Family Advocate
Company: The Center for Children and Families
Location: Winnsboro
Posted on: January 23, 2023
Job Description:
THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
BROKERS OF HOPE
FAMILY ADVOCATE for FRANKLIN PARISH
Job Description
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
The Family Advocate provides support for the Brokers of Hope
project by coordinating services and community resources in
Franklin Parish for children and families served in Winnsboro and
the surrounding areas. The Family Advocate duties include but are
not limited to conducting telephone and personal intake interviews,
providing appropriate information, materials and/or referral to all
contacts not eligible for case level services, determining
eligibility for case level services within agency policies and
priorities, supporting program staff and assisting the Program
Director.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in social service-related field or equivalent
combination of education and experience.
- Excellent communication skills including collaboration,
negotiation, and persuasion preferred
- Ability to work cooperatively with different types of
personalities.
- Knowledge and understanding of word processing programs,
e-mail, and the internet.
- Ability to maintain confidential information and organization
skills.
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and remain flexible in a
dynamic work environment.
- Knowledge and understanding of issues and dynamics within
families in crisis.
- Knowledge of available community resources and ability to
create new partnerships with key stakeholders.
ACCOUNTABILITY:
The Family Advocate is hired by the Program Director. The Family
Advocate reports directly to the Program Director who is
responsible for his/her performance evaluations.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Coordinate services for clients including housing, health,
psychotherapy, education, and life or parenting skills
- Develop and foster partnerships with key stakeholders and
community resources for client's best interest
- Regularly meet with clients and/or family in their home,
school, or in the community
- Provide training to clients and community partners regarding
the program and relevant topics with sensitivity to service
population's cultural and socio-economic characteristics and
integrate this into client care
- Facilitate group interactions with clients, collaterals and
community partners
- Work collaboratively with therapists, program staff, schools,
churches, law enforcement, and community partners
- Organize and maintain client records via electronic health
record system
- Gather and report data for outcomes reporting and program
evaluation
- Receive necessary information regarding referral of new clients
to the program
- Initiate first contact with families and conducts in-home
assessment interviews
- Maintain contact with entire case load as per program
requirements
- Communicate regularly with Director regarding updates and
changes in client progress
- Maintain communication with community partners, agencies and
resource providers
- Help maintain and update a community resource manual to serve
as a listing for program staff
- Participate in weekly supervision to discuss cases and
collateral meetings
- Complete work time sheets weekly
- Attend conferences, seminars, meetings, and trainings as
requested by the Program Director
- Participate in performance evaluations of this position as
directed by the Program Director
- Demonstrate acceptable level of commitment to the Core Values
and Mission of the Brokers of Hope Project and The Center for
Children and Families
- Provide assistance to the Program Director or other staff
members as needed and when requested
- Other duties as assigned
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Keywords: The Center for Children and Families, Jackson , Family Advocate, Other , Winnsboro, Mississippi
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