Family Development Worker/supervised Access Worker
3 days ago
**The Lower Mainland Purpose Society**
**Family Development Worker/Supervised Access Worker**
**Hours Per Week**:35 hours/week (Full-Time).
**Wage**: $29 Per Hour.
**Location**: 40 Begbie Street, New Westminster, B.C.
**Job Description: (FDW)**
To assist families experiencing significant levels of stress or conflict; where the development of parenting strategies, a better understanding of child development, behavior management skills and life coping skills will have an effect on reducing stress and promoting stability.
- Teach behavior management techniques to families struggling to manage their children's behavior or having identified child protection concerns.
- Teach parenting skill-building to assist in managing a child's behavior and to assist the child to develop skills to manage their own behavior
- Enhance a family's ability to avoid family breakdown.
- Assist the family to manage or deal with a situational or emerging crisis and reduce the risk of child abuse and neglect.
- Participate in integrated case management, including monitoring and reviewing progress toward specified service goals and outcomes.
- Provide resources and services to stabilize families in crisis.
- Provide goal-focused brief intervention.
- Assess the strengths and needs of the families.
- Work with at-risk and marginalized families within the community.
- Work with families from diverse cultural backgrounds.
- Maintain files in accordance with the accreditation standards.
- Work collaboratively with the funder and other community partners.
**Job Description: (SAW)**
Supervise a safe, secure and supportive environment between parents/families and children, where there are child protection concerns.
- Provide guidance and modeling for parenting skills.
- Enable children and families to promote and nurture appropriate, positive relationships with one another.
- Intervene during visits should any safety concerns arise.
- Where necessary, transportation of children/youth to visitation site.
- Communicate regularly with child protection social workers.
- Participate in Family Case Planning Conference and Integrated Case Management, including monitoring and reviewing expectations, progress and outcomes.
- Work with at-risk and marginalized families within the community.
- Work with families from diverse cultural backgrounds.
- Maintain files in accordance with the accreditation standards.
- Work collaboratively with the funder and other community partners.
**Qualifications**:
- Minimum of an undergraduate degree in a related area (e.g. social work, child and youth care, psychology) and 2-years’ experience in the field of family and children services, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Knowledge of child development, positive parenting and family dynamics.
- Knowledge of behavior management techniques.
- Knowledge of behavioral and neurological disorders.
- Experience working with at-risk children and families.
- Maintain current First-Aid and Non-Violent crisis intervention certificate.
- Vehicle required and flexibility to work evenings.
- Bilingual or Multilingual an asset.
Please send a resume and cover letter:
**Attention**: Melissa Bailey, Program Director
**Job Types**: Permanent, Full-time
**Salary**: $29.00 per hour
**Benefits**:
- Casual dress
- Extended health care
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Application question(s):
- Do you have access to a vehicle?
**Education**:
- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)
Work Location: In person
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