Parent Aide - Educator
Northeast Family Services
Location
Haverhill, New Hampshire
Salary
$45,000 / YEAR
Quick overview
The Parent Aide/Educator serves as a liaison for the treatment team and provides in-home parent coaching, supervised visitation, and support services. They are responsible for maintaining a caseload, developing treatment plans, and documenting all clinical contacts in accordance with DCYF requirements.
Requirements summary
Candidates must have a high school diploma with 4 years of experience or an associate degree with 2 years of experience working with children and families. A valid driver's license and reliable access to a vehicle are required for client transportation.
Job description
Ready for a summer schedule that works for you? ☀️ Summer Fun Fridays at Northeast Family Services! We close at 12:30pm every Friday from Memorial Day through Labor Day — giving our team more time to relax, recharge, and enjoy the summer sunshine!
- Northeast Family Services is a premier mental health provider with over 20 years of experience providing services to children, youth, and families.
- Are you looking for a rewarding career helping children and families?
- Are you interested in working for a dynamic organization that is invested in their clients and staff?
- If you’re a dedicated mental health professional seeking a new role, we are looking for YOU!
- Don’t miss this opportunity to join a rapidly growing and well-regarded organization.
- The Parent Aide/Educator will report to the Clinical Supervisor.
- In collaboration with other members of the clinical team, the case manager is responsible for serving as a liaison for the treatment team, client, families and collateral service providers.
Positions are available NOW throughout New Hampshire!
Responsibilities
• Maintains assigned caseload and ensures the proper implementation of in-home services in accordance with referrals made by DCYF.
· Works collaboratively with DCYF to respond to referral requests, create treatment plans, participate in treatment meetings, and provide regular service specific documentation.
· Develops and collaborates on treatment plan formation with measurable and attainable goals in partnership with families and DCYF.
· Adheres to all documentation requirements of service delivery including assessment writing and report writing.
· Participates in reporting progress to the court system through in person appearances and written reporting as requested.
· Provides parent education and supervised visitation to children, adults, and families in home and community-based settings.
· Offers parent coaching and support including provision of effective parenting strategies, meeting healthcare and educational needs of children, understanding developmental milestones, meal preparation and budgeting.
· Enforces supervised visitation expectations as identified by DCYF to ensure child safety.
· Interfaces with DCYF, the NH court system, schools, behavioral health providers, and any other involved members of the treatment team as necessary to provide quality service delivery.
· Successfully assesses client risk on an ongoing basis and consult with clinical supervisor regarding any safety concerns.
· Transportation of clients, including children and adults, requiring car seat and booster seat installation.
· On-call rotation
responsible for responding to phone to provide support to families as utilized.
· Early evening availability required for working hours. Most visits to clients are in the afternoon or early evenings. Must have flexible availability to work due to this. Schedule/hours are subject to our clients needs.
· Ability to successfully document all clinical contacts and documentation through Electronic Health System.
· Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- High school diploma with 4 years minimum of experience working with children, youth and families in a home or community setting OR
- Associates degree with 2 years minimum experience working with children, youth and families in a home or community setting preferred
- Valid driver’s license with reliable and consistent access to a vehicle
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
Benefits
- (Full time employees)
- Health, dental & vision
- Summer Fun Fridays! Early Friday closures at 12:30pm from Memorial Day through Labor Day
- 3 weeks paid vacation
- 11 paid holidays (including Juneteenth, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and NY Eve.)
- Generous sick time including mental health days
- 401k retirement plan with up to 4% match
- Voluntary short and long-term disability
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- Longevity award - Monetary bonus and a vacation day annually
- Company provided laptop and cell phone
- Opportunity for professional growth
- Supervision for licensure provided
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Personal cell phone discount
Compensation • Salary: up to 45k
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Paid vacation
- Paid holidays
- Tuition reimbursement
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Life insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- Professional growth opportunities
- Sick time
- 401k retirement plan
- Company cell phone
- Mental health days
- Company laptop
- Longevity award
- Personal cell phone discount
- Supervision for licensure
- Summer fun fridays