Parent Educator

Role: Parent Educator
Position Title: Staff Clinician I
Classification: Full-time, Exempt
Reports to: Program Manager
Company: DePelchin Children's Center
Location: San Antonio, TX

Position Description:

The Staff Clinician (Parent Educator) will provide parent education in a home-based setting throughout San Antonio and surrounding counties utilizing the Triple P Model of Parenting. The purpose of this program is to prevent child abuse and neglect by decreasing the risk factors that contribute to child maltreatment and increasing the protective factors that prevent maltreatment. The Staff Clinician will conduct intake, assessment, construct treatment plans, provide supportive counseling and teach parenting education. The Staff Clinician will also work closely with the surrounding community providing advocacy and referral services.

Primary Responsibilites:

• Provide home-based intake and assessment activities that will assist clients and their family in determining which services are most appropriate for them in developing an individualized service /treatment plan.
• Utilizing client and family input, develop a plan of service that selects and outlines an array of services and interventions from within DePelchin and the community that will address the needs formulated in the assessment process.
• Assist clients with referrals to other community services identified in the plan of service and provide advocacy for individual clients and their families to receive entitlements or needed services.
• Maintain current records, meeting all recording requirements of the agency.
• Maintain monthly statistics and data needed for program accountability and billing for client services as applicable.
• Work with other program staff to provide community education and presentations

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s in social work or related field required. Will consider relevant year of experience in lieu of education.
• Must have a Triple P certification or be able to attain such certification within the first year of employment. Employment is contingent on acquisition of minimal certification/licensure.
• Must be able to work flexible hours which vary according to client needs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• One (1) year related experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Understand and model Cultural Sensitivity
• Ability to problem solve complex problems in family relationships.
• Ability to develop comprehensive treatment plans utilizing a variety of agency and community resources.
• Ability to participate effectively in team staffing, supervision consultation, and case staffing with effective communication skills.
• Capable of making behavioral assessments.
• Work cooperatively with other members of the program staff as well as other programs of DePelchin and other community resources.
• Must have knowledge of human behavior and the practice of crisis intervention.
• Must have above average assessment skills.
• Must be able to relate to professionals from a variety of different disciplines and community agencies.
• Must have above average written and verbal communication skills.
• Must have knowledge of the field of child welfare and services available to children and their families.
• Must have an awareness of skills needed to provide crisis intervention services.
• Must have an awareness of accepted practices, models, methods, and techniques of child, individual, and family therapy.

Work Conditions:

• Environment: Office,Client homes, Community settings
• Work Schedule: Flexible work hours: vary according to client needs. Will require working evenings and some Saturdays.
• Travel: Frequent, Local (Must have reliable transportation, valid Texas Driver License and current Auto Insurance)

DePelchin is Proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace.

DePelchin is committed to selecting and employing the best and most qualified person available for each job opening without unlawful discrimination of any kind. Additionally, DePelchin is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), marital or parental status, veteran status, religion, national origin, age, disability, family medical history, genetic information, or political affiliation.