What are the responsibilities and job description for the Early Head Start Family Advocate position at SAL Community Services?
Early Head Start Family Advocate
BASE WAGE $21.38-$23.49 per hour based on education level.
JOB TYPE Full-Time
DESCRIPTION
Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships, part of SAL Community Services, is the Quad Cities areas leading provider of early childhood care and education. We provide a safe, secure and supportive environment centered on how playing can charge the mind of the children we care for.
The Family Advocate works with Early Head Start families and provides them with appropriate health, special needs, nutrition, and mental health information, resources and referrals while addressing the family’s social service needs and providing parent engagement opportunities that improve their family life and their child’s school readiness. You will:
- Work with parents/guardians through a relationship-based approach to facilitate the process of identifying their individual and family strengths and needs.
- Provide referrals and follow up in accordance with the policies and procedures to ensure the family’s needs have been met.
- Conduct parent education and other trainings for parents/guardians.
- Responsible for conducting monthly parent meetings and facilitating the election of Policy Council Representatives.
- Maintain accurate and timely family files and data entry into e-system to ensure all required documents and signatures are obtained and transfers and terminations are appropriate and complete.
We are looking for team members who:
- Share a love for children and a passion for helping them learn, grow, and thrive;
- Enjoy following a routine, and welcome the in-the-moment changes that come with each day in childcare;
- Believe that early childhood education is the first step to a child's successful future;
- Are passionate about building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for all, and,
- Are professional, kind, and don't take themselves too seriously!
Salary, benefits and perks.
Our entire compensation package includes paid time off and paid holidays; health, dental, and vision benefits; 401(k) with employer contribution; and pet insurance. A full list of benefits is available on our website.
Our entire compensation package includes paid time off and paid holidays; health, dental, and vision benefits; 401(k) with employer contribution; and pet insurance. A full list of benefits is available on our website.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. A full list of job responsibilities will be provided prior to an interview. This position must obtain required background clearances. Requests for reasonable accommodation as required under applicable law will be considered.
Education and Experience
Required: Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Counseling or related field or Bachelor’s degree with two (2) years’ experience working with high-risk families in social work field that focuses on family dynamics, infant and toddler development, and possess knowledge of community resources and skills to link families with appropriate agencies and services. Ability and willingness to work in a program located in a high-risk, low-income community with diverse cultures, communications styles, and norms. Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree plus more than two years of experience as listed above.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION Mission
SAL Community Services (SAL) strengthens children, families, and individuals to build and enhance thriving communities.
About Us
At SAL Community Services, we provide Support, Advocacy, and Learning in our communities—from childhood to adulthood. Our mission is to strengthen children, families, and individuals to build and enhance thriving communities. Founded in 1970, we have a history of listening to the needs of our community and responding. We have grown from an organization focused on providing quality child care to low-income working families to one that meets a wide variety of needs, from early care and education to crisis assistance and stabilization services. Today, SAL has a bi-state 17 county regional footprint from the Quad Cities to Central Illinois area. We advocate with and for the people we support, the communities we serve, and the solutions we champion, and we offer an inclusive, welcoming community for the people we serve—and our employees. Learn more on our website at www.salcommunityservices.org/about-us.
EOE STATEMENT SAL Community Services is an equal opportunity employer and believes in equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. Accordingly, all employment decisions are based on the principles of equal opportunity. These decisions include recruitment, selection, promotion, transfer, discipline, compensation, benefits, training and other personnel actions involving persons in all job titles and shall occur without regard to actual or perceived race, creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, religion (or for requesting an accommodation for a religious belief), sex, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information (as defined in Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)), military status or discharge status, veteran status, qualified disabled veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, transgenderism, marital status, citizenship status, familial status, physical or mental disability (or for requesting an accommodation for a disability), association with a disabled person(s), medical condition (including HIV or AIDS status, cancer related or genetic characteristics) arrest record (unless doing so violates contractual, funding, or licensing requirements), order of protection status, pregnancy (including conditions related to childbirth or breast feeding), homelessness or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
LOCATION SAL Community Services Administration Office
EXEMPT/NON-EXEMPT Non-Exempt
Salary : $21 - $23
