Job Description

Overview

As one of Nebraska's leading child-serving organizations, CEDARS helps children and youth achieve safety, stability, and enduring family relationships. We provide programs and services that help kids and families navigate challenges, strengthen connections, and build brighter futures.

Guided by the belief that every child deserves safety, support, and the opportunity to thrive, we work alongside families, foster parents, community partners, and supporters to make a lasting difference in the lives of children and youth.

At CEDARS, we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, and where everyone feels like their identities are embraced and valued. When we practice empathy, and celebrate the diverse perspectives of our employees, it fuels innovation and creates an environment where we can attract a broad range of candidates and our employees are empowered to do their best work.

Job Skills / Requirements

Reports To: Program Director

Classification: Non-Exempt

Schedule: Flexible 40 hr./week schedule. Must be available to work with the family as their schedule allows including non-traditional business hours such as some evenings and weekends

Rate of Pay: $19.50-22.25

Program Summary

In-Home Family Services (IHFS) is an evidence-based, curriculum-driven program that provides intensive, home-based support to youth and families who are experiencing behavioral, family functioning, or safety concerns. Consultants work directly with youth and caregivers in the home and community to implement required evidence-based curriculum while individualizing services to meet each family's unique strengths, needs, and goals.

Consultants provide hands-on coaching, skill development, and family support focused on improving communication, strengthening parenting practices, increasing family stability, and reducing behaviors that place youth at risk of out-of-home placement. Through regular in-home visits, ongoing assessment, collaboration with community providers, and goal-focused service planning, Consultants empower families to build sustainable skills and create lasting positive change.

Community Youth Coaching is a youth-guided, family-driven service designed to provide an innovative, strength-based, supportive and individualized alternative to detention. The program works to strengthen community safety through intensive relationship building, skill building, and positive youth development. We aim to collaborate with the family in coaching and guiding the youth to influence positive behavior change. This position will include working directly with families in the home and community and will require some travel to meet the needs of families throughout Lincoln and Lancaster County. The Family Partner will work collaboratively as part of larger team of Family Partners serving families throughout Southeast Nebraska.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with assigned youth and families
• Provide direct-care and in-home intervention to children, youth and their families using the In-Home Family Service Model (EIHFS)
• Work to find positive solutions to problems and provide children and their families with skill-based support through the teaching of life skills and behavioral techniques
• Facilitate assessment and service planning with the family
• Teach and model skills to help support the needs of the family
• Provide transportation to support service delivery (e.g., court, school, probation appointments, job interviews, or other goal-related activities), but CYC is not a transportation service.
• Document all aspects of service delivery and monitor service outcomes
• Assist the family in accessing informal supports and other community-based resources

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, human services, psychology or closely related field, or a minimum of at least 4 years of related experience may be substituted for the degree preference
• Experience working in a case management role with children and families
• Must have a genuine interest in and concern for all youth and families
• Flexible with your schedule to maximize youth engagement and minimize disruptions to their daily responsibilities. This may include meeting with youth before or after school, after work, following extracurricular activities or practices, or on weekends when appropriate and what best meets the youth's needs and support consistent engagement.
• Strong relationship skills, organizational and communication skills
• Valid driver’s license and a good driving record
• Understanding of the underlying issues caused by trauma
• Autonomous worker who can manage time wisely
• Sensitivity to the cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of the clients and families CEDARS serves

Education Requirements (All)

Bachelor's Degree Required

Additional Information / Benefits

As a full-time active employee, you are eligible to participate in the following benefits:

• medical, dental, and vision coverages

• flexible spending accounts and health spending accounts

• personal leave, emergency leave, paid holidays, and floating holidays

• retirement plan with 5% company match

• life & long-term disability insurance

• employee assistance program

• wellness and engagement program

• early childhood childcare discount

• opportunities to collect overtime hours if desired

• shift differentials for overnight hours worked and holidays

• mileage reimbursement

• extensive training and professional development opportunities

Benefits: Medical Insurance, Life Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Days, Paid Holidays, Long Term Disability, 401K/403b Plan, Childcare Discount