What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bilingual Family Counselor for School Based Early Support Program position at Center for Family Life?
Job Type
Full-time
Description
JOB TITLE : Bilingual Family Counselor, School-Based Early Support Program
DEPARTMENT : Family Counseling
EXEMPTION : Non-Exempt
REPORTS TO : Supervisor, School-Based Early Support Program
SUPERVISES
N / A
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION : This is an excellent position for someone who wants to develop their career in social work or counseling while working with families and schools. Master's level staff can earn clinical hours toward licensure. The School-Based Early Support Program is a new preventive services model that enhances school-based partnerships. The Family Counselor / Case Planner provides counseling and case management services to families in four different partner schools in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
I. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to
- Responsible for providing counseling and case management to 12 families across four schools in Brooklyn School District 15 or 20
- Facilitate groups and workshops for parents and children based on the needs of families and schools
- Opportunity to learn and facilitate Families and School Together (FAST), an evidence-based multiple-family group co-led by the program, school, and caregivers
- Collaborate with school staff, program staff, and other CFL school-based staff (CFL afterschool and Neighborhood Center programs) to meet the needs of families
- Provide direct advocacy and support to connect families with needed resources
- Collaborate with the Benefits Specialist for all families to be screened, and enrolled in benefits as needed
- Visit families in their homes
- Participate in outreach and engagement activities in the schools to develop relationships with families and school staff
- Assist with the coordination of school-based events
- Complete required documentation and data entry
- Attend supervision, staff meetings and trainings, and meetings within partner schools
- Build relationships with community-based service providers and other key community stakeholders
- Collaborate with all CFL programs to ensure an integrated approach to serving families
II. QUALIFICATIONS
III. RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHERS
IV. WORKING CONDITIONS
V. SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY
The Family Counselor / Case Planner provides counseling, case management, and group facilitation in the context of the school community. They are essential to developing effective school partnerships through intentional engagement strategies and supporting events and activities within the schools. They are ambassadors for CFL, interacting at all times with a tone of respect and kindness, generosity, and solution-focused problem-solving.
BENEFITS
This is a Full-time non-exempt position at 35 hours per week.
Salary Description
45,000 - $55,000 per year
Salary : $45,000 - $55,000
