Mission: The mission of Catholic Charities is to provide for the needs of our community through selfless service under the sign of love.Workdays: Monday - Friday, various early evening & Saturday mornings
Works Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: 1801 W. Chavez, San Antonio Tx 78207
Summary: Responsible for preparing and presenting both parenting education and supportive service information to fathers of Bexar County and/or other areas in Texas on a virtual platform. The Family Educator will schedule, perform, and document client classes and case management as required. Other duties include representation of the Supporting Dads program and Catholic Charities in the community.
Position Responsibilities:
- *Complete comprehensive training and become certified in program selected curriculum and become certified as a counselor to use invoicing system
- *Recruit target population of caregivers for each class location to ensure maximization of efforts to include occasional nights and weekends
- *Plan and conduct parenting education series for Dads on site, out on location, and/or virtual platform
- *Adhere to Agency and Funder qualifying standards
- *Administer pre and posttests and parent/child assessment education for each family as determined by program and funding source
- *Complete data entry and invoicing in selected databases within 5 business days’ post completion of service
- *Maintain required documentation and records for each client/group and maintain records and report on weekly, monthly, and/or quarterly service counts as applicable
- Check email and work phone daily.
- Identify clients with specific needs/concerns and provide appropriate referrals for social services.
- Attend meetings and other events necessary to develop and promote program services.
- Seek out new sites for groups and maintain connections and rapport with established sites and community partners and schedule class dates and times.
- Every employee is required to take a solution-oriented approach in their interactions and undertakings, as well as being a team member that promotes collaboration and commitment to the Mission and Vision of the organization.
- Other duties as assigned by the (insert title of supervisor – ex. Senior Director, Program Director, etc.).
Competency
Empathy
Advocacy
Communication
Results Oriented
Thorough
Minimum Qualifications
- Must be at least 21 years old.
- Education
o Bachelor’s degree preferably in Social Work, Child Development, Psychology, related social service field, or business-related field.
o High School Diploma/GED with relevant experience
Experience
- In addition to a degree, a minimum of one-year experience working with at-risk families prenatal or with children ages 0 – 5 years preferred.
- Experience may be substituted for degree in which case person must have at least 3 years of experience working with at-risk families prenatal or with children ages 0 – 5 years.
License and Credentials
- Reliable transportation
- Valid driver license
- Valid vehicle insurance
- Must have a clean driving record.
- Certified in evidence based and/or promising practice curriculum preferred.
Minimum Knowledge and Skills:
- Bilingual, English – Spanish preferred.
- Minimum of one year experience in delivering educational information to groups or one-on-one including topics of child development, positive parenting techniques, and/or life skills.
- Extensive working knowledge of child development, and protective factors.
- Experience and proficiency with computer software, to include internet, Outlook, Word, Publisher, and Excel.
- A solid grasp of public speaking and classroom management.
- Must be detail oriented, organized, self-motivated, work well independently and on a team.
- Must have good written and verbal skills.
- Must have good critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Travel Requirements:
Travel requirements for the position includes 97% local and 3% overnight.
Disclaimer:
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job description or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, etc.) ** This is a Grant funded position and salary is dependent on funding availability. Position can be eliminated at any time because of lack of funding to support this position.**
Catholic Charities is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To view this and other employment opportunities please visit our website at www.ccaosa.org. You must apply through our website and complete the application and upload your resume. No phone calls please. If you are chosen for an interview, you will be contacted.
