Bilingual Parent Trainer

Progressive Life Center, Inc. (PLC) is a Black-led organization, providing culturally-sensitivity human services to children, youth and families in the District of Columbia and surrounding Maryland, throughout Greater Philadelphia, and in most of Delaware. PLC’s array of community-based services includes foster care and adoption, independent living for youth aging out of foster care, family preservation, juvenile diversion, and parenting skills training. For more than two decades, PLC has earned accreditation from the prestigious Council on Accreditation (COA) for its demonstration of excellence in the delivery of services and achievement of outcomes. Learn more at plcCommunity.org.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Family Preservation program minimizes the risk of children being removed from their family and home. Intensive, in-home services are provided to build upon existing family strengths, minimize family crisis, stabilize the family unit, and keep the family intact. Case Managers work up close and personal with families to identify strengths and needs and develop plans of care specifically tailored for the family. Families are involved in all aspects of treatment and intervention.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides home-based parent assessment, education, and supportive services to program participants.
• Provides therapeutic intervention to promote the development of parent-child bonding, teaches program participants effective parenting skills.
• Provides individualized education and training, support, and information related to child developmental and emotional needs.
• Provides support and information related to concurrent planning, facilitates structured parenting groups as scheduled.
• Maintain client records.
• Participates in the family service planning process.
• Attends and actively participates in individual/group supervision, participates in ongoing training necessary to maintain professional standing in chosen discipline.
• Enters and maintains accurate data into the CJAMS, PLC database, and other web-based databases.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in social work from an accredited college/university.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish.
• Experience with group facilitation.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully interact with people from diverse backgrounds and varying levels of responsibility.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a high degree of discretion, personal initiative, and autonomy.
• Attention to detail and strong interpersonal and organizational skills a must.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have computer software experience using databases and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to travel within Montgomery County and surrounding.

BENEFITS

We offer exceptional benefits package with an opportunity for personal and professional growth, which include the following:

• $5,000 Sign-on Bonus
• Paid Time Off
• Training

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time. The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery (i.e., a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer); Manual dexterity needed for using a calculator and computer keyboard.
• Must be able to position self to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must have ability to navigate stairwells.
• The person in this position frequently communicates with employees/customers/clients; and must be able to exchange accurate information by perceiving the nature of sound, near and far vision, depth perception, providing oral and written information.
• Frequently move files weighing up to 20 pounds throughout the office space.
• Must be able to participate in fire drills or other drills during an emergency.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Normal office environment or residential facility, but also may travel locally to visit clients within their homes, meet with service providers, and/or attend meetings in the community.

Equal Opportunity Employer

PLC is an equal opportunity employer. PLC does not discriminate in employment on account of race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, political affiliation, military status, or other non-merit-based factors.