Group Facilitator

Description

Easterseals Blake Foundation started as the Cerebral Palsy Foundation of Southern Arizona. Since then, we have expanded our services to better serve our community members. We are now one of Arizona's top providers of comprehensive behavioral health services, child welfare, and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We serve more than 40,000 individuals and families across 10 counties and support more than 3,700 children in Foster Care throughout Southern Arizona. Are you ready to make profound, positive differences in people's lives every day?

We offer our full-time employees the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Flexible Spending Account 
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Life insurance
• Voluntary Short-term Disability insurance
• Critical Illness insurance
• Accident insurance
• Employer paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program

General Position Description: Responsible for increasing awareness of families with young children of positive parenting practices, child development including health, nutrition, early learning and language acquisition, and knowledge of available services and supports to enhance their child’s overall development.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Facilitates parenting and children’s groups using an evidence-based curriculum within the Family Resource Center setting. 
• Communicates and coordinates frequently with Family Resource Center Coordinators and collaborating partners.
• Prepares for each group or session including participation and recruitment activities, gathering supplies, preparing lessons and activities, and having resources specific to the needs of the children and families.
• Provides meaningful teaching opportunities, experiences, and physical assistance for groups or individuals, including social skills, self-care, and recreational activities. 
• Develops a culturally sensitive rapport and professional relationship with families.
• Focuses on the safety and well-being of the child(ren) in all work with each family.
• Encourages and models appropriate early childhood practices, parenting skills and behavior management/ modification techniques.
• Submits accurate and complete paperwork within required timelines.
• Participates in the process of ongoing professional development and meetings. Maintains comprehensive communication among all contacts within the agency, members, and external agencies. Models professional standards and ethics in accordance with EBF Code of Conduct, Strategic Plan, Mission, and Vision. 
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in early childhood development, education, family studies, social work or a related field, and at least two years of professional experience working with families with children birth to age 5.

Regulatory 

• Must be at least 21 years of age. 
• Current, unrestricted AZ driver’s license with no more than two (2) minor moving violations or one (1) accident within the past three (3 years). Three (3) years of driving experience required.
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an AZ DPS Level 1 fingerprint clearance card (employer provides).
• CPR and First Aid certification (Employer provides).

Skills/Job Knowledge/Abilities: Knowledge of infant, toddler, and child development; behavior management/modification techniques and interventions with young children; and local community resources to facilitate necessary referrals. Able to establish and maintain a team atmosphere of communication and collaboration for all that reach out to the Department. Must be self-directed and be sensitive to cultural and linguistic diversity. Must be able to remain calm and non-defensive with a supportive attitude during stressful, potential crisis, and crisis situations. Must be able to work in an extremely stressful environment where there are considerable mental and emotional demands. Must be able to manage high volumes and unpredictability of work. Must be able to remain flexible and reprioritize according to the changing demands of the day. Must be comfortable teaching others using anticipatory guidance, modeling, coaching, reflection, and role-play. Must be able to create an environment that encourages cooperation and participation. Maintains professional in appearance, communications, and actions.  Be able to use excellent interpersonal communication skills. Possess a high level of computer proficiency.  

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements (with or without accommodation): Normal office group session environment with multiple interruptions in person and through computer and phone. Daily travel to community sites to conduct group sessions. Interacts with employees and members of the public on a daily basis. May lift normal office equipment and materials up to 25lbs. Visual acuity to read information from computer screens, forms and to assess the wellbeing of participants. Able to speak clearly in conversations, general communications and to communicate verbally with participants and professionals. Hearing ability for communication in persona, phone, and/or other electronic methods. Manual dexterity for typing, writing, and to assist participants with activities. Able to stoop, squat, reach, pull, push, stretch, ascend and descend stairs, stand and sit for long periods of time. May be required to work additional hours or days depending on circumstances. 

Additional Information: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all possible duties, skills, job knowledge, responsibilities, and/or qualifications. EBF reserves the right to revise the job description or to assign other duties to this position. This job description is not intended to create a contract or property right to continued employment between the employee and EBF. 

Easterseals Blake Foundation and Aviva are an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative action employer that promotes a work environment of inclusion and diversity. We are committed to provide employment opportunities to all candidates based on their qualifications free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation or gender identity), age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, mental or physical disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you have any questions, require assistance or reasonable accommodations while seeking employment, please contact the Human Resource Department at HR@blake.easterseals.com or call 520-327-1529.