Family Support Advocate

Objective: Coordinate family and community activities and services that stand-in strengthening the bond between victim/survivors of domestic/sexual violence and their children.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

· Develop and implement intervention plans and provide referrals, support and guidance.

· Provide parenting skill building techniques.

· Work directly with parents and children in the shelter and with outreach clients in order to promote, strengthen family resiliency.

· Support the reunification of children of domestic violence victims who may have entered the Child Welfare System.

· Develop and implement an Individual Family Service Plan with each family participating.

· Assess and promote the parenting skills of parents/children.

· Assess and promote children’s development.

· Apply individual, family and group work skills.

· Develop links with and utilize community resources to promote family stabilization.

· Ensure that domestic violence victims are as fully involved in decisions which affect them by promoting self-determination and empowerment.

· Provide culturally relevant and diversified interventions and strategies when addressing the needs of victims of domestic violence and their children.

· Promote an atmosphere in which parents are encouraged to take responsibility for meeting needs of their children.

· Maintain accurate, complete and confidential records that reflect assessment, services and outcomes.

· Facilitate support group on a weekly basis. Meet regularly with clients to support case plan accomplishments.

· Refer clients to other agencies and mainstream community resources and advocate directly with other agencies as needed to help client access necessary services.

· Maintain service partnerships with referral agencies.

· Conduct shelter client assessments and intakes. Orientate clients to shelter and shelter guidelines.

· Assure that appropriate shelter guidelines are practiced.

· Assist clients in identifying and fulfilling personal and service needs.

· Comply with all agency policies and safety procedures. Document shelter happenings and client activities as necessary.

· Oversee shelter environment and activities, facilitate problem solving for in-house conflicts and

crises, encourage and model appropriate shelter interactions. Mediate on behalf of residential

clients when appropriate.

· Provide appropriate follow-up and documentation of emergency incidents or non-compliance of shelter guidelines.

· Provide intensive services to families in crisis and planned interventions.

· Attend staff meetings, staff development trainings and support staff in their development and training and submit reports as required.

· Provide any and all shelter support as directed by Supervisor Program Director, Executive Director or Chief Executive Officer.

Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Qualifications:

· A Bachelor’s Degree in human services or related field or equivalent work or volunteer experience and training preferred.

· Must work well with persons of varied sexual preference, racial, ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic backgrounds, and with individuals who are differently-abled.

· Awareness of relationship violence, child abuse, stalking, and sexual abuse and assault preferred.

· Knowledge of counseling and advocacy techniques for people who have been victims of domestic violence, including crisis intervention and case management skills beneficial.

· Previous employment or volunteer work in human services, community agencies or other related nonprofit or social change organizations a plus.

· Good oral and written communication and computer skills are required.

· Bilingual (Spanish/English) speaker preferred but not required.

· Position requires the ability to work flexible hours including some evenings and weekends and on-call scheduling.

Friends of Yates, Inc. (FOY) is an equal opportunity employer. FOY does not consider race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or marital status in employment decisions. It is our policy to maintain a non-discriminatory environment free from intimidation, harassment, or bias based upon these grounds

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Evenings as needed
• Monday to Friday
• On call
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Salary : $50,000 - $55,000