Aspiranet is a one-of-a-kind social service agency dedicated to building a world where all children and youth are loved and cared for, and all families have the resources to thrive. Founded in 1975, our core mission is to help California kids and families. Aspiranet’s services include foster care and adoption family support, residential care, support for youth making the transition from foster care to adulthood, mental and behavioral health services, intensive home-based care, and community-based family resources. We provide services throughout California.

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CPS/Community Resource Specialist - 14127

Regular Full Time
On-Site

Brentwood, CA 94513, USA | Antioch, CA, USA

Posted 1 day ago

Are you interested in being part of positive changes in Children and Family Services?   

Founded in 1975 with locations across California, Aspiranet is a trusted neighbor, partner and care provider that exists to help families thrive. With personalized care, Aspiranet offers a unique blend of services including foster family support, residential care, adoption services, and services for foster youth transitioning to adulthood, mental health services, intensive home-based care, and community-based family resources. We celebrate our values of respect, integrity, courage and hope through our work, and most importantly, our people. 

Aspiranet staff gain inspiration from human connection and understand that success is the product of teamwork. We seek champions for our mission and those committed to excellence. 

Your Future Team

Aspiranet’s Family and Community Services provide home, visiting, center-based and school-based services to children and families in their communities and offers assistance that is client-centered, trauma-informed, and reflective of best practice standards in the field.  Our services are designed to strengthen families and communities while preventing child maltreatment.  When you join our multidisciplinary team, you become part of a passionate group determined to impact lives and empower youth. 

Your Impact

The Core Program Supervisor (CPS) is responsible for oversight of direct care staff and the provision of quality services according to funder and regulatory policies and procedures. Major responsibilities include supervision of staff and volunteers, coordination of services and adherence to program design. CPS is responsible for upholding and supervising to the Agency’s operational, financial, personnel and practice rules, policies and procedures.

The Community Resource Specialist (CRS) will provide engagement, case management and facilitation of classes, workshops, events, etc. The CRS interfaces with center attendees to provide information regarding community resources and when indicated provides referrals, linkages and warm hand offs to needed services.

Your Skills and Duties

Core Program Supervisor

  • Assist in hiring, training new staff, and volunteers
  • Provide day to day direction and supervision of direct care staff
  • Oversee provision of services to contract and agency standards
  • Oversee program within operational, financial, personnel, and practice standards
  • Demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to cultural differences
  • Perform additional duties as assigned

 

Community Resource Specialist

  • Assess Center participant’s needs for additional community resources
  • Conduct ASQs
  • Connect families with available community resources
  • Provide workshops and parenting classes
  • Facilitate events and community provider workshops
  • Educate all Center participants of available community resources
  • Initiate and support parent support groups
  • Participate in, and conduct, program related trainings
  • Demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to cultural differences
  • Perform additional duties as assigned

Education and Work Experience 

  • Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education or a BA in a related field or a minimum of 3 years’ experience in the field of early childhood development.
  • Supervised or served as lead for direct care staff, preferred
  • Experience working with parents of children 0-5
  • Knowledge of Community Resources
  • Provide Training to parents and or staff
  • Experience in serving as liaison to resources in the community
  • Strong engagement and relational skills
  • Experience providing Evidence Based  curriculum
  • Experience working in a family resource center, First 5 Center, child development or preschool setting

Benefits:

  • Flexible Time Off
  • 13 paid holidays along with 10 vacation and 10 sick days
  • Comprehensive Healthcare
  • Medical, dental and vision plans
  • A 100% fully employer paid (premium) medical and dental benefit plan
  • TelaDoc® employer paid telehealth program
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Medical and dependent care plans

Retirement Savings

  • 403(b) and 401(a) retirement plan with employer contributions

Income Protection

  • Life, AD&D, and disability insurance
  • Accident, critical illness, and hospital gap plan

Training and Advancement

  • Ongoing training & development opportunities
  • Advancement opportunities

Employee assistance program

  • Free confidential crisis line 24/7 (365 days a year)
  • Six (6) face-to-face or telephonic sessions per issue

Other Perks

  • Commuter program and mileage reimbursement
  • Employee recognition and discount programs


Aspira means hope. We are a network of people bringing hope forward. We look forward to learning what makes you passionate.