KEEP Group Leader (0.5 FTE)

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Options Counseling and Family Services founded in 1991 in Florence Oregon has since expanded to serve fourteen counties in western Oregon. Headquartered in Eugene we provide quality mental health and family preservation services to diverse communities. Committed to supporting health safety and empowerment.

Benefits

Options offer these benefits to our full-time employees (full-time is any employee working 30 hours per week) company-paid health/vision and dental long-term disability and life insurance; for a full list of all benefits please view our website: have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they have every one of the qualifications as described. We are most interested in finding the best candidate and our hiring processes are centered on assessing candidates based on diverse experience. Please let us know if you have questions.

General Description:

KEEP is an evidence-based support and skill enhancement program for resource and kinship parents. The program supports resource families by promoting child well-being and preventing placement disruptions. KEEP Group Leaders will lead small groups of resource parents. The group leaders will facilitate guide listen and support resource parents. Once parents join a group they will meet once a week for 16 weeks. The KEEP Group Leader will be responsible for scheduling initial contact with the family (meet and greet) conducting weekly support/training group sessions make-up sessions and completing all project data. Prior to running the groups this person will participate in training and consultation on the KEEP model with consultants from Oregon Social Learning Center Development Inc.(ODI).

Schedule/Hours:

Group schedules are based on the resource parents availability. Many of our resource parents request groups in the evening. Flexibility to substitute for teammates is desired. A part-time KEEP Group Leader working 20 hours per week would be facilitating 2-4 90-minute remote groups.

Minimum Qualifications:

At least a year of relevant experience (work or volunteering) or an equivalent combination of education and experience. The applicant should have an outgoing and friendly personality time management skills as well as be able to problem solve and have excellent communication skills. The applicant should demonstrate the ability to work with special populations with diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Applicants should be able to accurately record significant information. Finally the applicant must be willing to adhere to behavioral principles used in parent management training. Pass a ODHS background check and/or fingerprinting. Maintain client confidentiality.

All employees must pass a criminal background check and/or fingerprinting through ODHS. Must have respectful open unbiased accepting attitude toward clients and their families.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience as a resource parent and/or with the foster care system.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Attends all trainingand meetings assigned.

• Completes all written materialin a timely manner including attendance logs case notes group session participant ratings meeting summaries and other related paperwork and ratings

• Facilitates KEEP group sessions with resource and kinship parents (90-minute weekly sessions) and conducts make-up sessions with parents that were absent

• Ensures that group sessions are videotaped/recorded

• Makes weekly telephone calls with group participants to collect data

• Attends weekly supervision and telephone consultation meetings

Working Conditions:

• Ability to sit at a workstation for extended periods

• Able to make quick accurate day-to-day decisions based only on precedent and/or experience