JOB DESCRIPTION - Group Facilitator

Position: Group Facilitator – Violence Abuse Intervention Programs    
Wage: $19.25/hour - $20.02/hour BOE
Reports to: Program Manager    
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Location: Visalia, CA    
Supervises: N/A
Department: Violence Abuse Intervention
Language: English & Spanish

About Family Services
We are a private nonprofit organization, founded in 1983. Family Services helps children, adults, and families heal from violence and thrive in healthy relationships. We serve victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, child abuse, and other trauma through shelter, mental health services, and comprehensive support services. Our prevention programs also help stop the cycle of abuse. We are a private, nonprofit organization working to build a community of safe homes, safe relationships, and safe children—which means a safer, healthier community for everyone. Family Services offers salary and highly competitive benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, vacation, sick, retirement), commensurate with experience and skills. Family Services is highly committed to diversity and a workplace environment that respects, appreciates, and values employees from all backgrounds.

Summary: 
This position will facilitate Anger Management and Batterer’s Intervention classes to clients referred by Tulare County Superior Court, Tulare County Probation Department, Tulare County Child Welfare Services, as well as individuals who are not court ordered but attend on a voluntary basis.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate group sessions for individuals enrolled in the 14 week Anger Management or 52 week Batterer’s Intervention programs.
• Focus group members on personal responsibility for abusive behaviors. Ensures that the group, tone, content and methods reflect the principle of holding perpetrators accountable for their own actions.
• Use an array of educational, and counseling techniques to help clients confront abuse and its origins, and how to learn and practice tools that are being taught.
• Ensure all lesson plans adhere to approved program curriculum and materials. 
• Track group members’ progress throughout the duration of the program and prepare evaluations at scheduled reporting intervals and upon completion of programs.
• Ability to address deficits in progress with group members.
• Perform program intakes for new clients who are enrolling in services.
• Assess and evaluate program placement and readiness for attendance in group sessions.
• Maintain current and accurate client records using our client database.
• Communicate any problems or concerns with group members or group dynamics to the Program Manager in a timely manner.
• Must be able to work evenings and Saturdays as needed.
• Proper and immediate reporting of any suspected child abuse and/or neglect as well as suspected elder abuse.
• Report and intervene for any real threats of self-harm.
• Adhere to all program policies, and requirements stated in Penal Codes 1203.097 & 1203.098
•  Perform all tasks in a safe manner to avoid injury to self and others.
• Adherence to policies related to HIPAA, confidentiality, information sharing, and appropriate use of the agency-client database.
• Performs other duties and assumes other responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor or Leadership Team.

Qualifications:
•    Education: Associate degree preferred or be in the process of obtaining an associate degree with completion of a minimum of 24 college units. Professional experience in human/social services field may be considered a substitute for minimum educational requirements.

•    Experience: Prior work history in social services setting, with experience facilitating psycho-educational groups, and working with court-ordered clients is preferred. Group management skills, knowledge of the dynamics of domestic violence, substance abuse, anger management, child abuse, co-custody parenting, and the cycle of violence. Crisis intervention skills and firm knowledge of reporting laws required.

•    Transportation: Valid California driver license, availability of automobile for business use, and at least minimal auto liability insurance coverage as required by law. 
•    Additional Requirement: Must receive clearance from Department of Justice Criminal Record Offender Information database. Must complete 40 hours of training on Domestic Violence, and 104 hours co-facilitating groups with a certified Batterers Intervention Facilitator prior to leading groups independently. If previous 40 hour and 104 hour training has already been completed, proof of completion/certification can be provided at time of application. Must be at least 21 years of age.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. 

•    Environment: Standard office and client residence setting; occasional travel from site to site; occasional exposure to the sun, moderate heat, noise, dust, and fumes; stressful calls/situations. Requires the kind of teamwork, supervision, and personal interaction, that cannot be had in a home office situation; therefore, regular and predictable on-site attendance is a job requirement.

•    Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability to work in an office setting and field environment including occasional travel to various locations; sit for prolonged periods; stand for brief periods; climb 3-5 stairs; operate modern office equipment. Work requires lifting, stooping, bending, stretching, walking, standing, pushing, pulling, reaching, and other physical exertion.  Lift up to 25 lbs.

•    Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction; vision sufficient to read computer screens and printed documents and to operate the equipment.

•    Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

 REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Demonstrate awareness and competency in providing services to multi-ethnic, multi-cultural groups and individuals. Must be able to work effectively with individuals from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.

Family Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity Agency.

The conditions described above must be met by an employee to successfully perform the job’s essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and requirements, which may change from time to time based on business needs. When appropriate, reasonable accommodations that do not create an undue hardship to the Company may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

To Apply: Complete our online application below or download and submit an employment application with a resume and cover letter by one of the following methods:

E-mail: hr@fstc.net
Fax: (559) 732-1987