Looking for a mission driven career?

Don't just touch people's lives, help them change their lives.

Working with the Ironton-Lawrence County Community Action Organization Team is more than just a job, it is a mission. The ILCAO is a role model community agency for positively impacting people's lives. If helping people in our community overcome major obstacles in their lives like losing their job or changing careers, finding good quality housing and award-winning healthcare, or even helping children get the foundations of an excellent education sounds exciting, then we want to meet you.

Our mission is to measurably improve the well-being of our community by providing opportunities for those in need. The ILCAO has over a dozen departments that provide services ranging from education and health care to large scale economic development projects. Our departments provide services that touch nearly every aspect of life, and our employees are mission-driven agents of change in Lawrence County. We sincerely believe that we can each be the positive change we want to see in our area.

Job Summary:
This is a non-exempt position for peer support to help families navigate through the child welfare system and other referral's systems by designing and outreaching community resources to promote healthy and safe families within the child welfare program.

Qualifications:

• Education: Must have earned a minimum education level of a GED.
• Experience:
  • Have had life experience with the child welfare system ether as a parent or child or have valuable ability to demonstrate the implication of addition on the family system and to the safety of children. If the individual has a past case with Child Protective Services then it needs to be a closed case for a minimum of one year.
  • Demonstrate long-term recovery from a Substance Use Disorder
  • Demonstrate no ongoing criminal activities
• Other Requirements:
  • Current valid Driver's license
  • Must have a good driving record in compliance with agencies insurance policy if driving company vehicle or using mileage
  • Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Must have the initiative to work with families and agencies to assist families in developing health life skills for the entire family enabling all to become self-sufficient

It's a great place to work!

At ILCAO we consider our team members to be more than just an employee, they are a highly valued part of our organization. To show our appreciation and the value we place on our team members we offer competitive pay and a long list of benefits. Here are a few:

• Medical Insurance
• Company paid single Dental and Vision coverage
• Paid holidays
• Personal days
• Vacation time
• Sick time
• 403b with company match