Family Engagement Specialist

Description

Seeking Family Engagement Specialists in Chester County

Full-time 37.5 hours / week flexible scheduling.

Compensation starting at $44000 / yr up to $55000 depending on relevant experience

$2500 Hiring Bonus!

Join our dedicated Truancy Prevention Program as a School and Community Clinical Case Manager and help students stay on track with their education. This role provides family-centered case management services that identify and address barriers to attendance promote academic success and strengthen family resilience.

You will work collaboratively with school district personnel families and community partners across Chester County PA delivering evidence-informed interventions in schools homes offices and community settings. The focus is on applying and transferring interpersonal and emotion-regulation skills that foster self-sufficiency wellbeing and sustained school engagementwhile building strong supportive relationships between families and schools.

Key Responsibilities

• Skill Development & Support : Apply interpersonal and emotional regulation strategies to help students and families build the skills necessary for self-sufficiency wellbeing and consistent school engagement.
• Assessment & Planning : Conduct needs assessments and develop individualized service plans that address educational emotional and environmental barriers to attendance.
• Family Engagement : Utilize a family-centered strengths-based approach to empower families reduce stress and enhance capacity for consistent school participation.
• Collaboration : Partner with school personnel community agencies and other service providers to coordinate support monitor progress and strengthen connections between home and school.
• Prevention & Intervention : Implement prevention and skill-building strategies that enhance resilience problem-solving and communication capacities in youth and families.
• Documentation & Compliance : Maintain accurate timely service records and ensure all activities adhere to agency policies ethical standards and regulatory guidelines.
• Consultation & Training : Provide consultation to schools and participate in team meetings to support the development of effective attendance improvement and family engagement strategies.

What Devereux Offers You

In addition to a competitive salary Devereux provides a comprehensive health and welfare program to eligible full-time employees family members and domestic partners. Eligible employees are eligible to start benefits after 30 days of addition we offer;

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Qualifications

Requirements :

New hire bonus is offered to Full-time employees hired on or after 12 / 11 / 2025. Bonuses will be provided in the pay period following 3 months (90 days) and 6 months (180 days) of employment. Employee should be active full-time with uninterrupted service. Should employee submit a letter of resignation or be terminated prior to receiving bonus payment bonus is forfeited.

Company Overview

Company Overview

Devereux is one of the nations largest nonprofit organizations providing services insight and leadership in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare. Founded in 1912 Devereux operates a comprehensive national network of clinical therapeutic educational and employment programs that positively impact the lives of 10000 children adults and their families every year.

Our Mission : Devereux changes lives by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional behavioral or cognitive differences.

With nearly 6500 employees working in programs across the country Devereux is a trusted partner for families schools and communities serving individuals in the areas of autism intellectual and developmental disabilities specialty mental health education and foster care.

Our Culture Our Expectations

At Devereux Servant Leadership is embedded throughout our culture and every aspect of our organizational framework. Our mission-driven people-first mindset is at the heart of the compassionate and high-quality programming we provide every day for the individuals and families we serve and other key stakeholders. Devereux offers challenging and exciting work and our team environment creates an empowering positive and rewarding atmosphere. To be successful at Devereux you will : put the needs of others first feel called to serve and called to lead. As a member of our team you will be a significant part of our commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive work environment across all programs and services and within all policies and employee practices.

We believe a workplace rooted in inclusivity offering a sense of belonging to all those who walk through our doors is fundamental to delivering the highest quality healthcare services. Through open dialogue and the creation of brave spaces we will engage in work that gives each of us a chance to change the world one person one family one community at a time.

What Devereux Offers You

In addition to a competitive salary Devereux provides a comprehensive health and welfare program to eligible full-time employees family members and domestic partners. Eligible employees are eligible to start benefits after 30 days of addition we offer;

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Devereux is a drug-free workplace drug screening required. EOE

Required Experience :

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Key Skills

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1