Family Development Coach (Healthy Families)

Chinese-American Planning Council•New York, NY

9d•$26 - $29

About The Position

Reporting to the Multi-Site Director, the Family Development Coach (FDC) provides holistic, strength-based support to individuals, families, and youth at Waters Edge Educational Campus and within the NDA 2 map as outlined by DYCD. The FDC works with participants to achieve their goals through outreach, recruitment, and the development and review of Family Development Plans (FDPs), while maintaining timely case notes and program records.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree is preferred in education, social work, counseling or a related field.
A minimum of 2 years of experience working with youth and community and experience working with diverse populations.
Family Development Coach certification is required within 1 year of employment.
Must be culturally competent and provide services in manner sensitive to participants’ cultural heritage and traditions, life experience, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
Excellent written, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
Strong work ethic and demonstrated passion for working with immigrant and low-income communities, and youth/family development.
Knowledge of MS office applications, especially Excel, and virtual platforms such as Zoom, Teams, and Webex.
Willingness to travel to outreach/community events and internal/outside partnerships via public transportation.
Fluency in English and in at least one of the following languages: Chinese, Spanish, and / or Arabic.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of high school level English, Math, Science, and/or History subjects are a plus.
Working knowledge of Canva or Adobe Creative Cloud applications are a plus.

Responsibilities

Provide individualized guidance and counseling, and case management services; maintain participant files/programmatic documents enter participant case notes and track attendance, outcomes and overall progress, including services received
Assist and guide community members with their educational/counseling, emergency services, financial, and/or professional short- and long-term goals
Document meetings with written progress notes, updating steps achieved, and to be taken toward meeting the goals identified in the FDP (Family Development Plan).
Conduct community needs assessments to identify community member needs.
Act as a liaison between CPC and both internal and external partners + develop new partnerships with a variety of services that will benefit our community members.
Plan and facilitate career- readiness, college readiness, life-skills workshops and other topics relevant to the families served through the program.
Coordinate the scheduling of guest speakers, internal and external services within program guidelines.
Maintain participant files/programmatic documents and track attendance, progress, and outcomes
Assist with recruitment, enrollment, and retention of program participants
Provide support in overseeing homework help and tutoring services
Connect families and youth with community-based organizations, NYC agencies, and other resources, and support programmatic activities for students at the campus.
Refer to CPC’s direct services and resources to youth and families.
Comply with all NYSED policies and administrative procedures.
Attend meetings and professional development trainings as required by CPC and NYC DYCD, including Family Development Coach certification training
Collaborate with SYEP/WLG programs during the school year/summer and support as needed
Maintain positive relationships with school leadership and community members
Report to and fulfill other related duties as outlined by the Multi-Site Director