Jewish Family Service of Greater Harrisburg is a great place to work! We are well-established, highly respected, growing, and diverse social services agency serving all members of the Central Pennsylvania area. Our mission is to help all community members meet life’s challenges and our staff is as diverse and inclusive as our programs. We are a forward-thinking mental health and social service agency dedicated to helping people achieve their full potential and we believe in building a healthy, supportive workplace, where everyone looks forward to coming to work and knows that they are making a difference!
SUPERVISOR: Director of MyndWorks/AUSAA Grant
POSITION OVERVIEW: The Outreach and Youth Service worker with work with Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees thru grant funded mental health wellness program for Ukrainian families in the Central Pennsylvania area (Dauphin, Cumberland, Lancaster, Lebanon, York counties). Duties include but are not limited to the following:
- Participate in the development and implementation of wellness and mental health programming. Outreach to potential participants, organizing the events with other program staff, and being present to implement and oversee the events. This may include groups for adults, single gender (Woman only, men) and/or family- oriented events. Events may be held evenings and weekends.
- Meet with families identified by the Ukrainian case managers who may need additional support and service coordination to assist in individual and family stability. Meet with families in their homes for assessment, identification of service needs, and coordination of these needs. The focus will be on families with children under age 18 and may include collaboration with schools, children and youth agencies, and other child-servicing organizations.
- Create and implement youth-focused programs, including culturally relevant programing and educational/recreational opportunities. This may also include implementation of in-home supportive educational programs for families with children who are struggling to adjust to their political and/or cultural situations.
- Collaborate on community outreach, including coordination with other agencies servicing this population, attending community events to raise awareness of the services, and outreach to child-serving agencies.
- Provide interpretation services at community events for families to support full engagement in the program.
- Other program related tasks as assigned by your supervisor.
This position is hybrid office and community based with some activities that may be done virtually from home. The position includes supervision with the program director weekly and a psychiatrist bi-weekly. The position will require evening and weekend work depending on client needs. This position reports to the Director of MyndWorks/AUSAA grant.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Requirements:
- A high school diploma or equivalent with college coursework in social work or human services. A comparable amount of training and experience may be substituted for coursework.
- Ukrainian and Russian Speaking, along with high English language competency and excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written
- Experience with children and families in a human service or educational setting
- Experience in organizing and leading events for groups
- Problem solving, analytical, communication and crisis management skills are necessary to assist clients and/or volunteers who may be in distress or traumatized.
- Experience with Microsoft Office (including Excel) and Teams
- A Valid Pennsylvania driver’s license and minimum mandatory Pennsylvania automobile insurance coverage; Must be able to provide own daily transportation.
Position Requirements & Qualifications:
- 2+ years of proven experience in a related field
- Enthusiasm for JFS’s passion to help others achieve health and well being
- Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required
Company Culture as:
- Client-centered and trauma informed
- Team oriented- cooperative, and collaborative
- Fun, positive and upbeat
- Detail-oriented- quality and precision focused
- Outcome oriented- results focused with powerful performance culture
JFS is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
