Position summary: The Strong Families Manager offers holistic, trauma competent, relational care for families to keep families united and growing together toward dependence on Jesus, interdependence in community, and economic independence and sustainability.
Primary responsibilities:
- Maintains a caseload of families.
- Oversees Family Care strategy.
- Supervises Family Care Coordinators maintaining caseloads of families.
- Leads the intake strategy for families as a participant on the Intake Team.
- Walks families through the intake process and implements an assessment system to address current opportunities and barriers in the home, determine need for family care coordination.
- Oversees the method of creation and maintenance of holistic goals including intervention strategies for families.
- Advocate on behalf of and with families to create interdependence in community.
- Oversee the evaluation and implementation of the Family Evaluation.
- Oversee the strategy around celebrating families.
- Oversee method of teaching caregiver affect management and self care to caregivers.
- Utilize Social Work modalities to help families find their voice, build goals, mobilize their strengths, and overcome obstacles to their sustainability.
- Train and coach Social work modalities to Family Care Coordination staff.
- Train, coach, and assign one on one responsibilities for family care coordination to staff.
- Coach caregivers toward healing, connection, and interdependence as a family.
- Lead interdisciplinary meetings and collaborate with interdisciplinary team to provide holistic care for youth and families.
- Lead in crisis management, assess safety concerns, and problem solve as needed with families.
- Lead collaboration efforts with local agencies involved with families and make referrals to additional local agencies as needed.
- Oversee family care team’s documentation in the Back2Back Care Database.
- Lead parent coaching interventions and strategy.
- Lead opportunities for caregivers to grow holistically.
- Lead initiative to connect caregivers to opportunities in communities.
- Develop initiatives to give caregivers a safe space to process and heal from their stories.
- Develop volunteer strategy to deepen care for caregivers.
- Attend appropriate staff meetings and trainings.
- Develop and maintain a team of ministry partners that fully fund the position.
- Participate as a member of the Site Leadership Team.
- Assist as needed with organizational special events.
- Develop and maintain a team of ministry partners that fully fund the position.
Required education and experience:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Social Work (licensure preferred) [Certifications & CEU’s may also qualify]
- Training in Trauma Competent Care
- 2+years of experience working with children and families
Required skills and abilities:
- Have a clear understanding of and commitment to Back2Back’s mission and vision.
- Adhere to and share the Back2Back Statement of Faith, Cultural Values, and Standards of a Staff Member.
- Operate with basic competency in Microsoft Office and Google Applications.
- Access to reliable transportation for providing community-based care.
- Understanding and practice with theories of trauma and attachment.
- Knowledge of resources available to support youth and families in Cincinnati.
- Cultural knowledge and sensitivity.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Ability to problem solve (analytical and evaluative).
- Time management and organizational skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Creativity to work within limited resources.
- Adaptability to different circumstances and working conditions.
- Be teachable.
- Demonstration compassion.
- Be relational.
- Motivate others.
- Use active listening.
- Be socially perceptive.
- Demonstrated good judgment and decision making skills.
This job description is intended to convey essential information about the scope and requirements of the position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, duties or responsibilities associated with the role. Staff may be assigned tasks other than those specifically listed in this description in order to further the goals of the role or of the organization.
Back2Back Ministries is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults as outlined in the Back2Back Safeguarding Policy. We recognize the effectiveness of safe recruitment and are committed to recruiting candidates who share this commitment to safeguarding.
