Parent Support Group Facilitator (Leominster/Fitchburg)

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Parents Helping Parents: Empowering parents to nurture children and prevent child abuse.

Parents Helping Parents runs a network of support groups for parents who want to improve relationships with their children. Parents come to our support groups seeking encouragement and feedback on parenting-related issues. Shared leadership, trust, respect, responsibility, and positive parenting are key components of our support groups. Our groups provided a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental environment for creating positive and caring peer relationships. Our approach is preventative; once the emotional support of the parent has been strengthened, a parent is better able to actively guide and nurture the family.

We need a volunteer (you!) to act as a group facilitator for a parent support group in the Fitchburg area. As a facilitator, you will be maintaining the safe, supportive, and non-judgmental environment which characterizes our support groups.

Requirements:

• Must demonstrate an understanding of stressors within a family that could potentially trigger child abuse and/or neglect
• Have previous experience working with parents and families

Commitment:

• 14 hours of training held in our main office in Watertown, MA accompanied by an online portion.
• 1 year commitment meeting with groups every Thursday from 11:00-12:00 p.m.
• Willingness to collect and submit Quarterly Report and Annual Report data.