Outreach Counselor

P.A.R.E.N.T.S., Inc. is seeking an Outreach Counselor to work a minimum of 40 hours a week to further our mission of strengthening families by providing resources, skills, support and advocacy to create a cycle of positive parenting.

The overall goal of the position is to promote safe and stable families by mitigating the risk of child abuse and/or neglect to the families that are referred to the program from Child Welfare Services (CWS).

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as case coordinator
• Engage clients
• Provide ongoing support and expertise through comprehensive assessment
• Planning and implementation
• Evaluation of the family's needs
• Providing individual, couple or family counseling, skill building with parents, modeling appropriate parent-child interaction
• Making referrals for families to community resources as appropriate.

**Sessions may occur in the office, the family’s home or in the community.

• Must work cooperatively and effectively with the Management and Administration, co-workers and program participants in providing quality assurance for programs
• Have the knowledge, skill and ability to work with a wide range of individuals, community groups and systems of care.
• Be self-motivated and able to work without direct supervision
• Adhere to all company policies and contractual requirements
• Must be able to receive feedback, participate in group and individual supervision, and complete all paperwork/documentation by contract and agency deadlines.
• Must be proficient with MS Office products, including Word and Excel.
• All applicants must be honest, responsible, detail-oriented, organized and model ethical behavior and professional skills to both staff and program participants.

Minimum Requirements:

• Master's degree in social work, psychology, or a related field, from an accredited institution; and a minimum of one (1) year of experience working with parents/caretakers who harmed or threatened to harm their children and children who experienced harm or were threatened with harm, and who experienced trauma and loss.

Preferred: Additional experience working with domestic violence, substance abuse and permanency issues is a plus.

**Must be willing to travel to surrounding communities and retain appropriate levels of motor vehicle insurance as mandated by agency and/or contractual requirements.**

Due to contractual requirements, applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements will not be considered for this position.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $45,000.00 - $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• Are you willing to undergo a background check, in accordance with local law/regulations?
• How is your previous experience relevant to this role?
• Why are you interested in this job?
• Are you willing to work in two separate offices if necessary including Hilo, HI and Na'alehu, Hi?

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Experience:

• working with at risk families: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: On the road

Salary : $45,000 - $50,000