Parent Partner; ARS

Position: Parent Partner (ARS)
Description

Position: ARS Parent Partner

Accountable: ARS Program Supervisor

Classification:
Regular, Full Time, Non
- Exempt (hourly)

Date Revised:
November 2025

ARS PARENT PARTNER

ANOTHER ROAD TO SAFETY (ARS) Program

HAYWARD and OAKLAND OFFICES

Another Road to Safety Program (ARS) is an early intervention and prevention program offered through the Prevention and Intake Division of the Alameda County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS or CFS). The strength of the ARS Program is our staff. Our Parent Partners all have personal experience successfully navigating the Alameda County Child Welfare system as clients. Parent Partners utilize their lived experiences to engage families while using a family-centered, early intervention and prevention approach.

Role:

The Parent Partner will work closely with families who are at risk of child abuse and neglect in Alameda County. The Parent Partner will work closely with families to increase involvement, setting goals, coaching family members through the process, and supporting them in achieving the set goals. The Parent Partner also helps to ensure that the integrity of the individual family's culture is fully integrated into every aspect of the care and support offered to the child and family.

The Parent Partner ensures that culturally sensitive and family friendly engagement practices permeate throughout all of our program offerings. In addition, the Parent Partner will participate as a member of an Inter-Disciplinary team; including working closely with mental health professionals while representing the parent’s perspective. As a Parent Partner, you will receive support from the Another Road to Safety Program management team in the form of training, professional development, reflective clinical supervision, and administrative support.

Qualifications:

• Must be a birth parent who has successfully navigatedthe Alameda County Child Welfare System as a client, who has exhibitedexceptional qualities in their own efforts to reunify and/or develop viable permanency plans for their children

• Ability to engage cross-culturally with diverse clientele and community partners, providing culturally relevant and sensitive support.

• Ability to engage professionally with parents, supervisors, peers, community partners and County staff.

• Personal experience connecting with community resources and ability to support families in accessing all needed community resources.

• Willingness to engage in personal and professional development in order to develop new skills and meet the challenges of the position.

• Willingness to engage in reflective practices and utilize other clinical approaches in identifying and addressing personal issues which may affect or be affected by working with families involved with the Child welfare system

• Good organization skills.

• Demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills

• Basic computer skills and/or commitment to receive training in this area

• Ability to pass a background clearance and TB test

• Valid California driver’s license, a clear driving record, availability of personal vehicle, and personal vehicle insurance coverage.

• Willingness to work overtime as needed, including some evenings and weekend events

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual/Bicultural (Spanish or Cantonese) preferred

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide outreach and engagement to families at risk of child abuse and neglect

• Demonstrate sensitivity and competence in dealing with ethnic, cultural and socioeconomically diverse client population spanning over a large geographic area.

• Conduct screenings for challenges such as safety risks, child development, etc.

• Develop the Family Care Plan in collaboration with the family's goals

• Conduct weekly face to face visits with families (within the community and/or parents’ residence)

• Support parents in accessing resources that address basic needs and stabilization concerns, such as housing, food bank, general assistance, etc.

• Provide one to one support to the parent, i.e. role modeling advocacy for the parent; acting as a sounding board, motivator and coach for the parent

• Increase awareness about the importance…