Assistant Family Development Specialist

POSITION: Assistant Family Development Specialist

DEPARTMENT: Positive Parenting Family Support Program

STATUS: Fulltime

HOURS: 40 hours per week

PAY: $1517

REPORTS TO: Director of Positive Parenting

DIRECT REPORTS: N/A

LOCATION:

About Focus on Renewal

The Focus On Renewal StoRox Neighborhood Corporation (FOR) was founded in 1969. FOR founders led a group of mobilized citizens and community activists to create an umbrella organization for muchneeded social services now ranging from food security nutrition early childhood education support groups crime prevention and mental health services. Also included are arts programs for all ages and access to the StoRox Public Library.

FOR has now grown to house 30 staff at four locations throughout McKees Rocks and Stowe Township. The Organization provides support to the people in our neighborhood through programs for all ages designed to develop resilient contributing members of a thriving community. We work with a wide range of partners to ensure highquality programming is accessible to all 13000 residents of the StoRox Community.

About the Department:

Positive Parenting Family Support Centers are designed to provide education and support to the families we serve. We provide service in three sites throughout the StoRox community to families with children from birth through age five. The goal of the program is to prevent child abuse and help children and their families transition into the school system.

Family Support programs are based on the philosophy that the most effective way to ensure the healthy development and growth of small children is by supporting the families and communities in which they live. They are designed to increase the strength and stability of families and to increase parents confidence and competence in their parenting abilities.

Family Support programs not only represent a place where parents can come together to share support each other or talk about and benefit from their communitys resources but they also represent a community process a new way of doing business. All segments of the community come together as partners and begin the process of identifying and achieving mutual goals and objectives.

About the Position:

Summary

Assistant Family Development Specialist

The Assistant Family Development Specialist works 40 hours per week assisting the Family Development Specialist in preschool curriculum to children whose families are enrolled in the program. The family development specialist will work with children to encourage their healthy development and engage in relationships with their families in order to support the entire family.

This is a fulltime yearround position.

The Assistant Family Development Specialist assists in preschool curriculum to children whose families are enrolled in the program. The specialist will work with children to encourage their healthy development and engaging in relationships with their families in order to support the entire family.

Essential Job Responsibilities

Assist in facilitating preschool five days per week using Positive Parenting curriculum

Foster growth in selfesteem confidence and interest in play and learning

Support in building relationships with parents to build trust offer support and enhance the development of healthy parenting skills

Maintain positive rapport with team while supporting the work of the center

Assist in the development of special events

Keep all areas of the preschool clean and ensure a welcoming atmosphere

Maintain confidentiality of all Positive Parenting families

Complete paperwork as required

Attend programmatic and agencywide staff meetings and training

Perform other duties as assigned

Candidate Qualifications

Experience working with different types of families

Must be able to get to any of the 3 different sites in StoRox as assigned High School

Diploma or GED

2 years experience working with young children

Able to obtain Child Abuse Criminal and FBI clearances