Social Worker​/Client Advocate-Spanish Focus

New Life Family Services is looking for a full-time (40 hours per week) Social Worker/Client Advocate‑Spanish Focus for their St Paul First Care office.

The Social Worker/Client Advocate – Spanish Focus helps fulfill New Life Family Service’s mission of assisting clients in life‑affirming decisions with the love and compassion of Christ by providing quality services related to family, pregnancy and STD testing.

• Primary Focus: Provide direct services to individuals and families seeking early parenting‑related support. Primarily focused on Spanish‑speaking families, with English families secondary. Provide individual and group parent education and coaching sessions with clients through approved curriculum. Conduct agency intakes for individuals and families to assess their immediate and ongoing needs and develop and implement a case plan, including goal setting. Provide support and counsel as appropriate along with referrals or coordination of services for other assessed needs.
• Secondary Focus: Provide direct services to individuals and families, primarily Spanish‑speaking individuals including conducting intakes for pregnancy tests, ultrasound appointments and STD testing as needed. Provide decision‑making counseling for clients including sharing information about abortion risks and procedures, parenting information, and adoption education. Collaborate with New Life Adoptions Expectant Parent Social Worker for adoption services as needed. Collaborate with and make referrals to Conquerors Program Manager as needed.
  
  Maintain accurate records of services provided according to agency standards.
• Additional Duties: Assist in translating materials into Spanish. Assist in keeping Spanish documents and resources up to date. Conduct networking meetings with other organizations and maintain current knowledge of community resources applicable to the needs of the caseload. Conduct other duties as assigned by supervisor.