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- Must have strong computer skills in Microsoft Office & Zoom.
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Family Specialist - New York, United States - Lantern Community Services Inc
Description
Job Description
Job DescriptionJob Title: Family Specialist
Classification: Non-Exempt
Status: Full-time (hours may vary)
Reports to: Senior Program Director
Location: Mott Haven Section, Bronx, New York
Hourly Range: $ $27.47
Objective:
The Family Specialist has the lead responsibility for integrating family goals and services with the tasks of all team members and for providing family psychoeducation individually and in groups. They are also responsible for assisting with the planning, organizing and enrollment into education services for children living with their parents in residential sites. The Family Specialist must have the ability to develop trusting relationships with knowledge of child development and also assist parents with locating supportive resources for the families and coordinating educational opportunities for their children. The Family Specialist will work as a member of an interdisciplinary team in supportive housing serving individuals impacted by chronic medical conditions including HIV and AIDS as well as serious mental illness and substance abuse disorder.
Position Type:
This is a full-time position with a variable schedule based on the needs of clients. This will involve flexible evening hours. Lantern staff may be asked to change work schedule and hours depending on the operational needs of the site and the agency.
Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Required Education and Experience:
Work Environment: This job operates in a supportive housing site and works with a population who may experience mental illness, substance use, disability, HIV/AIDS, and other chronic illnesses.
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, stoop, climb stairs and/ or kneel. Occasionally the employee will have to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Note:
Lantern Community Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Lantern Community Services (Lantern) values the diversity of all our clients, staff, Board of Directors, and partners. By bringing diverse individuals and viewpoints together, we create more vibrant, healthy, and just communities. Lantern welcomes individuals of all backgrounds and experiences regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, political belief, pregnancy, religion, immigration status, veteran status, class, creed, mental or physical disability, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state, and local law.
