CUA Quality Parenting Initiative Specialist

Asociacion Puertorriquenos En Marcha Inc•Philadelphia, PA

just now•Onsite

About The Position

Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM) has been helping families achieve their greatest potential since 1970 by providing early childhood education, foster care & adoption, child welfare, mental & behavioral health, community and economic development, housing, community school services, and violence intervention services to the North Philadelphia communities. APM CUA is looking for compassionate and committed social workers who want to create long-lasting impacts in the lives of children and families. CUA stands for Community Umbrella Agency, and APM CUA 5 services the Logan/Olney region. The Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI) is an approach based on relationships by strengthening foster care and refocusing on excellent parenting for all children in the child welfare system. The QPI Specialist supports resource families and kin by clearly articulating the high expectations the system has for them; works with the child welfare system and other key stakeholders to provide relevant tools, resources, practices, and policies that help resource parents be successful; and enables caregivers, agency staff, and birth parents to work as a team to support children and youth.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Criminal Justice, or a related field and two (2) or more years of work and/or internship experience required.
Applicants without a Bachelor’s require five (5) or more years of work and/or internship experience.
Two (2) years in social services setting working in parent education preferably.
Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance, Request for Criminal Clearance, FBI clearances, Valid PA driver’s license and driving record no more than 60 days old.
Medical Exam must be completed within one year of employment
Knowledge of social services, child welfare and family systems services
Culturally sensitive to the needs and diversities of multi-cultural communities
Knowledge of community resources and ability to work as a team member
Practices good customer service skills in all working relationships
Experience facilitating public meetings, and other public forums
Strong interpersonal skills, respectful, and courteous nature
Strong writing and oral presentations skills
An applied understanding of social work ethics and confidentiality
Must demonstrate genuine empathy and concern for individuals as indicated in our corporate vision, mission and values statements
Able to work independently, demonstrating good judgment and prioritizing
Ability to attend evening and weekend community events and meetings without incurring difficulty
Maintain a high degree of discretion dealing with confidential information
Skills in typing, basic computer operations, Microsoft, PowerPoint, Excel
Planning and organizing
Problem assessment and problem solving
Information gathering and information monitoring
Ability to work in a flexible schedule and adapt to changing situations
Ability to set priorities in critical situations.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a team.
Strong Customer Service insight.
Must be accurate and detail oriented

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in English and Spanish preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Function as part of the larger CUA team responsible for achieving the target goals of improving safety, permanency, and well-being of children, youth, and families.
Attends QPI meetings and conferences.
Evaluates training videos pertaining to QPI, and how they can be implemented within the surrounding areas.
Collaborate with partnering agencies in designing Parent Cafés that bring biological parents and resource parents together for discussions.
Facilitates QPI Icebreaker meetings and meetings between subcontractor agencies to assist with the growth of the QPI mission.
Works collaboratively with the CUA Team in identifying biological parents and resource parents that can benefit from QPI.
Identifies potential Bio parents and Resource parents that we can create a group model to start the QPI program.
Tracks biological and resource parents that are going through QPI to assess their process.
Hosts events and support groups that will strengthen the relationships between biological and resource parents.
Is the point of contact between biological and resource parents.
Identifies issues that are creating the disconnect between biological and resource parents
Creates Life Books for children in care
Is able to establish relationships with both the bio/foster parents where they can feel comfortable to come to our events, support groups and icebreakers.

Benefits

Independence Administrators Medical Insurance Plan or $100/month Reimbursement with Proof of Current Plan
Livongo for Diabetes Prevention, Hypertension, and Weight Management (Only for Employees Who Elect Our Medical Insurance)
Sword, A Virtual Physical Care Program for Back, Joint, and Muscle Pain (Only for Employees Who Elect Our Medical Insurance)
WondrHealth for Weight Management (Only for Employees Who Elect Our Medical Insurance)
Sun Life Financial Insurance Plans for Dental, Vision, Life and AD&D, Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity
Basic Life Insurance (100% Employer Funded)
Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurances
403B Retirement Plan through Mutual of America
Flexible Spending Accounts for Health, Childcare, Public Transportation, and Parking Expenses through The Harrison Group
AllOne Health Employee Assistance Program at No Cost
Employee Referral Program (You Can Earn Up to $600)
20 Days of Paid Time Off include Illness, Vacation, Appointments, and Emergencies
12 Days of Paid Holidays
Mileage Reimbursement
Free parking lot on Henry Ave location