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Family Advocate

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fort wayne, in • Posted 4 weeks ago
Onsite Full Time Community and Social Service Occupations

POSITION: FAMILY ADVOCATE

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LOCATION: ALLEN

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HOURS: MONDAY - FRIDAY (40 hrs wk) (ADDITIONAL HOURS AS REQUIRED)

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STARTING SALARY RANGE: $23.00hr
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JOB DUTIES
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  1. Ability to interact effectively with individuals from all socio-economic backgrounds.
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  2. Maintain client confidentiality of communications and records.
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  3. Identifying clients for Head Start through the use of agency data, neighborhood involvement, agency outreach, and other methods to maintain full enrollment and a minimum of 10% waitlist.
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  4. Monitor, track and follow-up with attendance to ensure 85% attendance rate at assigned center.
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  5. Plan and attend monthly parent meetings and other parent involvement activities in collaboration with the center staff and parents.
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  6. In conjunction with parents, complete the family partnership plan to develop family goals.
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  7. With parent participation, devise individual volunteer plans designed to increase parent involvement in Head Start.
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  8. Collaborate with parents, supervisor and co-workers to ensure intervention techniques meet the development needs of the family in a timely manner.
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SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
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  1. Associate degree in Human Services, Public Affairs, Social Work, Psychology, or related field required. Bachelor's Degree preferred.
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  2. Two (2) years' experience in a Human Services field required.
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  3. Must be certified in CPR and First Aid within 120 days of hire.
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  4. When driving for Brightpoint, the employee must have a valid Indiana driver's license and must maintain minimum liability limits of $100,000/$300,000 on auto insurance.
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  5. Excellent written and oral communication skills.
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  6. Ability to work with minimal supervision; self-motivated, attentive to detail, well organized, dependable, productive, and function well under deadlines and multiple priorities.
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  7. Familiarity with PC, Microsoft Windows, Databases, and DOS environments
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DATES FOR INTERNAL POSTING: FROM July 20, 2023 TO August 4, 2023

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DATES FOR EXTERNAL POSTING: FROM July 20, 2023 TO August 4, 2023

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APPROXIMATE DATE FOR POSITION TO BEGIN: Immediately

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