responsibility to tell our story and share our impact with key stakeholders (funders, board members, volunteers, governing bodies, community partners) - always connecting the programs we deliver with the outcomes and impact we report.

Member of Outreach program with primary responsibility in Safe Care Program, community-based education, and related support services. Provide home visitation/education to up to twelve participating families as well as participate in the planning and implementation of weekly play & learn group activities and scheduled Parent Cafes.

• Provides weekly home visits, lasting 60-90 minutes to families with children ages 0-5 who are at risk for or have been reported for child neglect or physical abuse.
• Provides support using the evidence-based, Safe Care curriculum to improve parents' skills in three areas:
  1) parent-infant/child interaction skills,
  2) health care skills, and
  3) home safety
• Assists with the planning and implementation of weekly play & learn groups as well as Parent Cafes.
• Maintains related files/record keeping; enters data into Outreach and funder data collection systems.
• Participates in quarterly in-person, all-staff meetings, monthly in-person team meetings, and required reflective supervision meetings.
• Collaborates with community partners and human service agencies to link families to resources. Provides participants with referrals to schools, early intervention programs, Scranton Counseling Center, etc., as needed
• Participates in team process focused on best practices to serve participating families, the community, and Outreach
• Reliable transportation mandatory, current driver's license, insurance, and registration required
• Completion of required training, including motivational interviewing, domestic violence, trauma-informed practices, home visitor safety, child abuse recognition and reporting, CPR, and first aid.
• Daily in-person office attendance is required
• Some evening and weekend hours required
• Performs other duties as assigned

Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in social work, human development, psychology, neuroscience, early childhood education, or similar from a four-year college or university. Familiarity with at-risk populations and openness to working with diverse cultures/families with economic challenges, addictions, child welfare involvement, Intellectual disabilities, and mental health issues, is a must. Ability to teach relevant programming using the Safe Care Curriculum participants' homes as assigned.

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