Family Partner (Community Youth Coaching)

Overview

At CEDARS, our mission is to help children achieve safety, stability, and enduring family relationships. For over 75 years, thousands of kids and families have found refuge and a new beginning at CEDARS. As one of Nebraska’s most trusted human service organizations, we make sure that kids feel safe and secure. At the same time, we’re giving parents, foster families, and partnering agencies the support they need to care effectively for kids.

Job Skills / Requirements

Overview

Reports To: Assistant Program Director

Classification: Non-Exempt

Rate of Pay: $19.20/hour

Schedule: Flexible 40 hr/week schedule. Must be available to work with the family as their schedule allows including non-traditional business hours such as mornings, nights, and weekends as needed; including rotational on-call availability.

Program Summary

Community Youth Coaching is a youth-guided, family-driven service designed to provide an innovative, strength-based, supportive and individualized alternative to detention. The program works to strengthen community safety through intensive relationship building, skill building, and positive youth development. We aim to collaborate with the family in coaching and guiding the youth to influence positive behavior change. This position will include working directly with families in the home and community and will require some travel to meet the needs of families throughout Lincoln and Lancaster County. The Family Partner will work collaboratively as part of larger team of Family Partners serving families throughout Southeast Nebraska.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct-care and individualized coaching in the natural communities and homes of youth and their families
• Provide frequent, meaningful, and intentional contact with assigned youth to develop a mentoring relationship and influence positive behavior change
• Facilitate assessment and service planning with the youth and family
• Provide guidance, teach and model skills to help support the needs of the youth and/or family
• Support assigned youth’s daily schedule, including transportation needs for court, school, and appointments with Probation and other community agencies
• Document all aspects of service delivery and monitoring of service outcomes in a professional and timely manner
• Assist the youth and family in the identification and access of informal supports and other community-based resources

Requirements

• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in social work, human services, psychology or closely related field, but consideration will be given to all applicants including those without a degree
• Preferred: 2 years of experience working with children and families and/or other work related experience
• Valid driver’s license and a good driving record
• Must have a genuine interest in and concern for all youth and families
• Strong relationship skills, organizational and communication skills
• Prior experience working collaboratively as part of a case management team with children and families
• Autonomous worker who can manage time wisely

Education Requirements (All)

High School Diploma or GED Required
Bachelor's Degree Preferred

Additional Information / Benefits

As a full-time active employee, you are eligible to participate in the following benefits:

• medical, dental, and vision coverages

• flexible spending accounts and health spending accounts

• personal leave, emergency leave, paid holidays, and floating holidays

• retirement plan with 5% company match

• life & long-term disability insurance

• employee assistance program

• wellness and engagement program

• early childhood childcare discount

• opportunities to collect overtime hours if desired

• shift differentials for overnight hours worked and holidays

• mileage reimbursement

• extensive training and professional development opportunities

Benefits: Medical Insurance, Life Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Days, Paid Holidays, Long Term Disability, 401K/403b Plan, Childcare Discount