Nurturing Families Family Educator

Description

  

Work Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Workdays: Monday – Friday
Location: 202 W. French Place, San Antonio, TX, 78212
Mission: The mission of Catholic Charities is to provide for the needs of our communitythrough selfless service under the sign of love.

Summary:

Responsible for preparing and presenting both parenting education and supportive service information to residents of Bexar County and/or other areas in Texas on a virtual platform. The Family Educator will schedule, perform, and document client classes and case management as required. Other duties include representation of the Nurturing Families Program and Catholic Charities in the community.

Position Responsibilities:

• *Complete comprehensive training and become certified in program selected curriculum and certified as a counselor to use billing system
• *Plan and conduct parenting education series for clients on site or on location
• *Adhere to Agency and Funder qualifying standards
• *Administer pre and posttests and parent/child assessments for each client served as determined by program and funding source
• *Complete data entry and billing in selected database within 5 business days’ post completion of service
• *Maintain required documentation and records for each client/group
• *Maintain records and report on weekly, monthly, and/or quarterly service counts
• *Submit credit card expenses through online systems of food, drinks, materials, and incentives for class sessions as outlined in the contract and in line with the budgetary availability.
• Check email and work phone daily
• Identify clients with specific needs/concerns and provide appropriate referrals for social services

Competencies:

• Empathy
• Advocacy
• Critical Thinking
• Motivational
• Communication

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education
  • Bachelor’s degree preferably in Social Work, Child Development, Psychology, related social service field, or business-related field.
  • High School Diploma/GED with relevant experience
• Experience
  • In addition to a degree, a minimum of one-year experience working with at-risk families prenatal or with children ages 0 – 5 years preferred.
  • Experience may be substituted for degree in which case person must have at least 3 years of experience working with at-risk families prenatal or with children ages 0 – 5 years.
• License and Credentials
  • Reliable transportation
  • Valid driver license
  • Valid vehicle insurance
  • Certified in evidence based and/or promising practice curriculum preferred.

Minimum Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience in delivering educational information to groups or one-on-one including topics of child development, positive parenting techniques, and/or life skills.
• Extensive working knowledge of child development, and protective factors.
• Experience and proficiency with computer software, to include internet, Outlook, Word, Publisher, and Excel.
• Experience in public speaking.
• Must be detail oriented, organized, self-motivated, work well independently and on a team.
• Must have good written and verbal skills.
• Must have good critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Disclaimer:

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job description or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, etc.) ** This is a Grant funded position and salary is dependent on funding availability. Position can be eliminated at any time because of lack of funding to support this position.**

Catholic Charities is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To view this and other employment opportunities please visit our website at www.ccaosa.org. You must apply through our website and complete the application and upload your resume. No phone calls please. If you are chosen for an interview, you will be contacted.