Family Advocate

Family Advocate (Bilingual English/Spanish)

Position Type:
Full-Time, Non-Exempt

Compensation: $25–$29 per hour DOE

Location:

Cloverdale-based with travel throughout Northern Sonoma County

Reports To:

Director of Children & Family Services

Works Closely With:
Family Program Coordinator

Schedule:

Primarily weekday hours with occasional evenings, outreach activities, and community events

La Familia Sana (LFS) is a grassroots community wellness and resilience organization rooted in relationship, trust, cultural responsiveness, and community care. We support families across Northern Sonoma County through family resource navigation, parent education, food access, wellness programming, immigrant family preparedness, early childhood support, healing-centered services, and community resilience initiatives. Our work is deeply relationship-based, bilingual, and community-centered. We believe strong communities are built through dignity, consistency, trust, and walking alongside families — not simply providing services.

The Family Advocate supports families with children ages 0–5 through relationship-based outreach, parent education, school readiness support, resource navigation, and community-based family wellness services. This role works closely with caregivers to strengthen protective factors, support healthy child development, increase access to resources, and build family resilience. The Family Advocate provides culturally responsive support through workshops, outreach, referrals, care coordination, family engagement activities, and collaboration with community partners throughout Northern Sonoma County.

This position is highly community-based and requires strong relationship-building skills, flexibility, cultural responsiveness, and the ability to work collaboratively within a fast-paced grassroots environment.

The compensation for this position is $25–$29 per hour depending on experience.

• Kaiser medical insurance with 75% employer-paid employee coverage and 25% employer-paid dependent coverage
• Optional dental, vision, and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) benefits
• $25 monthly cell phone stipend
• College 529 savings account option
• Paid vacation and sick leave accrual
• 26 paid holidays annually

Full-time employees currently accrue paid vacation and sick leave at a rate of approximately 1.6 hours per 40 hours worked, with annual accrual maximums of up to 80 hours per policy year.

• Provide culturally responsive support, advocacy, and resource navigation for families
• Assist families in accessing healthcare, food access, housing navigation, public benefits, legal referrals, childcare, and early childhood services
• Support caregivers in navigating school systems, developmental resources, and community-based programs
• Provide referrals and care coordination with internal and external partners
• Maintain consistent communication and relationship-building with participating families
• Conduct home visits and field-based family support activities as assigned

• Support and facilitate workshops, support groups, playgroups, and family-centered programming
• Assist families in understanding child development, school readiness, resilience, and family wellness concepts
• Encourage caregiver engagement in children’s learning and educational development
• Support developmental screenings, referrals, and early intervention access as assigned
• Facilitate Creciendo en Camino / Pasitos groups and related programming as assigned

• Conduct outreach and enrollment activities throughout Northern Sonoma County
• Represent La Familia Sana at schools, community events, apartment complexes, food distributions, and partner sites
• Build collaborative relationships with schools, providers, agencies, and community partners
• Help create welcoming, inclusive, and culturally responsive environments for families

• Maintain organized case notes, participation records, and program…