Parenting Counselor - Women's HOPE

HealthRIGHT 360•San Francisco, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

HealthRIGHT 360, a family of programs, is located across 13 different counties in California. HealthRIGHT 360 provides an array of medical and behavioral health services to some of the most marginalized populations, ranging from primary care, mental health services, detox, substance use disorder treatment in both residential and outpatient settings, and transitional services for the criminal justice population. This Women’s HOPE residential program offers specialized care to the underserved female population of San Francisco, including low-income African American and Latina women and their families/children, with a special focus on pregnant and parenting women with co-occurring substance use and psychiatric disorders. The program is gender-responsive and trauma informed, addressing substance use, trauma, mental illness, health and wellness, family reunification, parenting education, employability, homelessness, and sober living skills.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent.
First Aid Certified within 30 days of employment.
CPR Certified within 30 days of employment.
A valid California driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

1 year or more experience working in a childcare environment.
Experience working in a residential setting.
Experience working with children with emotional disturbances.
Registration with Drug and Alcohol Certification recognized in California.
Bachelor’s degree in early childhood development, Psychology, Counseling, or relevant field, or 5 years related experience.

Responsibilities

Teach parenting techniques after monitoring interactions between mother and child.
Provide one to one counseling and teach parenting classes.
Create and implement 2-hour long activities for children up to 11 years old to be delivered in the Parenting Center.
Provide infant care.
Supervise mother and child during CPS visits and document parenting strategies observed or areas of concern.
Carry a caseload of women with reunification needs.
Collaborate with social workers, therapists and teachers related to reunification.
Evaluates client parenting needs as well as child needs and develops treatment plan that coordinates with Agency and community resources.
Works with team to update plan and, finally, determine client readiness to move through treatment phases.
Responsible for caseload of children and their mothers.
Holds individual and group counseling sessions.
Assists women in implementing parenting strategies.
Supervises family visits and is liaison between the family and external stakeholders.
Participates in recreational activities with clients.
Facilitates children’s meetings and specialized groups.
Assist mothers in taking children to appointments and community activities.
Refers children for counseling.
Teaches effective parenting through consistent limit setting and behavior modification techniques.
Manages behavior problems as they occur.
Demonstrates and teaches parenting techniques to resident parents.
Maintains accurate records on all clients in accordance with guidelines established by HealthRIGHT 360 to satisfy internal and external administrative demands, and those of evaluating agencies.
Ensures action on items in logs daily and completes incident reports.