Bilingual Family Advocate

The Family Advocate will work as a member of a team whose primary role is to engage families in partnering to promote their child’s healthy development and school readiness. The Family Advocate uses principles of family engagement to support families in their role as their child’s primary educator, encourage positive parent/child interactions that promote children’s school readiness and healthy development and enhance family well-being and self-sufficiency. The Family Advocate takes the lead to build social networks among families and connects families with available community resources.

QUALIFICATIONS AND PREREQUISITES

• Must have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree or credential in social work, human services, family services, counseling or related field.

• Work flexible hours to meet the needs of families.

• Bilingual Marshallese/English or Spanish/English preferred.

• Computer literacy including email, word processing, Google Suite, and internet navigation

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Participate in outreach and recruitment activities to engage families in our program. Engage families in the Family Partnership process in order to build relationships and shared accountability for promoting children’s development.

• Individualize family engagement and relationship-building to be respectful of families’ cultural context and family circumstances

• Provide parenting and community resource support to families

• Work as a team with family services and all staff throughout the program

• Enroll children into the program, complete family assessments, and document activities

• Utilize in-classroom time and home visits to build deeper understanding of the relationship between children’s development and their home environments, as well as to model and coach families in positive parent/child interaction.

• Utilize self-assessment information to assist families with self-identified goals to enhance self-sufficiency in areas such as education, employment, housing, and access to community resources.
• Conduct virtual and center-based workshops and activities designed to build social capital and create a welcoming program community committed to family engagement in children’s learning and development.

• Serve as a proactive voice for children and families by working with the management staff to provide program information to local groups and associations whenever possible to encourage coordination or collaboration

This position is full-time. Work hours are primarily between 7:30am – 3:30pm, Monday-Friday. Hours may vary to meet the needs of enrolled families. Our organization offers excellent benefits, including paid holidays, access to health, vision, and dental insurance after 60 days, an Employee Assistance Program and 401(K) contributions after one year of employment. Background checks and fit-to-work physical exam are required, and pay starts at $17.41 per hour.

Economic Opportunity Agency of Washington County, Inc. (EOA) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Work Remotely

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.41 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

• Signing bonus

COVID-19 considerations:
All employees and adult clients are required to wear masks in our facilities, Employees must be fully vaccinated as of January 2022. Increased cleaning and disinfecting protocols, and follow all guidelines of Arkansas Child Care Licensing and CDC.

Experience:

• relevant: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location