Family Engagement and Support Advocate

The Family Engagement and Support Advocate will work as a member of a team whose primary role is to engage families to partner with us to promote children's healthy development and school readiness. In their specialized role, the Family Engagement and Support Advocate will provide individualized, intensive support to the most vulnerable families in our Head Start program. A sub-set of families on the Family Engagement and Support Advocates' caseloads will include families experiencing a significant crisis, families who are recently homeless or whose children are in foster care, as well as families impacted by substance abuse, family violence or mental health concerns. In order to effectively support these families, the Family Engagement and Support Advocate will be expected to establish and maintain relationships with community providers to provide the resources, counseling, treatment or other interventions needed to assist them to stabilize their circumstances and enhance their overall well-being.
We believe all families share the same aspirations for their children and have the ability to significantly contribute to their children's development and learning. The Family Engagement and Support Advocate's position strengthens our Head Start program's ability to provide more targeted support to families who may require additional resources to achieve these outcomes. The position may involve reassignment of caseload and/or traveling to more than one center as deemed necessary for program operations.
The Family and Engagement Support Advocate's responsibilities primarily fall within the following core functions, although s/he may perform other tasks based upon program needs:

• Promote Family Environments that Enhance Children's Development
• Support Families to Meet Self-Identified Goals
• Support Vulnerable Families
• Maintain Internal and External Service Coordination
• Assure Accurate and Timely Record Keeping and Reporting

Job Requirements:

• BA Degree in Social Work, Human Services, Family Services, Counseling or a related field, required.
• Experience, training, and skill assisting the parents of young children to advocate for their families

Why Acelero Learning or Shine Early Learning?

• Ability to make an impact in the lives of the children, families, and partners we serve
• Career growth and professional development opportunities
• Supportive working environment
• Average of 5 weeks of paid time off during 1st year of employment
• Comprehensive benefits, including 401K matching and 100% vesting program

We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating a diverse and healthy work place.