Family Skills Coach

Job Description

Job Description

$500 Sign-on Bonus

WE OFFER EXCELLENT BENEFITS:

• FREE Employee Medical Insurance
• FREE Employee Dental Insurance
• FREE Employee Vision Insurance
• Sick leave (8 hours per month)
• Vacation (Minimum of 2 weeks paid vacation)
• Discounted health memberships
• Retirement (Employer contribution - 3% contribution and an additional 3% employer match)
• FREE Long-Term Disability Insurance
• FREE Life Insurance
• 13 Paid Holidays

CCEW Mission
Feed the hungry, heal the hurting, welcome the stranger. 

CCEW is an equal opportunity employer. All employees and potential employees will be recruited, selected, trained, promoted, compensated and, if necessary, disciplined or terminated without regard to sex, gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, immigration status, religious affiliation, marital status, military veteran status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender

Program Summary

Rising Strong serves families who are at risk for separation due to parental substance misuse by providing safe housing, substance misuse treatment, case management, and other supportive wraparound services. By serving whole families, our aim is to reduce trauma in children, decrease the rates of foster care placements, and remove barriers that traditionally prevent parents from succeeding in substance abuse treatment. We walk alongside and support vulnerable families as they seek to change their stories.

This position models appropriate health and safety standards for all individuals and families. This position coaches, practices, encourages, and empower families in reunification and recovery both short and long term.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each of the essential duties/responsibilities listed below. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties/responsibilities of this job.

1. Assist residents, as needed, with urgent care issues.
2. Conduct urinalysis testing, as requested by staff leadership.
3. Maintain family records, daily log and complete all other necessary documentation.
4. Monitor the building for safety and potential risks to sobriety.
5. Assist residents, as needed, with solving problems and conflict resolution. The goal is creating and identifying processes and routines that can be carried out successfully to life outside the program.
6. Coach families on policies and procedures to ensure that Rising Strong rules are being followed and that families are practicing safe habits.
7. Carry out shift responsibilities to ensure the ongoing safety, cleanliness, and smooth operation of the facility.
8. Intervene in emotionally charged situations to deescalate conflict.
9. Pay attention and intervene when families are isolating from the community.
10. Maintain a high alert for safety threats for all family members and intervene immediately to remove or reduce the threat.
11. Ensure no families leave the facility without authorization from appropriate staff members.
12. Report any suspicion of drug or alcohol use to the appropriate staff members immediately.
13. Assist in calmly and compassionately responding to relapses with staff leadership, with safety for all parties as the priority.
14. Maintain hygienic and organized supply areas.
15. Assist with leading activities for parents and children.
16. Assist with providing childcare.
17. Assist with transporting families as assigned.
18. Answer the phone and take messages.
19. Provide leadership and appropriate response in the case of an emergency.
20. When subpoenaed or otherwise called upon, appear in court to testify regarding families’ involvement in the program.
21. Uses appropriate administrative, fiscal, physical, and technical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and security of CCEW client protected health information (PHI), per regulations outlined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
22. Accurately account for time worked according to agency standards.
23. Will regularly utilize all forms of communication (email, text, phone, etc.) and database practices necessary for this position and as directed by supervisor.
24. As a mandated reporter, follows all procedures outlined in agency policies and procedures to report to the proper agency when there is suspicion and/or confirmation that a child or adult has been a victim of abuse or neglect.
25. Perform as a team member to assure that productivity outcome measures are achieved.
26. Adhere to the tenets of Catholic Social Teaching and Catholic Doctrine.
27. Perform related functions necessary to support the mission and core values of Catholic Charities.

Job Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must meet the minimum qualifications listed below. These qualifications are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required to perform this job.

Education/Experience:   to perform this job successfully, an individual must have an associate degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience. At least two years’ experience in social services preferred. Experience with individuals in recovery, the child welfare system, homelessness, residential environments, and/or mental health strongly preferred.