Family Advocate

Brighter Beginnings•Oakland, CA

1d•$28•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Senior Program Manager, the Family Advocate (FA) will provide home visitation services and group socializations with pregnant parents and parents with children from birth to 3 years old in the Calworks Home Visiting program. In this role, you will work regularly with up to 17 assigned families in person (home visits/office visits), by phone, and through correspondence. You will deliver early childhood education using the Parents as Teachers model and curriculum: Work with families to set and achieve meaningful family goals. Serve as an advocate for families and assist in obtaining necessary services. Help families with the home visitation delivery model to support school readiness for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

Requirements

B.A. degree, ideally in a related field such as Social Work, Psychology, or Child Development.
Bilingual in Spanish and English
1 year of work experience providing case management or advocacy-based counseling
Excellent writing skills and computer proficiency
Advanced organizational skills for data entry, meeting deadlines, and communicating effectively with the team via email and phone.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with diverse populations in a professional manner.
Ability to exercise good judgment and communication skills needed to work in a team environment and maintain client confidentiality.
Valid driver’s license, acceptable driving record, reliable vehicle and car insurance.
Must pass evaluation of a background check and have no history of abuse/neglect after conditional offer letter

Nice To Haves

B.A. degree in a related field such as Social Work, Psychology, or Child Development.
Knowledge of ChildPlus, Efforts to Outcomes (ETO), and Microsoft Office
Experience working with ages 0-3 years old
Four-year degree in Social Work, Psychology, Child Development, or some college with work experience OR 12 Early Childhood Education (ECE) units
Experience doing home visitation
Bilingual fluency in Spanish/ English
Excels in assisting families to develop case goals and plans.
Ability to teach, nurture, and empower program participants.
Ability to work independently with a strong commitment to teamwork.
High ethical standards.
Experience working with diverse populations.

Responsibilities

Maintain a caseload of up to 17 families with children 0-3 years old.
Schedule, conduct and document 1-hour home visitation sessions twice or more per month with participating caregivers and their children in Alameda County.
Deliver the program’s curriculum designed to deliver child growth and development, health, educational, and nutritional information.
Coordinate with parents to ensure that prenatal, well-child exams, immunizations, health screenings, and nutrition assessments are complete and necessary follow up occurs.
Complete family partnership agreements, developmental screenings and all other required assessments with families promptly.
Develop child goals in partnership with parents/guardians.
Use multiple sources of data such as assessment results, caregiver home observations and program goals.
Support activities that encourage developmentally appropriate activities for the changing needs of infants and toddlers.
Coordinate and implement monthly group socializations.
Collaborate with community partner agencies to access services for participating families.
Promote awareness of programs through outreach in the community.
Demonstrate and share knowledge of social services, human development and various programs available in the community, as well as state and federal regulations pertaining to child abuse and neglect to abide by reporting standards.