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Parent Support & Training Program Manager

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Austin, TX, United States
Full-time

In keeping with our mission, we provide exceptional services to ensure that all people with disabilities or specials needs and their families have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play in their communities. We offer competitive pay and benefits, a positive work environment, and opportunities to make a difference in the lives of those we serve.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Supervision and support staff when applicable. 
  • Executing parent training sessions, including leading parenting training and support.
  • Collecting, reporting, and analyzing contract outcomes, scheduling program activities, and staff/volunteers.
  • Ordering supplies, and materials within budget parameters. 
  • Reviewing and revising program policies, standards, and procedures.
  • On-site supervision of Parenting staff/volunteers.
  • Design and oversight of Parenting program activities.
  • Evaluating effectiveness of the services and participating in improvement design. 
  • Recruiting parents to participate in program per contract outcomes.
  • Preparing required reports, providing input to improve CORP processes, subject matter expert on parenting grant/proposal/article writing.
  • When applicable, providing supervision for social work interns that meets their field requirements as set out by their educational institution. 
  • Provide behavioral support as consistent with resources and client need.
  • Serve as agency representative for Austin ISD Family Support and Elgin ISD Parent Nights.
  • Explore other potential relationships and collaboration with community originations including school district. 
  • Other duties assigned.
Skills/Experience: 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

  • Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, internally and in the external environment.
  • Ability to coordinate activities effectively and maintain cooperative relationships with colleagues, children and adults who receive services, collaborating partners, and community organizations.
  • Ability to work independently and use good judgment.
  • Ability to demonstrate initiative and imagination.
  • Computer skills with ability to learn, maintain, and fully utilize, spreadsheets, data bases, word processing, and publishing software.
  • High level of attention to detail.
  • Knowledge about agency services and programs.
  • Ability to respect the value, potential and dignity of service participants and their families.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

  • LMSW, LPC, LMFT, or LCSW; and at least three years of related experience with successful program development and outcomes monitoring/reporting. Experience working with at risk populations preferred.

Organization Info

Easterseals

Overview
Headquarters: 
Chicago, IL, United States
Founded: 
1942
About Us
Mission: 

For nearly 100 years Easterseals has been the indispensable resource for people and families challenged by disabilities. Now, as America faces a broad range of new issues, we make a major, positive, life-changing difference in the lives of people and families facing today's disabilities. The work we do every day is redefining disabilities for the 21st century.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Jan 5 2018
Active Until: 
Feb 5 2018
Hiring Organization: 
Easterseals
industry: 
Nonprofit