FAMILY SERVICES ADVOCATE (MSHS - Seasonal Full Time) Aberdeen

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide direct health and social services to children & families by:
  • Following established program area timelines
  • Conducting enrollment procedures and identifying and addressing immediate needs
  • Gathering child health and development information and conducting screenings under state, federal and other applicable regulations
  • Establishing trusting relationships
  • Communicating effectively and assessing individual family strengths and needs to assist families in setting and achieving goals
• Promote, organize, and facilitate educational trainings and meetings following MSHS parent curriculum, Center Health Service Advisory Committee (HSAC), center parent meetings, and UCLA Health Literacy Program for parents
• Collaboratively develop service plans under guidelines of CC Idaho’s FAM
• Monitor individual case requirements, compile data, referrals, and follow-ups to regularly discuss the status with Center Management Team during Family Advocacy Meetings (FAM) or as needed
• Knowledge of recruitment procedures, and techniques
• Establish & maintain working relationships with community partners to facilitate advocacy and referrals for needed health, nutrition, and social services for enrolled families
• Stay current on community, state and agency resources and services available to clients
• Attend and participate at local network group committees to represent MSHS program in health, dental and nutrition needs of migrant farm workers
• Develop, prepare, and maintain family records, documents, files, reports, databases
• Work a variety of hours and be able to travel for work and training purposes
• Able to multi-task, meet deadlines, and remain calm and professional under pressure
• Able to perform basic mathematical functions and keep track of assigned local budgets
• Maintain standards of confidentiality of CC Idaho clients and records
• Perform all work duties and activities in compliance with CC Idaho, state, federal and Head Start Performance standards and regulations (If applicable)
• Perform all work duties and activities in compliance with Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership (EHS-CCP) partner site policies, procedures, and safety practices

BENEFITS

• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• 401(k) retirement plan (Must be 21 years of age to participate)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Work/Life Balance

• First year of service - 16 hours up front and then accrues up to 5 PTO days each year.
• After 3 years of service - 16 hours up front and then accrue up to 8 PTO days each year.
• After 10 years of service - 24 up front and then accrue up to 12 PTO days each year.
• After 20 years of service - 24 hours up front and then accrue up to 16 PTO days each year.
• After 30 years of service - 32 hours up front and then accrue up to 20 PTO days each year.