Parent Aide - EPA Exchange Parent Aide
Parent Aide - EPA Exchange Parent Aide
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Job Description
Are you ready to make a real difference in peoples lives
Were seeking dedicated individuals passionate about fostering positive change in their communities. This isnt just a job; its a fulfilling career where you can embody our core values every single day.
About the Exchange Parent Aide (EPA) Program:
The EPA intervention is an evidencesupported service model forming part of a comprehensive statewide family support services continuum. It provides supportive and educational inhome services for parents/caregivers offering individualized family support effective parenting skills and strategies and enhanced social connections socialemotional competency child safety and child development.
Job Summary:
As a Parent Aide you will provide inhome support and guidance to parents to improve their parenting skills enhance family functioning and ensure the safety and wellbeing of children. This role is part of the Exchange Parent Aide Program which strengthens families through parent education support and case management in the homes of atrisk families.
Qualifications:
Education and Experience
- GED or High School Diploma with 35 years experience in providing direct care to minors and/or related lived experience in the child welfare system.
- Parents with lived experience must demonstrate the ability to effectively advocate within the system while maintaining appropriate diplomacy and modeling these skills to families being served.
- Bachelors degree in social work or related field with at least one years experience working with families experiencing trauma mental health substance abuse domestic violence homelessness and child abuse and/or neglect.
- Evening and weekend work may be required to meet the needs of families.
- This position involves working in clients homes and community settings.
Family Connections is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to excellence. Employment offers are made on the basis of qualifications and without regard to race sex religion national or ethnic origin disability age veteran status or sexual orientation or other protected classes under the State and Federal law.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
