Summary:Responsible for facilitation of youth groups and adults to ensure quality outcomes, permanency of children placed in adoptive homes.
Essential Duties:
- Establishes rapport and effective working relationship with clients to effectively and successfully assist them through the adoption process.
- Responsible for assigned groups’ set curriculum; identifying additional essential needs/services and communicating to coordinator; following up, as necessary.
- In collaboration with other group facilitators, conduct Adoption Education and Support Groups and group meetings during traditional business hours and on evenings and weekends.
- Ensures completion and timely submission of required documentation; including case notes, documenting clients’ progress, goals and objectives.
- Maintains materials, books, and other resources that are up-to-date for providing age appropriate adoption education; and consistent with development needs.
- Develops/improves group facilitating skills; through reading, participation in seminars and other educational opportunities, and personal contacts in the field.
- In collaboration with other group facilitators, conduct Adoption Education and Support Groups and group meetings during traditional business hours and on evenings and weekends.
- Develops/improves group facilitating skills; through reading; participation in seminars and other educational opportunities, and personal contacts in the field.
- Maintains knowledge of program standards and policies developed by Five Acres, licensing and other governing bodies.
- Maintains confidentiality regarding children, families and operations.
Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Marriage and Family Counseling or a closely related field.
- Prior 2 years social services experience, preferably with a similar client base, preferred.
- Effective organizational skills.
- Working knowledge of contemporary training techniques for children; prior teaching experience, desired.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff.
- Effective communication skills both oral and written.
- Ability to be flexible and work in a changing environment.
- Must have a valid California Driver License, proof of automobile insurance and meet the Agency’s safe driver guidelines.
- Computer skills sufficient to meet production demands of the job including Microsoft Office and routine research database software.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
Compensation Range: $18.64/hr - $27.03/hr
Work culture matters at 5A! We offer a comprehensive benefits package with a medical coverage option as low as $5 with free dental HMO, vision, life insurance, AD&D and disability insurance. We offer a 401k with an annual match up to 3%, annual performance reviews with up to 4% merit (6% for direct service providers), plus annual retention stipends. We offer team building retreats, wellness incentive, 12 paid holidays and flexible work schedules, including remote options for identified positions!
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.64 - $27.03 per hour
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