Family Education Specialist
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About The Position
Get to know Thompson! We were founded in 1886 as an orphanage and have grown into an organization operating across the Carolinas and into Florida. Thompson’s continuum of care encompasses three domains: early childhood, family stability, and mental health. All Thompson programs are trauma-informed and evidence-based/evidence-informed with the intention of building resilience in our clients (ages 0-18) and their families, both virtually and in person. Our values are Excellence, Innovation, Commitment, Caring and Integrity! As a Family Education Specialist in the Family Support department, you will provide quality, evidenced based family education and parenting classes to assigned clients through support, collaboration, linkage to community resources, imparting knowledge, enhancing parenting skills, participating in any collateral contacts on behalf of the client and ongoing recruitment for the classes. A typical day as a Family Education Specialist will include documentation, client contact, planning for your class (ordering food, incentives, etc.) and facilitating a class in the evenings. As a Family Education Specialist you will have 2-3 classes a week, all are classes are in the evenings ranging from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm or 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. We have a few weekend recruitment opportunities throughout the year, currently the schedule is hybrid 4 days in the office and home from home. The position is located at Thompson Family Service Center (Wendover Rd).
