Therapeutic Child and Family Resilience Specialist

BENEFITS:

• Health dental vision
• vacation and sick time
• 4% 403(b) match after 2 years
• company paid life insurance and long-term disability
• paid continuing education
• no weekends or holiday work

Public Service Loan Forgiveness:

You may be able to receive help in paying your college loans off through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program due to working for Reach Dane

POSITION SPECIFIC DETAILS:

Hours: 40 hours/week
Status: Full Time Part Year*
Location: Union Corners- 2674 Milwaukee Street Madison
Pay: $28.11 per hour

Anticipated start date: 8/12/2025

SUMMARY:

The Head Start Therapeutic Early Childhood Program prioritizes services for families and children who have been or are experiencing trauma that would benefit from comprehensive mental health and educational supportive services.

The Therapeutic Child and Family Resilience Specialist (TCFRS) through the use of research-based prevention curriculum and tools will focus on helping Head Start preschool parents/caregivers enrolled in the Therapeutic Early Childhood Program to: nurture childrens social and emotional competencies including attachment/relationships self-regulation and initiative; strengthen their own social and emotional competencies; and learn parenting practices that promote childrens overall safety and well-being.

The Therapeutic Child and Family Resilience Specialist works collaboratively with classroom staff and other team members to achieve social emotional competencies that promote regulation safety connection and healing among children and caregivers. The Therapeutic Child and Family Resilience Specialist (TCFRS) uses a frame of anti-bias anti-racist approaches informed by trauma research and neuroscience to implement practices that centers social emotional growth and healing at the heart of all classroom and program practices and activities.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Bachelors degree in social work psychology family studies or related field (Masters degree MSW or MFT preferred) completion of Family Services Credential within 18 months of hire and the UW-Madison Infant Early Childhood and Family Mental Health Capstone Certificate within 3 years of hire
• Experience empowering and building safe trusting and healing relationships with parents living in poverty and from diverse backgrounds
• Knowledge of trauma effects and manifestations of trauma in adults and children and trauma sensitive approaches to working with adults and children
• Knowledge of ACEs resilience and protective factors
• Experience working with Head Start and knowledge of Head Start Program Performance Standards preferred
• Knowledge of early childhood development particularly preschool 3-5 age group
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

*Part Year employees have built in vacations which include summer break 2 weeks in winter and spring break (part year staff follow the school district calendar in which their program is located)

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.