What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Advocate - Kinship Caregivers position at Family Service Rochester?
Family Service Rochester is seeking a full-time Family Advocate to join our newly created Family Resource Center. An ideal candidate for this position would have bilingual Spanish/English language skills. This is an exciting new opportunity for those who are passionate about strengthening families by providing essential support, resources and engaging activities to build community.
As a Family Advocate you will collaborate with stakeholders, families, community partners and other service providers to support kinship caregivers, allowing them to access resources, pursue legal authority for the children they are caring for, and build social connections with other kinship care providers. You will do this by:
Eligible candidates will hold a bachelor's degree in the human services field. Preference will be given to those with a Minnesota Social Work License or license eligibility and to those with 1 – 3 years of relevant experience working with kinship caregivers in child welfare.
Our ideal candidate works effectively with diverse populations, has excellent communication skills, is comfortable working independently, as well as working closely with a multidisciplinary team, has experience with crisis intervention, values collaboration with community partners and has a working knowledge of trauma and how mental health and chemical health can impede resource access. Must possess computer literacy. Bilingual language abilities are a plus, especially Spanish language skills.
For your expertise, FSR will provide a collaborative and safe work environment where all identities are welcomed and valued. You can expect agency-lead continuous improvement in understanding our own privileges and how that may impact our work with others.
FSR offers a competitive compensation program and full benefits including health insurance, company-paid life and disability insurance, 5% match on all retirement plan contributions as well as continuing education and professional development opportunities, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, EAP resources, flexible scheduling, 4 ½ weeks of PTO to start and 11 ½ paid holidays per year. We offer a culture of learning, listening and growth where employees regularly meet with senior leadership to provide ideas and feedback. At Family Service Rochester (FSR) we believe that our employees are our greatest asset. We are guided by our values in where we believe that everyone needs to be understood, and that partnership is a process. We believe that everyone desires respect and that partners share power. We believe that everyone has strengths and that judgements can wait. We are a dynamic and compassionate organization committed to making a positive impact in the lives of individuals and families in our community. If you share in our values and desire to listen to what people need and together, build better lives we have an opportunity for you.
As a Family Advocate you will collaborate with stakeholders, families, community partners and other service providers to support kinship caregivers, allowing them to access resources, pursue legal authority for the children they are caring for, and build social connections with other kinship care providers. You will do this by:
- Providing direct service that includes conducting person/family centered needs assessments, listening to caregiver needs, referring families to services, and providing warm hand offs.
- Collaborating with community stakeholders to provide coordinated services for families caring for children in kinship care arrangements.
- Ensuring compliance with the evidence-based model for kinship caregiver support.
- Maintaining and applying knowledge of the structure, policies, procedures, and statutes of county and community services.
- Working collaboratively to develop work plans specific to Family Resource Center operations, service delivery, logistics and community engagement with input from community partners and under the direction of the Family Advisory Board (FAB).
- Organizing and conducting meetings with community members and service providers to identify needs in the community, gather feedback on the FRC, and to support the development of programs, resources, and services.
Eligible candidates will hold a bachelor's degree in the human services field. Preference will be given to those with a Minnesota Social Work License or license eligibility and to those with 1 – 3 years of relevant experience working with kinship caregivers in child welfare.
Our ideal candidate works effectively with diverse populations, has excellent communication skills, is comfortable working independently, as well as working closely with a multidisciplinary team, has experience with crisis intervention, values collaboration with community partners and has a working knowledge of trauma and how mental health and chemical health can impede resource access. Must possess computer literacy. Bilingual language abilities are a plus, especially Spanish language skills.
For your expertise, FSR will provide a collaborative and safe work environment where all identities are welcomed and valued. You can expect agency-lead continuous improvement in understanding our own privileges and how that may impact our work with others.
FSR offers a competitive compensation program and full benefits including health insurance, company-paid life and disability insurance, 5% match on all retirement plan contributions as well as continuing education and professional development opportunities, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, EAP resources, flexible scheduling, 4 ½ weeks of PTO to start and 11 ½ paid holidays per year. We offer a culture of learning, listening and growth where employees regularly meet with senior leadership to provide ideas and feedback. At Family Service Rochester (FSR) we believe that our employees are our greatest asset. We are guided by our values in where we believe that everyone needs to be understood, and that partnership is a process. We believe that everyone desires respect and that partners share power. We believe that everyone has strengths and that judgements can wait. We are a dynamic and compassionate organization committed to making a positive impact in the lives of individuals and families in our community. If you share in our values and desire to listen to what people need and together, build better lives we have an opportunity for you.
Salary : $55,500 - $81,100
