Job Opportunity: Deaf Parent Educator – Austin
Deaf Parent Educator
Who WE are
• We’re The SAFE Alliance, an alliance of Austin Children’s Shelter and SafePlace.
• We’re a registered, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, spanning two beautiful campuses on several acres in beautiful Austin, Texas.
• We’re a diverse, passionate group of more than 335 staff with a vision of a just and safe community, free from violence and abuse, and a mission to lead in ending sexual assault and exploitation, child abuse and domestic violence through prevention, intervention, and advocacy for change.
• We’re an Austin-American Statesman’s “Top Workplace” Winner for 2015.
Who YOU are
• You’re a strong believer that all people should have lives that are free from violence and abuse.
• You’re someone who cares about positive client and customer relations. You build strong relationships, and you deliver effective client and customer-centric solutions.
• You’ve are impeccable decision maker. Your decisions are timely, and they’ll help the organization move forward.
• You value differences, recognizing that different perspectives and cultural diversity make the world a better place to be.
• Your interpersonal skills are on point. You easily relate openly and comfortably with very diverse groups of people.
• You’re resilient, rebounding from setbacks and adversity with both poise and ease.
• You’re resourceful. You know how to secure and deploy resources both effectively and efficiently.
• You’re trustworthy. You gain confidence and the trust of others through integrity and forthright honesty.
What WE need YOU to do for us
We need you to fill the role of Deaf Parent Educator. This is a part time, non-exempt position. You’ll wow us by masterfully performing the following key duties and responsibilities:
• Assist families in identifying strength based client-focused goals to meet needs and overcome barriers, and delivers services in accordance with strength based client-focused goals.
• Maintain a culturally sensitive and respectful approach with clients by valuing the differences of parents, children and professionals of culturally diverse backgrounds.
• Utilize strong interpersonal skills to build positive working relationships with a diverse group of parents, children, and professionals who may not share the same value system, beliefs, or morals.
• Provides individual parent education during home visits and/or group-based parent education classes using an evidence-based curriculum.
• Plan and align all tasks with consideration of client goals and overall Strong Start program goals. Individual plans are created for each client to ensure efficient progression through the parent education curriculum with progress assessed at regular intervals.
• Make sound decisions that help the client progress towards self-identified goals, while ensuring the safety of everyone including reporting all concerns of alleged or validated child abuse and/or neglect to the program director, and possibly to the CPS Child Abuse Hotline. Knows to seek help in making these determinations.
• Display a high level of resiliency by adapting to necessary changes or unforeseen circumstances in programming, and helping clients remain on track with personal goals in times of crisis and setbacks.
• Exercise resourcefulness in connecting clients to various agency and community resources and services that may help clients meet immediate needs and/or attain long-term goals.
• Effectively consult and collaborate with various community entities and SAFE professionals to provide holistic services to the client as a team.
• Instill trust in clients and coworkers by respecting confidentiality, following through with assigned tasks in a timely manner, and thoroughly completing all required documentation with honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Attend trainings, workshops, and conferences for professional development.
• Maintain accountability through weekly supervision with your supervisor which ensures you are maintaining client files, using measurements for client success, keeping up with data entry and assessing outcomes/outputs.
To be successful in this role, WE’LL need YOU too
• Possess a Bachelor’s Degree in early childhood development, social work, or a related field
• 2 years of experience working with vulnerable or at-risk families
• Be fluent in American Sign Language with experience providing services to deaf clients
• Have good organizational skills, as well as ability to effectively plan and schedule.
• Is able to manage a diverse number of projects and complete them in a timely manner.
• Be able to establish and maintain professional boundaries while providing supportive services
• Be knowledgeable of healthy childhood development, the impact of abuse/neglect/trauma on development, and the signs/symptoms of abuse and neglect.
• Be available to provide home visits on evenings and/or weekends (as needed), and on an emergency basis.
• Be knowledgeable of various community resources and services that may benefit families served and is able to effectively collaborate with various entities for the benefit of the client.
• Pass all required criminal history background checks (including an FBI fingerprint check), as well as submit to a pre-employment drug screen and TB test.
• Adhere to our Guiding Principles, Mission, Core Competencies and Confidentiality Policy.
How WE’LL make it worth YOUR while
• We will pay you an hourly wage of $17.00 – $18.50.
• We understand that you have commitments outside of the workplace, and we’ll do our very best to offer you some flexibility in your work schedule.
• We’ll provide you with an amazing work environment where you’ll get to make a difference every day.
To apply
• You don’t need to call us, just follow the link below.
• We promise we’ll get in touch with you by phone or email.
• Here’s the link to apply:
http://jobs.safeaustin.org/apply/9ScVOG/Deaf-Parent-Educator?source=DeafNetwork
Website: http://www.safeaustin.org