Hiring: Family Engagement Coordinator Company: Epworth Children & Family Services Location: Columbia, SC Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 13:09:27 Employment Type: Full-time About the job Experience: •126 years, Epworth Children's Home has grown and adapted to the individual needs of children and families by providing a safe and nurturing environment, evidence-based practices, and programs across the continuum of care and across the state of South Carolina. Required Skills: •Serve as the primary facilitator for mutual self-help groups, run and facilitate parenting classes as well as provide wraparound services for the Institute of Child and Family Wellbeing. This includes marketing the group, parent recruitment, site management and leading the group until a peer leader emerges. •Serve as the facilitator for a nationally recognized self-help group. This includes marketing the group, parent recruitment, site management and leading the group until a peer leader emerges. •Build the Circle of Parents to be a statewide program as well as collect and analyze the data from the self-help groups. •Teach, lead and facilitate parenting classes for families of origin, kinship families and/or foster parents. •Develop an organized children's program for the Circle of Parents children to attend during the groups. •Assist in the intake and assessment of kinship families, may carry a small caseload. •Provide wraparound support services for the Institute of Child and Family Wellbeing. Qualifications: •Master's degree in social work, psychology, counseling or other related field preferred. •Bachelor's degree in human services required. •Good written and oral communication skills required including public speaking. Must be able to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or government regulations. •Demonstrated capacity to write reports and business correspondence, ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients and the general public. •Demonstrated capacity to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions. •Must be able to pass standard background checking, including: drug screen, employment physical, FBI check, SLED, DSS Central Registry, and Sex Offenders Registry. •Has a belief system and engages win faith practices that are compatible with those of the United Methodist Church. •What Epworth Children's Home Offers Full Time Employees •Rewarding Client Focused work environment •Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans Compensation: •Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!