Family Advocate

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community • Scottsdale, AZ

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

12 MONTH CONTRACT Under the general supervision of the Family and Community Partnership Coordinator, the Family Advocate provides moderately complex information and referral work for parents and families in need of social service assistance. Work involves making home and office visits to identify problems, determining assistance needed, and refer to the appropriate agency or field follow-up service. Responsibilities require considerable contact with community members, other agencies, and the general public.

Requirements

• Associate degree from accredited college or university in Social Work, Sociology, Social Services or a related field.
• Three (3) years of work experience in a social service program serving disadvantaged children or families that involve substantial client contact and home/field visits.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Arizona Driver’s License.
• Successful completion of an extensive background investigation is required.
• Incumbent is required to pass a basic physical examination and provide proof of immunizations at time of hire.
• Follow-up physical examinations and current immunizations are required and must be completed to maintain good employment status.
• Maintaining booster shots on immunizations and taking a TB skin test or x-ray annually is also required.
• Incumbent must also obtain First Aid and CPR certification within the first three (3) months of employment from the date of hire and maintain certification subsequently.
• Must be able to pass a Pre-Employment Drug Test and extensive Fingerprint and Background Check.
• Employee is Subject to Random Drug Testing and completion of a Background Check every five (5) years.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in early childhood development preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides case management to enrolled families, documenting contacts.
• Conducts home and office visits to assist families in meeting the needs of their child.
• Encourages parents to be actively involved in all aspects of their child’s development.
• Offers Family Partnership Agreements to parents/guardians, helping to identify individual family goals and support systems.
• Assists parents and guardians in obtaining referrals for issues or concerns affecting the educational needs of the child.
• Assists the Family Involvement Specialist in setting up parent-involvement activities, volunteer coordination, Fatherhood activities and other program activities.
• Contacts parents and encourages full participation in all program activities and assists in arranging transportation or other needs that may hinder parent’s participation.
• Monitors student attendance and conducts follow-up on attendance issues.
• Assists parents in strengthening problem solving skills and support systems.
• Conducts parent orientations for new students and collects and tracks incoming enrollment documents.
• Utilizes computer and related software in the development of flyers, newsletters, etc., to keep parents informed of all program activities.
• Inputs and maintains computerized records of participant enrollment, and attendance.
• Gathers and provides program information to the Parent Information Board to update on program resources.
• Assists in the recruitment of children for the program and completing program enrollment applications and other related paperwork.
• Contacts and follows up with parents to obtain missing forms or records that could prevent the timely enrollment of their child in the program.
• Conducts required health screenings on enrolled students within the required timeframes and enters screening results into data tracking system.
• Conducts follow up with parents on unmet student health needs, such as hearing, vision, lead, and hemoglobin screenings and follow-up treatment.
• Attends weekly staff meetings and in-service trainings.
• Prepares, as needed, program progress reports to share with staff on program effectiveness or recommendations for program improvements.
• Maintains ongoing, open communication with other ECEC staff related to families’ needs.
• Uses personal vehicle to drive to and from client’s homes, various program sites, off-site meetings and events.
• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

Benefits

• The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills that may be required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree