Children's Program Coordinator

FULL TIME and EXEMPT

Reports to: Manager of Mental Health Services

Schedule of Hours:  Full Time, M-F, Hybrid 60% On-Site

Mandated Reporter: YES 

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA), is the only agency in San Mateo County providing crisis intervention and supportive services to survivors of domestic violence and their children, seeks a Children’s Program Coordinator to coordinate support services for children and families. 

POSITION SUMMARY

The Children’s Program Coordinator will conduct family assessments, provide supervision to case managers, and offer consultation, mentorship, training, and administrative support to Children’s Program staff in the Mental Health Services (MHS) Department. The Children’s Program Coordinator will work closely with the Mental Health Services Manager to ensure function of Children’s Program and its connection and collaboration with other CORA departments. The Children’s Program Coordinator will be stationed at CORA’s Community Office 

Coordination:

• Coordinate staffing for Children’s Program groups. 

• Oversee and manage Children’s Program referral list.
• Work in partnership with the MHS Manager to ensure the programming is achieving the goals of the California Office Of Emergency Services (CAL OES) funding
• Oversee grant related expenses for training, program supplies and Children’s Program event.
• Provide the primary material for quarterly reports on the CAL OES grant activities.  
• Collaborating with MHS leadership team in planning and organizing Family and Children’s events.

Direct Services: 

• Completing Children’s Program initial assessments and exit surveys with families at Shelter.
• Assisting families in daycare application or school referrals. 
• Provides case management to a small caseload of families.
• Organizing and attending community outreach events for the Children’s Program

Supervision/Program Support :

• As appropriate, offer training on topics, which relate to the special needs of the client population CORA serves.

• In partnership with MHS leadership, assist in the development of Children’s Program Protocols and other documents, as needed.

• Conduct team meetings, and provide individual supervision to child advocates, and administrative support to program clinicians.
• Review and ensure accuracy and quality of client charts and treatment plans, including collection of data for funding sources.

Documentation/Quality Assurance Responsibilities:

• Maintain an updated log of active child/family clients.
• Send out reminders to clinicians of child/family client’s quarterly assessment due dates.

• Complete and support periodic program reports.
• Work closely with the Manager of Mental Health services to ensure adequate data collection and programmatic excellence.  

OTHER DUTIES

• Be available as back up for emergency child watch needs.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED

• Minimum 2 years of experience in the field; experience overseeing direct reports.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred, but not required
• Experience working with child survivors of trauma, specifically exposure to relationship violence in the home.
• Trained in TF-CBT, EMDR, and trauma-informed practices, preferred but not required

• Familiarity with related resources in the community, and comfort in accessing them.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a team towards the establishment of a highly effective, stable, and cooperative work environment.
• Active listening skills and ability to work with a diverse clientele in an empathetic and non-judgmental manner.
• Demonstrated commitment to culturally competent service provision.
• Understanding of issues of oppression and social injustice as they impact CORA’s targeted communities.
• Ability to participate in giving and receiving constructive feedback, practice non-violent communication, and utilize insight and self-reflection.

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS  

• Access to a working automobile, clean DMV record, valid driver’s license, and proof of current auto insurance preferred.
• Successful results from a criminal background check, including fingerprint clearance.

MANDATED REPORTER STATUS 

This position requires you to work with children, and your profession qualifies you as “mandated reporters” of child abuse or neglect, which is found in California Penal Code Section 11165.7. You are required to report suspected cases of abuse and neglect pursuant to California Penal Code Section 11166.5. 

CORA History and Overview

CORA has provided services to survivors of intimate partner abuse for nearly 40 years. Our programs include Crisis Intervention Services, including a 24-hour hotline, collaboration with law enforcement, emergency shelter options, and supportive counseling. Family Support Services provides mental health therapy, supportive/transitional housing, and a children’s program. CORA has robust legal services for survivors of domestic violence and provides educational workshops about the dynamics of domestic violence and healthy relationship skills. 

CORA is strengths-based, collaborative, accessible, and client-centered. CORA believes that everyone deserves to be treated with respect in their intimate relationships.   We provide safety, support and healing to individuals who experience abuse in an intimate relationship and educate the community to break the cycle of domestic violence. Regardless of a survivor’s race, class, gender, sexual orientation, or culture, we save lives and provide an opportunity to begin again.

CORA inspires work of the highest caliber by fostering staff engagement through transparency and inclusion in agency decisions wherever possible. We strive to ensure our policies and communications reflect an appreciation of the impact of social inequities, historical and current, and actively promote healthy relationships amongst staff by demonstrating mutual respect in all our communications. 

CORA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We seek diversity with respect to race, color, age, sex, (including breastfeeding and medical conditions related to breastfeeding), religion (including religious dress or grooming practices), national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic characteristics and information, ancestry, marital status, family status, political belief, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), medical condition, military, or veteran status or any other category or status protected by Federal, State or other applicable laws.

All applicants are welcome. Individuals who are bilingual, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community and/or survivors of domestic violence are strongly encouraged to apply. The position will remain open until filled.