Family Education & Supports Coordinator

Family Education & Supports Coordinator

Parenting Education program

The Family Education and Supports Coordinator is a “Parent Coach” role. This position is responsible for the program oversight, lead facilitation of parenting classes, socializations and individual parent coaching, and service coordination at McAuley Residence. This position will be responsible for the development, coordination, implementation, and data collection of Individualized Family Plans, all Family Education and Support Services and activities and integration within the McAuley Residence.

This role is part of the Parenting Education program and work is performed, reviewed, and evaluated under the supervision of the Director of Parenting Education.

Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week.

Location: Portland, ME – McAuley House, Winter Street

Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in education, social work or another related field (Psychology) required.
• 3 years’ experience with complex family systems and dynamics, such as: family law or policy, child protective systems, domestic violence, foster, adoptive, or guardianship processes required.
• Demonstrated experience with development and measurement of behavioral goals in a social service context.
• Experience developing and leading social service program(s) preferred.
• Broad knowledge of Cumberland and York County’s family and community resources.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, and conflict management skills required.
• Ability to work independently; also have the ability to create a team environment and to facilitate team decision-making.
• Demonstrated computer proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and especially Excel is required.
• Demonstrated experience with data collection and interpretation.
• Must be able to successfully pass a criminal background, child protective service check & sex offender check.
• Must not be on the state or federal suspension and disbarment list.
• Must be able to exert moderate physical effort with occasional standing, walking, reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, typing and frequently lift and carry small children or material weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Driving may be necessary to attend meetings and trainings and for the occasional need to meet with clients offsite and within the program service area.  This may include transportation of clientsor driving to agency location to complete work.  A good driving record is required.

Benefits: Our benefits include but are not limited to:

(offered to full-time and part-time employees)

• Generous paid time off accrual
• 9 paid holidays per calendar year and up to 3 floating holidays per calendar year 
• Excellent medical benefits at very reasonable cost 
• Dental and Vision insurance options 
• Agency paid basic life insurance and STD & LTD disability insurances 
• 403(b) retirement with a generous agency match (all employees are eligible)
• Tuition Reimbursement – offered once per year through an application process
• The Opportunity Alliance (TOA) is a qualified employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

To learn more about our benefits please visit, https://www.opportunityalliance.org/explore-our-benefits

Who we are…

The Opportunity Alliance is “Helping People Reach for a Brighter Future”.

Mission: The Opportunity Alliance works with people to build better lives and stronger communities. We provide advocacy, leadership, and support to identify the goals and address the needs of individuals, families, and communities.

The Opportunity Alliance (TOA) is a dynamic, results-focused Community Action Agency providing approximately 50 integrated community-based and clinical programs serving more than 20,000 people annually throughout the state of Maine. With over 50 years of experience, TOA draws from a comprehensive set of programs which address issues such as mental health, substance use, homelessness, lack of basic needs, and access to community supports. Through an extensive array of services, TOA provides opportunities for individuals to stabilize fragile situations and then works with them to achieve self-sufficiency. TOA is client-focused with extensive experience working with diverse client populations. TOA programming includes four key sectors of service:

• Mental Health & Wellness
• Community Building
• Family & Early Childhood Education
• Economic Resources

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Please submit a cover letter and resume along with your application.

Thank you!