Bilingual Parenting Specialist - Seton Home

Archdiocese of San Antonio•San Antonio, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Seton Home works to break the cycle of abuse and poverty by providing a caring home, education, and support services necessary to transform the lives of pregnant and parenting teen mothers and their children. The Parenting Specialist will provide services and administrative tasks assigned to the Lead Parenting Specialist. The Parenting Specialist will maintain a caseload of 12 to 24 Seton Home clients to include parenting education in group, small group, and individual settings. The Parenting Specialist will train and collaborate with direct care staff on a regular basis so that all education will be reinforced in daily interactions with the clients, and will be asked to provide new hire trainings as needed. The Parenting Specialist will document parenting services in a timely manner and reflect appropriate interventions to the clients. The Parenting Specialist serves as a part of the interdisciplinary team that develops and supports the families.

Requirements

Minimum High School Diploma or Equivalent
Minimum of 1-year employment experience teaching parenting skills to adolescent mothers preferred
Reliable transportation
Valid driver license
Valid vehicle insurance
Submit to a state and federal background check, Child abuse and neglect registry check, and Tuberculosis screening
Be physically, mentally, and emotionally capable of performing assigned tasks and have the skills necessary to perform essential duties and responsibilities
Able to show proof of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases transmitted by the respiratory route if working directly with unaccompanied children; Varicella: two doses of varicella vaccine (at least 4 weeks apart) OR born in the United States before 1980 with a reported history of chickenpox (verified by an adult present at the time of illness) OR titers indicating varicella immunity OR documentation from healthcare provider verifying previous infection. MMR: two doses of MMR vaccine (at least 4 weeks apart) OR titers indicating immunity to all three diseases DTaP or Tdap: Complete primary vaccination series. If primary vaccination series completed in childhood, one TdaP dose in adulthood. Influenza: one dose annually during flu season.
Working knowledge of TDFPS Minimum Standards, and Office of Refugee Resettlement- Division of Unaccompanied Children's Services National Care Standards
Possess therapeutic sensitivity to the service population cultural and socio-economic characteristics.
Experience with computer software and MS Office (i.e. MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and OneDrive)
Must be detail oriented, organized, self-motivated, work well independently and on a team
Must have good written and verbal skills
Must have good critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Bilingual: Fluent in English/Spanish with regards to reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension of the spoken language

Nice To Haves

Associate or Bachelor’s degree preferred
2 years’ experience teaching parenting skills to adolescent mothers preferred

Responsibilities

Maintain a caseload of individual sessions and/or group classes
Substitute for Lead Parent Coordinator as necessary in facilitating parenting groups, individual sessions, and/or developmental screenings
Deliver client services and all daily interactions within the Sanctuary Model framework.
Create, measure, and update parenting goals and objectives for assigned residents’ Plans of Service, transfer, and discharge summaries
Maintain continuous communication with appropriate Seton Home staff to discuss resident’s progress in the parenting program
Conduct parenting related staff development trainings with staff members
Assists with maintaining accurate reports of program performance
Serve as point staff person to collect, enter, and communicate program performance to include AAPI-2 scores, ASQ-3, class attendance and other performance measures in internal database as required on time.
Schedule guest speakers to conduct presentations on pertinent parenting topics
Coordinate with other agencies, schools, and/or hospitals to provide programs, training, and/or services for the residents related to pregnancy or parenting
Inform residential and daycare staff of current infant/child safety recalls monthly
Attendance and successful completion of a 10-day New Employee Orientation is mandated for the position.
Other duties as assigned by Director or Vice President.