We are committed to supporting at risk children and families providing them with tools and resources to help prevent children from experiencing child abuse, neglect and abandonment. We are a Christian agency that believes in living our mission, we provide Christ-centered care and support to children and families in need.
In response to this community-wide challenge, Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services (PCHAS), provides 14 programs and services in 28 locations, in Missouri, Texas, and Louisiana, which provide children with permanent homes and adults with increased self-sufficiency. This is accomplished by the agency’s commitment to “The PCHAS Way” which inspires the agency to be strength-focused, family-centered, and goal driven with every client.
Benefits of serving children and families in need through PCHAS include competitive salaries, flex work schedules, paid time off, medical, dental and vision insurance options, voluntary life insurance options, paid holidays, and a very generous retirement plan (after one year of service and working 1,000 hours the agency matches an employee 200% up to a 3% retirement contribution).
Status: Exempt
This position will provide strength-based services to children and their families. This position reports to a Child & Family Supervisor and provides individual services that can include: in-home case management, attachment-based parenting curriculum and support as well as counseling services in certain locations.
Core Responsibilities
· To be knowledgeable of local needs and available services for children and families
· To publicize PCHAS presence as a professional liaison with the social service community and speak at churches and community groups when requested
· To make home visits to conduct need assessments, develop plans of service and provide holistic case management services to meet individualized needs of the family
· To provide psychoeducational parent training to equip families in becoming competent in demonstrating these skills with their children
· To assist and encourage families to advocate for and coordinate all needed services toward the goal of achieving self-sufficiency
· To maintain all documentation in the CSWIS data system in an ethical and timely manner
· To communicate, collaborate and organize with community partners to provide the best possible community resources for children and their families
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