COMMUNITY WORKER

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Rebekah Children's Services is passionate about Mental Health and providing the best care to our clients, employees, and community. We are looking for individuals who share in our passion of Mental Health and Quality Care. We are committed to building a diverse staff and strongly encourage all people to apply. Our programs are deeply engaged in conversations and trainings on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in order to bring equity and justice to the youth and families we serve.

We are looking for a Community Worker for our S.A.F.E program!!

Our Story

Rebekah Children's Services has been serving Children and Families since 1897 and is committed to seeing our community flourish by building pathways of Hope, Happiness, and Well-Being. Our agency offers family-centered mental health services, education and training that promotes healing, healthy development, and future success of those we serve.

We are always striving to be the BEST Agency for Quality Care, Education and Employment!!!

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• 7.5% Bilingual Stipend
• 401K matching plan
• Excellent Medical Benefits
• Up to 5 weeks of combined PTO and Sick Time accrual
• 13 Holidays observed per year.
• Opportunities for growth and further training
• Family oriented environment
• Work, Life Balance focused.
  
  

Position Summary

Under the direction of the Program Manager, will follow established procedures; Community Workers will provide promotion, prevention and early intervention information, resources, and support to families with children prenatal through age 5 through a range of activities focused on school readiness, health, and early literacy. The following are examples of activities: Coffee talks, workshops, neighborhood association meetings, Family Resource Center activities, brief home visits, fairs, etc. Performance of typical responsibilities and duties requires the ability to perform the job duties and other job-related matters generally of limited to moderate complexity.

Typical Responsibilites And Duties

Community Worker activities will include, but may not be limited to:

• Outreach, engagement and education of diverse families and community members in identified districts and zip codes.
• Partner with other organizations, agencies, and entities (i.e., faith-based, schools, parent groups) to increase the capacity and knowledge of the entire community on the importance of the first 5 years.
• Plan and lead LTI Core Component workshops and activities (i.e., SEEDS, Triple P, Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors, ASQs)
• Provide information and resources in their community that are culturally, linguistically, and developmentally appropriate.
• Deliver information and resources to locations within the targeted zip codes that families with young children are known to frequent (i.e., early care and education facilities, community centers, churches and neighborhoods);
• Help parents and caregivers identify gaps, barriers, and/or issues that interfere with children’s healthy development and readiness to learn; communicating this with Family Resource Center staff; and
• Inform the community partners and the FIRST 5 Commission, through evaluation and data, of the gaps, barriers, and/or other obstacles families are experiencing in accessing resources, information, and services within the focus areas.
• Inform the community of the long-term benefits to a child who experiences the following activities and support:
• Physical well-being and motor development
• Positive social and emotional development
• A love of and curiosity for learning
• Early Literacy and Oral Language Development
• Cognitive development and general knowledge
• Adhere to Medi-Cal Administrative Activities (MAA) contract requirements, conducting outreach, completing, and submitting time studies and other required documents.
  
  

Community Worker Commitment

• Provide outreach, engagement, and education in an assigned zip code/community independently and with Associate CWs.
• Provide outreach, engagement and education activities on weekdays, evenings and weekends as needed.
• Provide outreach, engagement, and education activities door-door, in-home, at information tables/booths, small and large group presentations, informative announcements, and one on one interactions with community members at informal community gatherings (i.e., parks, schools, home based day cares, parent meeting, faith-based events), and formal organized health/resource fairs.
• Determine the needs of families to identify the appropriate programs, services, and activities.
• Participate in Community of Learning trainings as identified by FIRST 5.
• Attend monthly CW team meetings, and quarterly trainings, as appropriate.
• Develop an outreach, engagement, and education calendar of scheduled activities.
• Maintain on-going data collection and reporting forms for all scheduled activities.
• Complete and submit required monthly data collection and report forms monthly to CW Program Manager
• Every employee has the opportunity and responsibility to participate in one or more activities each year that support the performance quality improvement (PQI) of RCS programs and services. Activities might involve membership on a PQI committee or work group, service as a peer reviewer, data collection for PQI and evaluation purposes, completion of PQI questionnaires and surveys or participation in focus groups, or other activities as identified by PQI committees or work groups.
  
  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education, Training And Experience

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Ability to work with diverse workgroups and serve families with diverse economic, social, racial, and cultural backgrounds.
• Knowledgeable about local community resources
• FIRST 5 Santa Clara County Release Date: October 25, 2013, Learning Together Initiative RFQ Page 37 of 45
• Ability to establish and maintain personal and programmatic boundaries while providing supportive service.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to relate to individuals who may not share basic commonality, including value systems and behavior norms.
• Experience in working with culturally diverse communities and families.
• Demonstrate good writing and organizational skill.
• Maintain a professional, confidential work environment.
• Knowledge of child development and behavior
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and multi-task.
• Serve effectively as a member of a team internally and externally.
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Serve closely with community members from diverse ethnic, social, and economic backgrounds, with the ability to be culturally sensitive and appropriate.
• Be flexible, proactive, adaptable, and able to work in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Be professional, trustworthy, respectful of others, and display a positive attitude.
• Academic and Experience Qualifications:
• Must possess a high school diploma or GED.
• Experience in social services in community settings with families preferred.
• Licenses, Certifications, Registrations: Must possess a valid California Driver’s license, reliable transportation, and current auto insurance.
  
  

License(s)

• California driver’s license and good DMV report (and ability to be insured by RCS’ insurance carrier).
  
  

Special Requirements

• Must be able to meet and receive a criminal records clearance as required by Title XXII licensing regulations.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.
• Clearance of fingerprint background check
• Bilingual language capacity in Spanish-English and/or Vietnamese-English, and/or other language a plus
• Must have valid TB screening.
  
  

Physical And Mental Requirements

The following are required in day-to-day performance of the duties of this position:

• Sitting, walking, standing, grasping (simple), and visual/auditory acuity are constantly required (over 2/3 of the workday).
• Bending, squatting, kneeling, twisting, lifting, reaching, and pushing/pulling are required occasionally (under 1/3 of the workday).
• Climbing and crawling are generally not required.
• Fast paced, diverse and dynamic environment
• The service is sometimes physical, requiring setting up for events which may require transporting or lifting cumbersome materials, e.g., easels, flip charts, refreshments, brochures, chairs, tables, etc.
• Must be able to report to service site on a regular and reliable basis.
• Able to deal with stressful situations.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule, which include day, evening, weekend, and holiday hours, as appropriate, to coordinate and provide services and activities for families during non-traditional hours.
• Able to travel between sites and to offsite events throughout the county, as appropriate.