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Description
Full-Time, Union, Non-Exempt Position
$19.08 per hour, 40 hours per week
BASIC FUNCTION OF FAMILY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST:
Provide customer driven family development services which focus on the identification of long term family goals and objectives. a process which assists families in assessing their needs and strengths, coordinates program services for which they may be eligible, and supports the empowerment of families to be their own advocates with educational institutions, social service agencies and the business community.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF FAMILY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST:
Requirements
REQUIREMENTS OF FAMILY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST:
Education:
Bachelors Degree in Social Work or Human Services or related field or similar combination of education and directly related work experience
Experience:
2-3 years experience in direct service and/or in experience in delivering financial education services or some type of curriculum training preferred. Bilingual preferred. FDC Credential preferred.
Job Skills:
Licenses/certification:
Must have valid Connecticut driver’s license
EOE AA M/F/Vets/Disability
Benefits Include:
New Opportunities' mission is to improve the quality of life for economically disadvantaged individuals by providing the necessary resources to increase their standard of living, foster self-improvement, and maximize self-empowerment.
New Opportunities Inc. is the community action agency that serves Waterbury, Meriden, Torrington and 27 surrounding Connecticut towns. We offer a variety of social service programs designed to eliminate poverty and assist people in need.
Headquartered in Waterbury and the cities fourth largest employer, New Opportunities has additional offices in Meriden, Torrington, Danbury and Thomaston for the convenience of those they serve. Annually, more than 61,000 individuals benefit from programs offered at this agency, guided by the New Opportunities staff who helped them find the way to meet their needs.
In accordance with the mission of New Opportunities, the Agency aims to increase the self-sufficiency of its customers and support their move out of poverty toward a more middle-class lifestyle.
In 1964, the Agency incorporated as a private non-profit corporation in the State of Connecticut and is a tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) organization. With an annual budget for 2014 in excess of $41 million dollars, New Opportunities administers more than 50 social service programs targeted to the low-income, elderly and disabled communities.
While the range of programs is broad, they fall into one or more of the following categories:
Full Time
Social & Legal Services
$40k-52k (estimate)
07/28/2022
04/25/2024
newopportunities.us
WATERBURY, CT
200 - 500
1964
JAMES H GATLING
$10M - $50M
Social & Legal Services
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