Bilingual Family Development Advocate

Description

• Work closely with service area staff to address parents’ concerns or complaints.
• Advocate on behalf of parents with public and private service agencies to acquire needed family services.
• Data Entry of activities as required in Child Plus database.
• Maintains orderly records, including electronically.
• Participate in planning and facilitating Parent Education Workshops.
• Assists in accomplishing the program's non-federal match through the access of community resources (services, donations, discounts, and/or goods).
• Ensures that Parent Committee Minutes are translated and posted by the due date as required.
• Participate in planning and conducting Parent Committee Meetings with Parent Committee and site Staff.
• Supports and ensures the achievement of recruitment and enrollment goals.
• Assist enrolled families in developing Individualized Family Partnership Agreement Plans, research on resources and support the plans including periodic follow ups.
• Provide proof of the following immunizations as required: Measles, Pertussis (Whooping Cough), Influenza, and COVID-19.
• Maintain ongoing communication and follow-ups with in-house Service Area Managers and outside Health providers to obtain necessary health requirements.
• Provide proof of the following immunizations as required: Measles, Pertussis (Whooping Cough), and Influenza.
• Conduct vision and hearing health screenings for enrolled children.
• Conducts family assessment of each enrolled family by identifying family strengths, interests and needs.
• Identify children with special placement considerations.
• Participate in Multidisciplinary Team Meetings as needed.
• Conducts follow ups with the required health screenings per required periodicity of the Bright Futures Guidelines.
• Provide translation and interpretation services for non-English speaking parents.
• Manage a caseload of up to 55 children at a given time.
• Report signs of child abuse, neglect or unsafe living conditions to the proper authorities for appropriate action to ensure the safety of children.
• Monitor Parent Bulletin board once a month during parent meetings to ensure current events and required postings are maintained for related Head Start/Early Head Start information.
• Use computers, especially MS Office, Email and Internet, to store data, communicate, write reports and conduct research.
• Develop a plan of action with families who are having challenges with absences.
• Track family goals and produce weekly, monthly and quarterly reports on family development progress.
• Conducts home visits with designated site staff to follow up on required family and health services as needed.
• Attended staff development training to acquire skills and increase knowledge to enhance the quality of services.
• Obtain child and family information and complete service area forms accurately and completely in their entirety upon acceptance of the child and family into the program.

Requirements

• Data Entry skills and experience.
• A Family Development Credential and high school diploma or GED
• Experience providing social services to families and basic knowledge of social work, particularly in the context of early childhood development.
• Must complete 15 clock hours of professional development annually that builds the knowledge, experience, skills, and abilities of staff to improve child, family, and staff outcomes. Of this, a minimum of 50% of the 15 hours (or 7.5 hours) must be focused on the specific content area or job assignment. Must also complete an annual Professional Development Plan (PDP) to be reviewed 3 times during the year.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects and to coordinate meetings.
• FBI Criminal History Check, including fingerprints
• Must pass health screening (LIC 503) at time of employment, health screening is accepted within one year prior to hire, to be renewed every four (4) years.
• Must pass the following background checks prior to start of employment:
• Must have excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with parents, community members, and staff.
• Availability to work on weekday evenings and/or Saturdays for family development activities, as needed.
• Education and Work Experience
• Must have verification of T.B. clearance at time of employment, to be renewed every four (4) years (every 4 years for chest x-rays).
• Representative physical demands of the job include normal vision and hearing, standing for extended periods, sitting for extended periods, kneeling, and stooping, manipulating objects with hands, reaching overhead, and occasionally lifting and carrying objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to work with diverse populations, including people of various cultural, ethnic, language and socio-economic backgrounds.
• Bilingual in Spanish is required (written and orally).
• Associate’s degree OR
• Valid California Driver’s License and insurance coverage
• T.B. Test within the past year prior to employment, and every four (4) years thereafter (every 4 years for a chest X-ray).
• Family Development Credential achieved within the first year of employment as schedule permits by LACOE.
• Valid vision and hearing certification within the first year of employment.
• 1-year minimum experience in social work or family development, preferably in an early childhood development setting.
• State or Tribal Criminal History Check, including fingerprints
• COVID vaccination required; must have two-dose series of Pfizer or Moderna or a single-dose of Johnson & Johnson. Those that need a medical or religious exemption must reach out separately.
• Completion of Child Plus data entry training within the first 6 months of employment

Benefits

• FSA - Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 14 Paid Holidays
• Sick pay
• Pet Insurance
• Affordable Medical, Dental, and Vision packages extended to your family as well.
• Supplemental Insurance Plans
• Opportunity to promote within, just to name a few.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance