Family Advocate

Job Duties

• Interact effectively with individuals from all socio-economic backgrounds.
• Maintain client confidentiality of communications and records.
• Identify 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 an 85% attendance rate at assigned centers.
• 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.
• 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

• Associate 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.