Parenting Program Specialist

Job Announcement

20240362 Parenting Program Specialist CLOSING DATE: Open Until FilledAPPLY ONLINE AT LONGMONTCOLORADO.GOV/JOBS

Department: External Services

Division: Human Services

Hiring Rate: $28.23/Hour

Position Working Hours:

20 hours per week

Starting at 2:00pm and extending into the evening

Please note that some weekends and nights may be required

Part Time Limited Benefits

Benefits include:

Benefits required by law are included such as Jury & Witness Duty, Sick Leave, Social Security, and Medicare. Additional benefits include Bereavement Leave and Employee Assistance Program.

Open Until Filled positions may close without advance notice. To be considered, please apply as soon as possible.

This position is ARPA funded – ALN 21.019

This position is anticipated to end December 2026

Definition:

Provides prevention and intervention programing for children, youth and parents who participate in the Parent Education Program.

Principal Duties:

· Assists in recruiting families from diverse backgrounds for youth and parent support programs.

· Maintains contact with families by phone, email or in person to ensure program attendance.

• Assists in operating youth and parenting program to ensure safe, fun, and accessible environment maintaining program fidelity and participant retention.

· Provides families resources for referral to other community programs and services as necessary.

· Facilitates weekly youth programs including evening and weekends

• Monitors and leads a wide variety of special activities and events of interest to a diverse population of family and youth.

· Assists in data collection and overall program planning, including preparing monthly and quarterly program progress reports and maintaining program statistics.

· Works effectively and in a collaborative spirit with Program Specialist and other Parent Education Facilitators to provide exemplary customer service to the public.

· Performs essential duties and additional tasks in a manner, which enhances City Attributes.

Working Environment:

This position requires extensive contact and interaction with community, children, youth and families. Work is primarily performed in a standard office environment, with travel to schools, and various community locations, including community-based programming. Requires the ability to hear and communicate in both verbal and written form, read and understand a variety of written materials. Requires ability to manage stress associated with coordinating multiple concurrent tasks and interruptions. Requires working alone, as well as frequently working closely with others, including the public, business and school leaders, community groups, co-workers, and other youth-serving professionals. Confidentiality is required. Work requires frequent light lifting and carrying (under 15 lbs) and occasional lifting/carrying (up to and over 50 lbs), crawling, bending/stooping, twisting, kneeling, and squatting, exposure to noise and sun, and conflict and potential problems of a volatile nature. Work may require frequent irregular/protracted work hours; both scheduled and unscheduled.

Qualifications:

Any combination of education and experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in social science, human relations, community development, psychology, social work or related field. Program evaluation experience desired. Special Qualifications: Bilingual (English/Spanish) proficiency preferred. Valid Colorado driver’s license required.

We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. The City may consider an equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education, and experience to meet minimum qualifications, and encourages all candidates to apply and help us achieve our goal of creating an inclusive and equitable workplace.

Selection

The selection process will include complete job description review, personal interview, computer testing, background investigation, criminal background check, and substance screening.

DEADLINE: Open Until Filled

An ONLINE APPLICATION is required. This job is Open Until Filled. The online application process is available for this position on our website at www.longmontcolorado.gov/jobs. Resumes will be accepted in lieu of the full City Application; however, they must be submitted via the City application site for consideration. Open Until Filled positions may close without advance notice. To be considered, please apply as soon as possible. For more information, call (303) 651-8609.

The City of Longmont is an equal opportunity employer. The City affirms its commitment to diversity and to complying with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding nondiscrimination in employment. The City will not discriminate against any person in recruiting, examining, appointing, hiring, training, placement, termination, layoffs, recall, transfer, leave of absence, promoting, compensating, retaining, disciplining, or any other personnel action on the basis of age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, status with regard to public assistance, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law, except when any of these categories constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification (i.e., an actual qualification for performing a job). If you need special assistance in the selection process, please contact the Human Resources Department in advance to make arrangements.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

ALL CITY OF LONGMONT FACILITIES ARE SMOKE FREE

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $28.23 per hour

Expected hours: 20 per week

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Salary : $28