Community Services for Children is looking for a Therapeutic Family Coach to join our team and make a difference. This role is part of our therapeutic infant/toddler program supporting children and families in partnership with Lehigh County Children & Youth Services. The Therapeutic Family Coach promotes healthy, successful child and family development through the provision of a specialized therapeutic home visitation model in collaboration with the Office of Children & Youth. The Therapeutic Family Coach partners with the primary caregiver to integrate a developmentally appropriate, therapeutic mental health and trauma-informed approach that is tailored to the special needs of maltreated, abused/neglected children.
Work Environment: We are a large, well-established, high performing organization located in the heart of the Lehigh Valley. Selected as a 2015, 2017, 2020, and 2021 Top Workplace, CSC is a leader in early childhood education. We work together to prepare young children and their families to succeed in learning – and life! Our culture encourages a growth mindset and promotes work/life balance - offering generous paid time off packages and comprehensive benefits. Newly hired staff members will receive a $500 net monetary incentive upon completion of probation.
Responsibilities:
- Build strong, respectful relationships through monthly home visits and the development of Family Partnership Agreements.
- Provide appropriate referrals, connections, and coordination of community resources and services.
- Promote parent involvement through classroom visits, Policy Council participation, parent-child activities, and home-based learning.
- Support families in accessing health insurance and securing a consistent medical and dental home, and ensure children receive timely care and follow-ups in accordance with Head Start requirements.
- Support full enrollment by tracking attendance, managing openings, and processing new enrollments in coordination with center staff.
- Advocate with and for families, and help parents embrace their role as lifelong advocates and teachers for their children.
- Conduct interviews and surveys, input and monitor all family service information, and approach data as a tool for reflection, improvement, and family-centered planning.
- Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and serve as a liaison between Children and Youth, Early Intervention, therapeutic teachers, and families to coordinate services.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Human Services, Family Services, Counseling, or related field.
- Experience in maternal/child and family systems and knowledge of child development, parenting, and family systems.
- Knowledge of substance use disorder, relapse, and recovery.
- Knowledge of child development, parenting, and family systems.
- Ability to lift and carry a minimum of 50 lbs. for assisting children and moving equipment and materials.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with individuals of varying economic, educational, and cultural backgrounds.
- Valid driver’s license, full-time use of car, occasional use of personal vehicle to transport children or families as needed and ability to transport families in agency-owned vehicle.
- Ability to flex work hours to meet program needs.
Benefits:
- Full-time, full-year.
- Low cost/rich benefits plan.
- Paid leave for vacation, sick, and personal days.
- Thirteen paid holidays.
- Agency sponsored 401k retirement plan.
Top candidates will demonstrate a growth mindset and proven ability to build relationships and champion family empowerment through culturally responsive support and collaborative communication.
