Group Facilitator (Part Time)
Description
Job Title: Group Facilitator (Part Time)
Department/Program: Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC)
Reports to: Program Supervisor/Manager
FLSA status: Non-exempt/Hourly
Job Type: Part Time
Location: Portland/Hybrid
Salary:
- Unlicensed
- $32.48/hr. - $34.46/hr. (Bilingual Spanish) $35.41/hr. - $37.56/hr.
- Licensed
- $33.60/hr. - $35.66/hr. (Bilingual Spanish) $36.62/hr. - $38.87/hr.
Morrison Child and Family Services: We are a Joint Commission and Sanctuary accredited non-profit organization that provides a comprehensive array of services to children, adolescents, and their families. As an agency, Morrison, its team members, and clients commit to the following values of trauma-informed care:
- Nonviolence - being safe and doing the right thing
- Emotional Intelligence - managing our feelings so we don’t hurt ourselves or others
- Social Learning - respecting and sharing ideas of our teams
- Democracy - shared decision making whenever possible
- Open Communication - saying what we mean and not being mean when we say it
- Social Responsibility - everyone contributes to the organizational culture
- Growth and Change - creating hope for our clients and ourselves
Job Summary:
The Group Facilitator position participates as part of the Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation team to provide specialized services to children ages 0 to 5 and their families. This role supports facilitation of parent education groups, which may be delivered virtually or in-person (in the greater Portland area).
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide mental health prevention services to parents/caregivers of children ages 0-5 using specific Parent Education curriculums as well as understanding of infant and early childhood mental health and development.
- Parent group recruitment and facilitation for groups as assigned.
- Support delivery of Parent Education services including facilitation, planning, mid-week contact with families, deliveries to home/community and other duties as applicable.
- Supports data collection processes per agency and funder requirements of Parent Education offerings.
- Maintain agency prevention chart records in accordance with agency requirements.
- Maintain confidentiality when gathering, documenting, consulting, or consolidating information necessary for prevention services. Secure a release of information from the legal guardian prior to disclosure of information outside Morrison.
- Demonstrate a commitment to developing a thorough knowledge and application of the Sanctuary model and other organizational policies & practices.
- Participate in staff development, in-services, and training related to workplace effectiveness; model professional behaviors and implement improvements to business practices with awareness of their impact in a trauma-informed behavioral healthcare organization.
Competencies: (Competencies are the abilities and qualities a person needs to be successful in this job)
- Completes Incredible Years© Parent Group Leader, Circle of Security Parenting, and Early Childhood Positive Behavioral Intervention & Supports (EC-PBIS) trainings as needed and maintains continuing education and professional development pertaining to these models.
- Ability to work independently and seek supervision as needed or required.
- Demonstrate the ability to regularly attend and be punctual for scheduled work commitments, meetings and be in a condition suitable for assuming responsibilities of position.
- Demonstrated ability to work with populations in a variety of environments, particularly early childhood care and education settings.
- Experience with virtual service delivery and ability to learn quickly and/or able to navigate Microsoft platforms (Outlook, Teams, Excel etc.)
Required Position Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in social service or related studies required.
- Knowledge of the developmental needs of children, birth to five years old.
Preferred Position Qualifications:(Additional skills, experience, or education that are not required but would make a candidate especially well-suited for the job).
- Bi-lingual in Spanish and English, written, read and verbal. Must clear a language proficiency test.
- Minimum of 2 years direct experience in a mental health setting providing prevention services and /or mental health therapy to children and their families.
- Trained in The Incredible Years® Parent Group and/or Circle of Security Parenting™ curriculums.
- Experience with virtual service delivery in a mental health setting.
- Previous experience with clinical record-keeping and electronic health records systems.
- Knowledge of professional research supporting evidence-based practice models.
- Endorsement or certificate in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health competencies
Other Requirements:
- Availability to work evening hours/flexible hours for delivery of group services.
- Stable internet connection and comfort using Morrison provided equipment
- For in-person parent education services only
- Hold a valid drivers’ license. Must be licensed in Oregon or Washington within 30 days of hire.
- Personal transportation allowing for travel within the greater Portland metropolitan area in a timely manner.
- Must meet agency driving requirements for driving personal vehicle.
Working Conditions:
Environment: Work is done in clinical offices, community settings, including Morrison Residential, administration buildings, public locations, and social service sites. Breaks and meals are subject to interruption. Universal Precautions and remaining alert to the environment are critical to address the potential for violent behavior, exposure to disease, biohazards, noise, and contaminants.
Mental demands: Work assigned is diverse and may involve addressing new and unique circumstances. The work might be unpredictable and disrupts planned tasks, requiring flexible time management.
Physical demands: Ability to remain calm and emotionally available serving youth, adults and or families who have experienced trauma. Proficient with office equipment and physical movement. Ability to perform physical interventions if needed in accordance with program and training. Physical dexterity for reaching, stooping, and repetitive wrist and hand motions.
All Morrison programs and services are accredited by The Joint Commission, a nationally recognized standards-setting and accreditation body for health care. Morrison is also certified as a trauma-informed organization by the Sanctuary Institute. Certification recognizes our dedication to providing a trauma-informed culture and environment for children, families and staff through implementing Sanctuary values, commitments, and tools.
We are an Affirmative Action Plan Employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.
In compliance with our Affirmative Action Plan, Morrison uses E-Verify to determine employment eligibility after an offer is accepted.
Applications will be reviewed as received. Morrison reserves the right to make a hiring decision at any point during the posting period.
Morrison employees are offered a variety of benefits including Medical, Vision, Dental, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employer-Paid Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).