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Family Advocate
Family Development Services' Family Advocate will provide case management to assist families in meeting their family goals and needs for social and other essential family support services.
FT/PT
Full-Time
Responsibilities Include
- Interview family and assess strengths and needs, and develop a family centered partnership plan agreement with the family, identifying and establishing goals
- Monitor goal accomplishments of families throughout their participation in the program. Assist families to meet milestones/objectives that lead to goals accomplishment
- Advocate on behalf of enrolled families by identifying, making referrals to, procuring and/or coordinating community resources and services available to families, considering eligibility criteria. Follow-up on referrals
- Maintain organized case files, enter information into HSFIS and/or other designated computer databases, as needed
- Document each family contact, and all internal services provided to families, as well as all external referrals for service
- Develop and implement a plan to improve attendance on children with repeat absences
- Assist with planning and implementation of parent training and activities
- Assist in completion of all internal reports and coordination of referrals for child abuse
- Complete and submit all weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports as directed
- Conduct a minimum of two home visits per family each school year, and as needed
Level 1 Specific Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Social Work, or related field required
- Some Social Work experience preferred
- Home visiting experience preferred
- Will be required to earn credential within 1 year of hiring
- Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills; bilingual preferred
Level 2 Specific Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Social Work, or related field required
- Two years of Social Work experience required
- Home visiting experience preferred
- Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills; bilingual preferred
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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
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