Parent Educator

Job description

Description Tides Family Services is a nonprofit organization that is committed to providing comprehensive support and resources to children, adolescents, and families facing various challenges. The overall mission of Tides is to provide services and supports that allow youth to live in a community-based setting. An "Agency Without Walls" our services are delivered in homes, communities, schools...wherever our youth are. Position Summary: Under the direction of the Care Coordinator Supervisor, the Parent Educator provides support, care coordination, and education to caregivers who are parenting children/teens receiving services through the Safe Families Program (SAFE) and/or the Supporting Teens and Adults at Risk (STAAR). This involves a trauma-focused, community-based approach. The Parent Educator is someone with lived experience with their own child. Essential Functions: - Provide trauma-focused, community-based care coordination, consisting of caregiver support and education, resource development, and advocacy to assigned clients. - Assist with the development and implementation of recovery plan goals, in collaboration with the assigned clinician. - Maintain client records incl...