POSITION TITLE: Triple P Bilingual Practitioner (Spanish)
REPORTS TO: Triple P Manager
BROAD FUNCTION: The Triple P Practitioner will deliver the Triple P Curriculum to parents and caregivers of youth ages 0-12.

I. CORE VALUES:

1. Demonstrates awareness of biases internalized racial superiority and oppression. Leads with a racial equity lens and actively uses the racial equity tool in meaningful ways.
2. Contributes valuable and positive cultural humility transformation in individuals organizations and social systems to actively progress across the antiracist multicultural institution continuum.
3. Demonstrates cultural humility through an awareness of and sensitivity towards Agencys clients and coworkers cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
4. Believes in the capacity of people to grow and change.
5. Works from a strengths-based perspective.
6. Recognizes that consumers come first and responds to consumers appropriately.
7. Knows and adheres to all FC Policies and Procedures.

1. Values and participates in the Team as a proactive member.
2. Respects others professional opinions and tolerates a range of feelings.
3. Able to give and receive constructive criticism.
4. Willing to take on extra work when needed (i.e. when there is a vacancy).
5. Performs required tasks according to the program philosophy policies and procedures.
6. Is courteous approachable and cooperative towards co-workers clients support staff and others and conducts self in a mature competent confident and respectful manner.
7. Understands and adheres to confidentiality rights of clients co-workers and agency consistent with HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) and protects personal health information in written verbal and electronic forms.
8. Practices self-care has a sense of humor and possesses a healthy work/ life balance important to providing great customer service.
9. Ensures the safety & comfort of others by communicating the presence of hazards injuries equipment problems or any need for help and knows the emergency evacuation and all other safety policies (universal precautions etc.).
10. In times of crisis is willing to help others and communicates urgent information quickly to supervisor / Team.
11. Maintains good attendance (i.e. Maintains FT or PT schedule as contracted and attendance does not impair or negatively affect the team.)
12. Is punctual for client appointments meetings etc.
13. Meets program productivity requirements.

1. Attends supervision consistently and comes prepared.
2. Able to receive feedback and to learn from it.
3. Has insight about self (i.e. strengths and weaknesses) and utilizes that knowledge toward growth and change.
   

IV. DIRECT SERVICE

• Maintain a caseload of up to 8 families receiving Triple P Standard version at any point in time.
• Facilitate Group session serving 8-12 parents per group 3 times per year.
• Manage time effectively by scheduling and completing all weekly sessions needed in a flexible manner prioritizing family availability.
• Collaborate with families while engaging them in the Triple P approach establishing a therapeutic rapport with all participants.
• Establish an appropriate milieu of safe communication in a group setting.
• Collaborate closely with DCP&P staff and referred families to effectively achieve established goals and fulfill service planning requirements set by DCP&P.
• Work with the Care Manager to connect families to needed resources in the community and provide coordination support to ensure successful linkage.
• Promote Triple P services in the community specifically parenting and early childhood organizations.
• Attend regularly scheduled conferences with the Supervisor and the Care Manager regarding family needs.
• Work effectively as a team member as well as independently.

• Complete the Positive Parenting Program training and other trainings by agency and/or DCF.

• Successful completion and passage of the practitioner accreditation
• Participate in supervisory practices that uphold fidelity to the model such as Reflective Supervision and Support.
• Deliver direct services to families while actively participating in training and coaching sessions as designated by the model developer.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the Triple P series and understand the benefits of parenting education.
• Conduct Initial Needs Assessments and Safety Evaluation for parents and caregivers upon entry into the program.
• Create Family Service Plans to help guide parents and caregivers services to encourage goal planning.
• Complete Triple P session checklists to maintain professional development and program fidelity.
• Maintain accurate records and update agency and Triple required data systems as needed.
• Other duties as assigned

• Education & Experience: 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.

• Bilingual staff must demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly accurately and professionally in both English and the identified second language across various contexts including verbal interactions written documentation and interpretation or translation tasks as applicable to their role.
• The use of translation aids or tools such as Google Translate or similar applications is not permitted as a substitute for language proficiency in fulfilling bilingual job duties.

• Knowledge: Knowledge of the child welfare system community resources social services and mental health systems. Knowledge of appropriate interventions in crisis and non-crisis situations. Knowledge of infant child and adolescent stages of growth and development. Knowledge of trauma and its effect on children and families. Knowledge of countys local and highway roads.

• Skills and Abilities: Excellent time management skills. Organizational skills with the ability to manage numerous visiting families and systems of care simultaneously to promote best practices. Outstanding human relations skills and the ability to function autonomously and in a team environment. Effective oral and written communication skills. Effectively solve problems and communicate information including the identification and communication of problems and/or issues with appropriate team and management staff. Ability to utilize therapeutic approaches with children and families. Model coach support and mentor parents on use of nurturing and safe parenting. Ability to deliver and score assessment tools. Excellent computer skills with proficiency and working knowledge of database and reporting tools such as Microsoft Word Excel Powerpoint and/or electronic health record systems. Safely operate a motor vehicle abiding by all applicable traffic laws. Ensure safety of all passengers through appropriate safety measures including use of seat belts car and booster seats and/or child safety locks.

• Professional Characteristics: Open warm empathic attentive listener self-aware ethical creative organized flexible open to constructive feedback patient responsible able to work independently mature self-motivated dedicated enthusiastic willing to take on additional tasks and responsibilities interested in seeking additional training and skills. Experience/willingness to work with culturally diverse populations.

• Vacation: As a full-time employee working generally 35 hours per week you will be eligible to participate in the Family Connections group benefit plans. Benefits include medical dental life insurance long term disability retirement plans and additional supplementary benefits. Yes you can elect to not enroll into these benefits. You will also be eligible to accrue vacation personal and sick days in addition to 12 paid holidays and summer wellness Fridays.

• Benefits also include professional development assistance referral program internal/external trainings Capella University partnership 403b retirement plan with employer matching (3% max) (you can enroll in your 403b without a waiting period) employer-paid life insurance employer paid Long-term Disability (LTD) insurance employer paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance etc.

• Work Environment/Physical Demands: The individual must possess the ability to perform work that requires frequent standing bending reaching squatting kneeling moving and lifting of up to or in excess of 50 pounds. A flexible working schedule with 5 days per week evening availability. Some working time is spent providing services in-home and in 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.