Social Service Specialists/Educators

JOB OPENING

• Title:             Social Service Specialists/Educators
• Location:     Schofield Barracks, HI
• Start Date:   March 2025
• Job-Type:    Full Time

Job Overview
Social Service Specialists / Educators wanted to provide comprehensive community education and training preventive services in support of the Army Family Advocacy Program (FAP), Army Community Service (ACS) and U.S. Army Garrison, Hawaii. The Army FAP is a specialized program, which focuses on preventing the onset and recurrence of child and spouse/intimate partner maltreatment, and their associated conditions. The program components include comprehensive community education and training.

Qualifications

• Education: A minimum of an Associate’s degree in Education, Social or Behavioral Science, or related field from an accredited institution,
• Experience: Two  years’ experience in family and children services or community organization, of which at least one year is in family violence or child abuse neglect or maltreatment related services.
• Personal and/or professional experience with military personnel and military family members.
• Demonstrated ability to create and present effective, professional PowerPoint training slides on a variety of related FAP and ACS training topics.
• Experience in computer operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows, and computer applications, such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft TEAMS, Excel, Publisher, Power Point and Access, to perform basic word processing, telecommunications, database management, online data entry, spreadsheets, e-mail and Internet access.
• Experience providing customer service to a diverse population. This may include face-to-face telephonic, virtual trainings and presentations, public speaking or written communication.

Responsibilities Include but are not limited to:
Work with a team of FAP Educators to provide the following services:

• Provide education and trainings that are designed to focus on prevention and enrichment for units, individuals, couples and children.
• Design, implement and maintain a variety of trainings (i.e. workshops, classes and briefings) each month. Prevention and education topics cover a variety of topic areas including stress solutions, anger and conflict solutions, couple’s relationships enhancement, communication, nutrition and Child Birthing classes, Period of Purple Crying, Nurturing/Parenting Skills classes, Deployment, redeployment and reintegration, life skills, safe online and social media use, and holistic self-care strategies among others.
• Provide information that tracks training success of attendees, rosters and course completion date for review. Provide update on trends, need for improvement and recommended actions for improvement of training.
• Provide sixteen (16) hours of playgroup for parents of infants and toddlers (0-4) years old) per month at multiple locations within the USARHAW footprint.  Ensure playgroup activities and programs are structured and offered in a safe environment for children, that equipment is safe, standards of hygiene are high, and safety procedures are implemented at all times.
• Provide training requirements on Spouse/Intimate Partner Violence and Child Abuse/Neglect annually to a variety of groups in the community. Types of training, initial, refresher and annual on how to Identify, Report, and Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect, Child Sexual Abuse, and Intimate Partner Violence for personnel within Child Youth Services and Family Child Care, Medical Treatment Facility and Chaplaincy.
• Maintain and update a current and accurate electronic database that is readily retrievable, by name and unit, by Government personnel at any point in time to validate the training received
• Create, implement, and update a Marketing Plan to include  brochures, banners, flyers, posters, and pamphlets for marketing of FAP classes, programs, and events
• Prepare and submit at least 24 articles/marketing materials annually for each program to include New Parent Support Program and Victim Advocacy Program
• Schedule and conduct a minimum of four (4) Outreach tables each month at various locations.
• Plan, coordinate and execute the ACS and FAP Open Houses or similar outreach events four (4) times a year.
• Provide campaign support throughout October Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) and April Child Abuse Prevention Month (CAPM), Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, Human Trafficking Month to include assisting in set up and break down for, conducting and/or participating in activities/events.
• Participate in the Community Readiness Expo (CRE), Replacements, Community Information Exchange (CIE) and/or other Newcomer’s events.
• Administer a participant evaluation and effectiveness evaluations following each training session
• Enter, update and submit a projected 90-day monthly class/event calendar, for all ACS FAP Activities
• Enter/update the appropriate approved program database, currently the Army Family Web Portal (AFWP), all activities to include classes, briefings, events, campaigns, meetings, etc.
• Participate in weekly FAP staff meetings, monthly Army Community Service (ACS) meetings, the quarterly Family Advocacy Committee (FAC).
• Utilize the New York University database, and/or other similar evidence based resources, to research evidence based classes, interventions and programs Credentialing and government certified classes.
• Provide personnel crisis support services IAW applicable directives, instructions and regulations; including applicable ACS Accreditation Quality Standards. The Emergency/Family Assistance Center may be activated by the Garrison Commander or their designated representative in the event of any crisis or disaster.

APPLICATION PROCESS

For more information, go to our website.  Upload your resume directly at https://french-consulting.com/careers. ​ ​​

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French Consulting is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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