Bilingual Family Development Advocate

To apply via text text the word BFDA to  Position Compensation 2197hr 2676hr plus excellent benefits Pace offers a Total Rewards Package to its employees 401k Vacation Sick pay
14 Paid Holidays Pet Insurance

FSA Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care Employee Assistance Program EAPAffordable Medical Dental and Vision packages extended to your family as well Supplemental Insurance Plans Opportunity to promote within just to name a few JOB PURPOSE Conducts basic social casework and coordinates related parent involvement services including guiding parents in their childrens education and development coordinating health nutrition mental health disability and parent involvement related services for families and being the point person for family case management POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES Under the Head Start Early Head Start Center Based Option the Family Development Advocate FDA will provide the required family and community engagement services related to health nutrition mental health disability social services and parent involvement The FDA will interact with the public and provides customer service by phone email and in person maintains program databases and recordkeeping files prepares correspondence reports records and other paperwork provides written translation or spoken interpretation for non English clients provides case management services to families and children and supports outreach recruitment selection and enrollment activities ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE POSITION INCLUDE Obtain child and family information and complete service area forms accurately and completely in their entirety upon acceptance of the child and family into the program

Identify children with special placement considerations

Manage a caseload of up to 55 children at a given time Conducts family assessment of each enrolled family by identifying family strengths interests and needs Assist enrolled families in developing Individualized Family Partnership Agreement Plans research on resources and support the plans including periodic follow ups Conduct vision and hearing health screenings for enrolled children

Conducts follow ups with the required health screenings per required periodicity of the Bright Futures Guidelines Maintain ongoing communication and follow ups with in house Service Area Managers and outside Health providers to obtain necessary health requirements Conducts home visits with designated site staff to follow up on required family and health services as needed

Develop a plan of action with families who are having challenges with absences Participate in planning and conducting Parent Committee Meetings with Parent Committee and site Staff Ensures that Parent Committee Minutes are translated and posted by the due date as required

Participate in planning and facilitating Parent Education Workshops Monitor Parent Bulletin board once a month during parent meetings to ensure current events and required postings are maintained for related Head Start Early Head Start information

Participate in Multidisciplinary Team Meetings as needed

Work closely with service area staff to address parents concerns or complaints

Track family goals and produce weekly monthly and quarterly reports on family development progress

Advocate on behalf of parents with public and private service agencies to acquire needed family services

Report signs of child abuse neglect or unsafe living conditions to the proper authorities for appropriate action to ensure the safety of children

Use computers especially MS Office Email and Internet to store data communicate write reports and conduct research Data Entry of activities as required in Child Plus database Maintains orderly records including electronically

Provide translation and interpretation services for non English speaking parents

Attended staff development training to acquire skills and increase knowledge to enhance the quality of services

Supports and ensures the achievement of recruitment and enrollment goals Assists in accomplishing the programs non federal match through the access of community resources services donations discounts andor goods Perform other related duties as assigned QUALIFICATIONS KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Education and Work Experience Associates degree ORA Family Development Credential and high school diploma or GED1 year minimum experience in social work or family development preferably in an early childhood development setting

Experience providing social services to families and basic knowledge of social work particularly in the context of early childhood development Knowledge and Skills Bilingual in Spanish is required written and orally

Must have excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with parents community members and staff

Ability to work with diverse populations including people of various cultural ethnic language and socio economic backgrounds

Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects and to coordinate meetings Availability to work on…