Family Engagement Coordinator

Epworth Children's Home•Summerville, SC

23h

About The Position

The Family Engagement Coordinator serves as the primary facilitator for mutual self-help groups and parenting classes and provides wraparound services for the Institute of Child and Family Wellbeing. The role includes marketing groups, recruiting parents, managing sites, and leading groups until a peer leader emerges. The coordinator will develop Circle of Parents into a statewide program and collect and analyze data from the self-help groups. The position also teaches parenting classes for families of origin, kinship families, and/or foster parents; develops a children's program for Circle of Parents group sessions; assists with kinship family intake and assessment and may carry a small caseload; and provides wraparound support services for the Institute of Child and Family Wellbeing.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in human services.
Understanding of children, adolescent, and family treatment.
Ability to deliver evidence-based practice with fidelity.
Good written and oral communication skills, including public speaking.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations.
Ability to write reports and business correspondence and effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and the general public.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to pass standard background checks, including a drug screen, employment physical, FBI check, SLED check, DSS Central Registry check, and Sex Offenders Registry check.
A belief system and faith practices compatible with those of the United Methodist Church.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or another related field.

Responsibilities

Facilitate mutual self-help groups, including marketing, parent recruitment, site management, and leading groups until a peer leader emerges.
Facilitate a nationally recognized self-help group.
Develop Circle of Parents into a statewide program.
Collect and analyze data from self-help groups.
Teach, lead, and facilitate parenting classes for families of origin, kinship families, and/or foster parents.
Develop an organized children's program for children attending Circle of Parents groups.
Assist with intake and assessment of kinship families and potentially carry a small caseload.
Provide wraparound support services for the Institute of Child and Family Wellbeing.

Benefits

Excellent medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans.
Company-paid life insurance.
Voluntary benefits such as short-term disability, long-term disability, and group life insurance.
403(b) retirement plan with company match.
Ample vacation and sick leave.
Mission/volunteer leave.
Credit union.
Employee Assistance Program.
Eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
Career opportunities throughout the state of South Carolina.