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Mixteco Speaking Family Relationships Facilitator

  2024-12-31     FSA Cares     Santa Maria,CA  
Description:

Category
Family Support Services

Description

Why join our countywide agency?

  • Because each day we are making a difference in our community, and because we have a positive, employee- and client-centered work culture.
  • We pay competitive rates and offer a strong benefits package that includes generous vacation, sick leave and holiday pay, employer-paid medical insurance, a free subscription to the meditation/sleep app Calm, and much more!
  • We offer continuous employee education and development and paid clinical supervision.
  • We work with our staff to offer flexibility whenever possible.


We look forward to you joining our team at FSA of Santa Barbara County!

The Position:

The FSS Family Relationships Facilitator will teach parenting and relationship workshops to help families build skills to improve their relationships for more fulfilling lives. This is an exciting position that can have a direct impact on families' wellbeing and help parents create better futures for their children. In our educational programs, the facilitator will help parents to strengthen fathering skills and relationship skills, understand developmental milestones, manage stress, and build inclusive and nurturing environments. The facilitator will work with teammates to actively connect with community partners, participate in community events to recruit participants to the program, and will help shape the program through ongoing feedback. This position requires working some evenings and occasional weekends. Join our team with a home office located in either Santa Maria or Lompoc, depending on your preference! We're seeking a candidate who is flexible and eager to travel throughout the county to meet the needs of our programs.

FSA strives is a trauma-informed and resilience-oriented organization. Because working with those impacted by trauma can affect staff in various ways, FSA actively identifies and employs methods to support staff to embody a healthy and sustainable balance of care for both themselves and others.

Sample Job Duties and Responsibilities:
  1. Teach workshops in person and virtually, focusing on healthy relationships and parenting skills through our educational programs.
  2. Attend curriculum trainings as needed to gain knowledge in the program's content and teaching methods.
  3. Actively participate in outreach and recruitment (such as community outreach and presentations) to engage families for scheduled workshops.
  4. Collaborate with colleagues to provide holistic care to families.
  5. Coordinate workshops with co-facilitator and community partners to best meet family's needs. This includes adjusting lessons or activities to the diverse learning styles and being sensitive to cultural norms.
  6. Complete program documentation and participant information as required by FSS and the funder.
  7. Help parents to improve parenting and relationship skills through good communication, self-reflection, managing stress, and understanding developmental milestones.
  8. Demonstrate knowledge of local resources and provide information and referral when warranted


Position Requirements

Employment Standards:
  1. Bachelor's degree preferred, but not required
  2. Trilingual in English, Spanish, and Mixteco required.
  3. Comfortable teaching community workshops with 12-24 participants of all ages and backgrounds.
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of cultural diversity including the culture of poverty and hard to reach or resistant individuals and families.
  5. Effectively teach and explain new concepts and ideas with confidence and passion.
  6. Show an understanding of community resources and how to help families to connect to resources.
  7. Have compassion and curiosity for different family backgrounds, including those who have experienced trauma.
  8. Have a passion for the community and helping others.
  9. Ability to work a flexible schedule including facilitation of workshops in the evenings.
  10. Computer and Internet literacy and excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
  11. Proficient in Microsoft Office; can adapt to using various types of software.
  12. Valid automobile insurance and a valid California Driver License are required.
  13. Reliable transportation is necessary to travel throughout Santa Barbara County.
  14. Staff who have been employed in this position for at least three years may be eligible to move to the II level.


Classification, Hours and Pay Rate:
  • This position is has both part-time and full-time opportunities! Flexible schedules are available. Please indicate in your application how many hours you're available to work.
  • Benefits are offered for positions working at least 30 hours per week, and include: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending accounts and 403(b) retirement plan. Pro-rated vacation, holiday and sick leave also offered for anyone working at least 20 hours per week.
  • Pay is dependent on education and experience. Starting pay for applicants is $26.00/hour.


To apply for this position, it is highly recommended that you submit a cover letter with a resume.

Full-Time/Part-Time
-unspecified-

Shift
-not applicable-

Position
Family Relationships Facilitator

Exempt/Non-Exempt
Non-Exempt

Req Number
FAM-24-00018

Location
Santa Maria Office (SMVYFC)

About the Organization
Family Service Agency (FSA) has long been regarded as one of Santa Barbara County's most reliable and effective nonprofit human service organizations. Our mission is to strengthen and advocate for families and individuals of all ages and diversities, helping to create and preserve a healthy community. We are committed to providing services where they are needed most: in the community. Eighty percent of our services are delivered on school campuses, at community centers and in clients' homes. Our programs, which serve more than 25,000 people annually, combine clinical expertise, bilingual and bicultural staff, and close collaboration with other agencies. At FSA, all services are provided free or on a sliding fee/donation scale and no one is denied assistance because of an inability to pay.

EOE Statement
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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