Family Ties Parenting Facilitator

Osborne Association Inc•Town of Albion, NY

8d•$36 - $37•Onsite

About The Position

The Osborne Association seeks a part-time, temporary Family Ties Parenting Facilitator to conduct 13-week parenting cycles for mothers at Albion Correctional Facility and provide monthly support groups for incarcerated parents. Sessions are conducted weekly as permitted by the facility. The role is expected to require seven hours per week during each 13-week session and reports on site at Albion Correctional Facility. The position runs from winter through spring, with an anticipated end date of April 30, 2027, and may be extended depending on program needs. The person hired must obtain and maintain New York State Department of Correction and Community Supervision (DOCCS) clearance. The facilitator delivers parenting instruction and individualized parental interventions, prepares participants for family visits, and supports relationships between parents, children, and caregivers. The role includes program planning, documentation, communication with Osborne Family Ties staff and tele-visiting staff, and collaboration with the Deputy Director. In-person attendance is required to collaborate with coworkers. Local travel to Albion Correctional Facility and evening or weekend work may be needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, or a related field and two years of case management experience supporting participants in a social service agency; alternatively, a high school diploma or equivalent, two additional years of case management experience in a social service agency, and knowledge of working with families.
Obtain and maintain DOCCS clearance to work in facilities operated by the New York State Department of Correction and Community Supervision.
Ability to travel locally to Albion Correctional Facility.
Ability to work evenings and weekends as needed.
Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with strong attention to detail.
Ability to analyze and interpret data independently.
Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions.
Ability to take initiative and drive for results.
Ability to communicate with all levels of an organization and build strong relationships.

Responsibilities

Conduct weekly parenting classes to strengthen participants’ adaptive coping and parenting skills and prepare them for reentry as it relates to family.
Support participants’ developmental integrity by exploring alternative solutions to problems and increasing decision-making capacity.
Create lesson plans, group notes, supervision notes, and weekly attendance reports for parenting classes and support groups.
Conduct intakes for incarcerated parents at Albion Correctional Facility.
Facilitate support groups for incarcerated parents who graduated from prior parenting classes and are enrolled in video visiting.
Provide parental interventions to improve participants’ parenting skills and relationships with their children and/or caregivers.
Communicate weekly with Osborne Family Ties staff by email or phone to ensure program documentation is complete.
Promote and integrate tele-visiting services into the parenting program and communicate with tele-visiting staff as needed.
Plan and facilitate the graduation program at the end of each cycle as part of the family visit.
Prepare participants for upcoming family visits.
Identify program needs and implement changes in collaboration with the Deputy Director.
Document all participant interactions accurately in the Information Management Automated system (ECM).
Attend assigned training.
Attend in person to collaborate with coworkers.
Perform other duties as assigned.