FAMILY PARTNER WORKER
About The Position
Responsible for partnering with individuals, families, community partners and stakeholders to build relationships in the FSC and community. Responsible for problem solving and providing general guidance to help individuals, families, and communities achieve success. Responsible for providing support to families by conducting Welcome Tours, providing information & referrals, facilitating group activities, advocacy support and conducting outreach. Works with Volunteer Coordinator to ensure transformational parent engagement approach is implemented with parent leaders. Creates warm, welcoming, home-like environment when orienting, engaging with, or introducing families and individual family members to the FSC. Creates opportunities for and encourages families and individual family members to connect with each other. Reviews and uses diverse community input (completed welcome packets, suggestion boards, feedback surveys, etc.) to inform center programming and ensure continued participant interest.
Requirements
- Organizational skills with the ability to plan, develop, implement social service programs.
- Outstanding relationship skills and the ability to function in a team environment.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Computer literate with proficiency and working knowledge of database and reporting tools.
- Associate degree with two years’ experience in development or implementation of community- based services, prevention programs, or any other human service programs.
- Applicants who do not possess the required education may substitute additional experience as indicated on a year-for-year basis with thirty (30) semester hour credits being equal to one (1) year of experience.
- Valid New Jersey driver’s license, safe driving record, and vehicle availability are required.
Nice To Haves
- Additional education and related experience are preferred, such as a bachelor’s degree in a Human Services related field, experience in the provision of prevention related programs.
Responsibilities
- Partnering with individuals, families, community partners and stakeholders to build relationships in the FSC and community.
- Problem solving and providing general guidance to help individuals, families, and communities achieve success.
- Providing support to families by conducting Welcome Tours, providing information & referrals, facilitating group activities, advocacy support and conducting outreach.
- Working with Volunteer Coordinator to ensure transformational parent engagement approach is implemented with parent leaders.
- Creating warm, welcoming, home-like environment when orienting, engaging with, or introducing families and individual family members to the FSC.
- Creating opportunities for and encourages families and individual family members to connect with each other.
- Reviewing and using diverse community input (completed welcome packets, suggestion boards, feedback surveys, etc.) to inform center programming and ensure continued participant interest.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
