Family Advocate

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The Family Advocate works in collaboration with the Safe at Home team to build natural supports for families, linking them to formal and informal resources, and ensuring child safety while fostering family strengthening.

Responsibilities include:

• Help parents improve relationships with children and household environment by teaching better care, nutrition, hygiene, discipline, protection, instruction, and supervision.
• Utilize the Nurturing Parenting Curriculum with identified families.
• Conduct home visits, report safety concerns and progress updates to the Safe at Home team, stakeholders, and providers.
• Teach parents and children conflict management techniques.
• Assist parents in meeting children's special physical, mental, or emotional needs and help parents address their own needs that affect caregiving.
• Help families discover and access community resources.
• Maintain accurate records of all activities, documentation of phone calls, linkages, and home visits within contractual time frames.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

• $18.00 per hour
• 15 PTO days per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Medical, dental & vision insurance
• Healthcare concierge
• Financial wellness program
• Dependent care flexible spending account
• Immediate eligibility for 403b savings plan with 25% match
• Supplementary accident, hospital indemnity and specified disease insurance
• Paid life/AD&D insurance
• Pet, legal and identity theft programs
• Continuous training and professional development opportunities
• Mileage reimbursement
• Opportunity to make the world a better place!

• High school diploma or equivalent, plus two (2) years of experience providing direct services to children, youth, or families.
• Knowledge of childhood development and effective parenting skills and techniques.
• Must successfully complete the required Nurturing Parenting Curriculum Training.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to form alliances with community organizations.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule and on‑call rotation.
• Ability to use personal vehicle to travel for home visits and/or transport clients.
• Ability to work under stressful situations.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. and climb stairs.
• Valid driver's license with auto insurance coverage.

From babies to seniors, Gulf Coast JFCS serves all people in need, regardless of race, religion, culture, or gender identity. Our programs span a broad spectrum of human services, including behavioral and mental health, child welfare and adoption, family support, job and employment transition, housing, food, transportation, and home care assistance for the elderly. Gulf Coast JFCS offers field experience and direct client contact hours for both Bachelor’s and Master’s level practicum and internships.

For license‑eligible candidates, we offer individual and group supervision from a Board‑Certified qualified supervisor at no cost to the employee.

Gulf Coast JFCS is committed to a harassment‑free, discrimination‑free workplace. We will not tolerate discrimination against employees on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, workers’ compensation status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

All candidates must successfully complete background screening, including drug screening and motor vehicle checks. Gulf Coast JFCS is a Florida Care Provider of the Department of Children and Families (DCF), Agency for Health Care (AHCA) and the Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA). Candidates undergo fingerprinting through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.

Gulf Coast JFCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Drug‑Free Workplace, and E‑Verify employer.