Community Worker
You + CFA = A Great Combo.
It’s simple: Our employees are our greatest asset and the heart of our organization. Our successful candidates go to great lengths to serve individuals, children, and families within their homes, schools, and communities.
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Child and Family Agency of Southeastern CT (CFA) was founded in 1972 to support and nurture our community’s most vulnerable children and families.
CFA is looking for motivated, compassionate individuals to fill our full-time, bachelor's level positions in a few programs:
IPV-FAIR (FAMILY ASSESSMENT INTERVENTION RESPONSE)
IPV-FAIR offers a comprehensive response to families impacted by Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). This model combines in-home and clinic-based services and offers brief, solution-focused intervention geared towards increased safety and reparative experiences for the child/caregiver relationship.
Fathers for Change is a program of IPV-FAIR designed for fathers who have young children under the age of 12 with a history of IPV. This is an individual treatment plan with the option to add a co-parent component, should the partner wish to participate and the clinician feels it is safe.
IFP (INTENSIVE FAMILY PRESERVATION)
IFP is an intensive in-home program designed to prevent the placement of children (0-17) who have experienced abuse or neglect. This program provides case management, crisis intervention, parenting education, advocacy, coordination with community service providers and community resources, and more. IFP is strength-based and assists parents in improving their parent-child relationship and attain self-sufficiency and stability.
Schedule is fast-paced, flexible and evening hours are required.
All staff receive individual and team supervision and training in trauma-informed approaches to mental health treatment. Most programs utilize evidence-based practices with ongoing training for fidelity to models.
A generous benefits package including 15 vacation days, 12 sick days; 12 paid holidays, 5 personal days, a week paid winter holiday shut down period and medical, dental and life insurance.
An $8,000 sign-on bonus is being offered to any successful community-based or child welfare candidates.
Bi-lingual Spanish/English preferred with significant pay differential offered.
Currently, CFA has over 200 staff, a committed board of directors, and over 300 volunteer auxiliaries who work with an unrelenting passion for the betterment of our community. If all of this resonates with you, then we strongly encourage you to apply. We look forward to receiving your application!
For more information about Child and Family Agency, visit our website at: www.childandfamilyagency.org.
Affirmative Action/EOE
Job Type: Full-time