Family Advocate Fulltime

Are you looking for a rewarding work environment with great benefits, where you will impact the lives of others (as well as yourself)?

POSITION: FAMILY ADVOCATE

LOCATION: ALLEN, DEKALB and WHITLEY COUNTY

HOURS: 40 HOURS MONDAY – FRIDAY

(ADDITIONAL HOURS AS REQUIRED)

STARTING SALARY RANGE: $24 HOURLY

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JOB DUTIES
• Ability to interact effectively with individuals from all socio-economic backgrounds.
• Maintain client confidentiality of communications and records.
• 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.
• Monitor, track and follow-up with attendance to ensure 85% attendance rate at assigned center.
• Plan and attend monthly parent meetings and other parent involvement activities in collaboration with the center staff and parents.
• In conjunction with parents, complete the family partnership plan to develop family goals.
• With parent participation, devise individual volunteer plans designed to increase parent involvement in Head Start.
• Collaborate with parents, supervisor and co-workers to ensure intervention techniques meet the development needs of the family in a timely manner.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
• Associated degree in Human Services, Public Affairs, Social Work, Psychology, or related field required. Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Two (2) years’ experience in a Human Services field required.
• Must be certified in CPR and First Aid within 120 days of hire.
• 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.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision; self-motivated, attentive to detail, well organized, dependable, productive, and function well under deadlines and multiple priorities.
• Familiarity with PC, Microsoft Windows, Databases, and DOS environments

DATES FOR INTERNAL POSTING: FROM July 10, 2024 TO until filled

DATES FOR EXTERNAL POSTING: FROM July 10, 2024 TO until filled

APPROXIMATE DATE FOR POSITION TO BEGIN: Immediately

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, 423-3546 EXT 206 or 255

Applications accepted at 227 E. WASHINGTON BLVD, FORT WAYNE, IN

8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M., MONDAY – THURSDAY, OR 8:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M., FRIDAY

OR VIA THE INTERNET AT mybrightpoint.org

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