Family Advocate - Children and Family Social Worker

We are seeking a child and family supportive individual to join our Early Head Start team for our Family Advocate opening in Greensburg. As the Family Advocate, you will provide intensive and comprehensive child development and family support services to eligible community members and their families. Using your strong communication skills and knowledge of community resources, you will:

• Meet with in-need community members at their homes weekly and during socialization activities,
• Maintain a maximum caseload of ten to twelve families,
• Help families assess their own and their child's development needs,
• Assist families develop goals and strategies to meet those goals,
• Support family health and nutrition needs by providing information on resources, education, and transportation as necessary, and
• Aid families in acquiring necessary resources, making referrals when necessary.

Westmoreland Community Action is a non-profit organization that works to connect individuals and families to opportunities and resources throughout the community to improve their quality of life and help to reduce poverty in the community. This is accomplished through housing, counseling, support, education, intervention, collaborations, partnerships, information, referrals, and networking.

We believe that every child deserves a strong foundation for success, and our Head Start programs offer a nurturing and stimulating environment for children to learn, grow, and thrive. Through our partnerships with parents, caregivers, and the community, we foster the social, emotional, and intellectual development of young children, preparing them for a bright future.

Qualifications:

• Must possess a CDA credential or equivalent coursework.
• Associate's or bachelor's degree in early childhood education or human services is preferred.
• Must possess a valid PA driver’s license and $15,000/$30,000 bodily liability auto insurance.
• Must be able to provide or successfully obtain child abuse, state police, fingerprint-based criminal background, and sex offender registry clearances.

Annual salary based on years of experience: $41,184.00 - $45,073.60 ($19.80 - $21.67 per hour).

Benefits:

• 100% Employer paid dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability polices,
• ICHRA health plans – Using an allowance, choose the best plan for you,
• 16 paid holidays,
• 10 days of vacation in first year of employment,
• Sick time,
• 8% retirement match after 1 year and 1000 hours of service,
• Mileage reimbursement,
• Time and a half for holidays worked.

Westmoreland Community Action (WCA) is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects our community and those that we seek to serve. If you, in good faith, believe that you are qualified to succeed in this position, we encourage you to apply. Please include a cover letter to tell us about your unique qualifications for the position. Our hiring manager will review your application and, if interested, will contact you regarding next steps.

REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO SAFELY PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION OF FAMILY ADVOCATE.

Physical requirements - Push/pull, lift/move up to 25 pounds.

Manual dexterity - Perform moderately difficult manipulation - typing, filing, and writing.

Coordination - Perform tasks, which require foot and/or hand/eye coordination - driving a car, typing data entry.

Mobility - Walk, stand, sit for prolonged periods of time, drive.

Speech - Articulate with extreme accuracy - employee/client relations, phone contact.

Vision - Read small print, drive a car.

Hearing - Receive verbal instructions, answer phones, intercom, communicate with employees.

Concentration - Able to concentrate on fine detail with some interruption.

Attention span - Able to attend to task function for more that 60 minutes.

Conceptualization - Able to understand and relate to theories behind several related concepts.

Memory - Able to remember multiple verbal and written task-assignments given at beginning of a period extending over long period of time.

Environment Conditions - Indoor/outdoor work.