Family Relationships Facilitator - Santa Barbara, United States - Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County

Description

Why join our countywide agency?

• Because each day we are making a difference in our community, and because we have a positive, employee

- and client-centered work culture.

• We pay competitive rates and offer a strong benefits package that includes generous vacation, sick leave and holiday pay, employerpaid medical insurance, a free subscription to the meditation/sleep app Calm, and much more
• We offer continuous employee education and development and paid clinical supervision.
• We work with our staff to offer flexibility whenever possible.

We look forward to you joining our team at FSA of Santa Barbara County


The Position:

The FSS
_Family Relationships Facilitator _will facilitate parenting and relationship workshops to help parents, couples, and individuals build skills to improve and sustain healthy relationships for more fulfilling lives.

Using approved curricula, the facilitator will support participants in strengthening fathering skills, relationship skills, understanding developmental milestones, managing stress, and building nurturing environments.

The facilitator will work with teammates to actively build relationships with community partners and participate in community events to recruit participants to the program and will take an active part in shaping the program.

requires working some evenings and occasional weekends.

FSA strives to be a trauma-informed and resilience-oriented organization.

Because working with those impacted by trauma can affect staff in various ways, FSA actively identifies and employs methods to support staff to embody a healthy and sustainable balance of care for both themselves and others.

Sample Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Facilitate workshops in person and virtually, focusing on healthy relationships and parenting skills utilizing approved curriculum.
• Actively participate in outreach and recruitment (such as community outreach and presentations) to engage participants for scheduled workshops.
• Work in collaboration with colleagues to provide a continuum of care.
• Coordinate workshops with cofacilitator and community partners to best meet participants' needs. This includes adjusting the curriculum's lessons/activities to the various learning styles participants have and being sensitive to cultural norms.
• Complete program documentation including enrollment, program evaluations, and participant information as required by FSS and the funder.
• Support participants in enhancing parenting and relationship skills through effective communication, selfreflection, managing stress, and understanding developmental milestones.
• Demonstrate knowledge of local resources and provide information and referral when warranted.