All Other Positions Family Advocate - Head Start, Itinerant (Home school Dr. Mayo)

Job Description:

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Title: Family Advocate

Reports To: Family Engagement Coordinator or Head Start Directors Designee

Position Job Summary:

The Family Advocate (FA) will work as a member of a team whose primary role is to engage all families to partner with us to promote childrens healthy development and school readiness. The Family Advocate uses knowledge of the principles of family engagement to support families in their roles as their childs primary educator, encourage parent/child interactions that promote childrens school readiness and healthy development, and enhance family well-being. In this role, the Family Advocate will provide more intensive and targeted support to families based upon their individualized needs.

The Family Advocate will work as part of the programs broader team to expand family engagement strategies that will create a sense of belonging and shared community among families, with the goal of enhancing the relationships and support that families provide to one another in their shared aspirations for their children and themselves. The position may involve reassignment of caseload and/or center location as deemed necessary for program operations. The Family Advocate will provide direct services to a caseload of approximately 40 families, communicating with families in an effective format that is most accessible.

Minimum Qualifications:

• An Associates Degree (AA) or Baccalaureate Degree (BA) in social work, human services, family services, counseling, or a related field preferred
• A passion for achieving positive child and family outcomes through high quality family engagement
• Experience, training, and skill assisting the parents of young children to advocate for their families
• Ability to effectively community verbally and in writing
• Experience working in low income diverse communities preferred
• Bilingual/Multilingual is an asset
• Pass physical examination, background check, and fingerprinting screen
• Computer literacy in email, word processing and internet navigation

Salary and Terms of Employment: 10-month work year Local 3429 BOE Paraprofessionals, Group 2 ($36,344)

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Evaluation:

Performance will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board of Educations policy on evaluation of personnel and the Head Start Program Performance Standards guided by the Family Advocate Success Rubric

NOTE: The above description covers the principal duties and responsibilities of the job. The description shall not be construed as a complete listing of all duties or a contract. In all cases, these relationships, functions, and applications are subject to change as necessary.