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QUALIFICATIONS:
Degree or credential in child development, human services, social work, or related field.
A minimum of five years of experience working with at-risk families.
Must have a valid NYS driver’s license and available for travel during working hours.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Meet with identified incarcerated men or pregnant/post-partum women and their children on a scheduled weekly basis.
Work with enrolled parents at the Jamesville facility to develop activity plans based on their child’s assessment and identified family needs.
Assist parents in developing educational activities with their children based on an assessment of the child’s strengths, interests and needs.
Offer health and nutrition information, and conduct health checks during each visit.
Assist parents in utilizing available resources within the facility.
Assist parents in developing their individual goals and steps to achieve those goals while incarcerated, as well as when they are discharged from the facility.
Upon discharge assist-enrolled parent’s transition from the correctional facility utilizing resources in their community to promote self-sufficiency.
EOE/AA/M/F/D/V
