Parent Coach - Safe Way Forward

Job Description

Job Description

Summary:

Safe Horizon’s Safe Way Forward program provides comprehensive trauma-informed client-centered services to families who are affected by intimate partner violence and are involved in the child welfare system. Our goal is help those who have experienced physical, emotional or other forms of abuse to establish long-term safety and healing from the effects of trauma. Safe Horizon uses a client centered, trauma informed, anti-oppressive approach to supporting clients.

Safe Horizon recognizes that families who have experienced intimate partner violence may want to or need to stay in contact with the person causing harm in the family. The Safe Way Forward program (SWF) was designed to engage family members with support to assist in healing and explore ways for families to maintain contact where safe to do so. In this model, all participating members of the family are considered clients (survivor, person causing harm, and their children).

Responsibilities: 

• Learn and integrate a trauma-informed, client-centered approach, using an anti-oppressive lens, into your work with clients.

Essential Job Functions:

The Parent Coach plays a critical role in supporting parents in the Family Focused program. The Parent Coach will have experiences similar to those of program participants including past history of involvement with the Administration of Children’s Services (prevention, foster care, etc), or having witnessed/experienced family violence as a child.

Duties may include some or all of the following:

• Help engage families in services
• Participate in home, office and/or school visits with other Family Support Team members, where needed
• Support parents in the goal setting process,
• Help parents navigate public systems (housing, public benefits, family court); accompanying parents to appointment
• Co-facilitate trauma intervention groups
• Support parent to prepare for Family Team Conferences, support parents during FTC (as needed) and help parents process after FTC
• Commit to developing practice skills in accordance to Safe Horizon’s client centered, trauma informed, anti-racist approach
• Prepare for and participate in regularly scheduled FFP team case review meetings about new and on-going cases; where appropriate
• Attend trainings relevant to position
• Actively participate in individual supervision, in accordance with Safe Horizon’s quality supervision standards
• Maintain open communication with supervisors and team members
• Implement strategies for addressing vicarious trauma

Knowledge and Required Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal skills and well organized;
• Demonstrate the ability to work independently and also work on a team
• High school diploma/GED and two years of related experience or Associate Degree and one year of related experience

Strongly Preferred:

• Bilingual Spanish/English fluency

Other:

• Full time, some nights and weekends

If hired, I agree to abide by all of Safe Horizon’s rules and regulations, and understand that, if employed, my employment may be terminated with or without cause, and with or without notice, at any time, at the option of either the company or me. I further understand that no representation, whether oral or written by any representative or agent of the organization, at any time, constitutes a contract of employment.   

AmeriCorps, Peace Corps and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply.  

Technology Statement: 
Applicants may be responsible for providing the equipment and tools they need to work remotely as required, such as access to a computer, internet service, and phone service. Safe Horizon will discuss potential solutions with candidates and may assist where needed and agreed to in advance.  

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Hiring Range: $23.75 to $24.75 Hourly  
Full-time Hours: 35 Hours per week 
Full-time Benefits: Vacation Time, Paid Sick Time, Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 403(b) Retirement Plan, Company Life Insurance, Medical/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Tuition Assistance Program, Commuter Benefits Program, Gym Reimbursement, Parental Leave, Employee Learning Center 

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