Bilingual Family Development Advocate

To apply via text, text the word "BFDA" to 213-513-7223

Position Compensation : $21.23 / hr - $24.62 / hr plus excellent benefits.

Pace offers a Total Rewards Package to its employees :

• 401k
• Vacation
• Sick pay
• 14 Paid Holidays
• Pet Insurance
• FSA - Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Affordable Medical, Dental, and Vision packages extended to your family as well.
• Supplemental Insurance Plans
• Opportunity to promote within, just to name a few.

JOB PURPOSE :

Conducts basic social casework and coordinates related parent involvement services, including guiding parents in their children's education and development, coordinating health, nutrition, mental health, disability and parent involvement related services for families, and being the point person for family case management.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES :

Under the Head Start Center Based Option, the Family Development Advocate (FDA) will provide the required family and community engagement services related to health, nutrition, mental health, disability, social services and parent involvement. The FDA will interact with the public and provides customer service by phone, email and in person, maintains program databases and recordkeeping files, prepares correspondence, reports, records and other paperwork, provides written translation or spoken interpretation for non-English clients, provides case management services to families and children, and supports outreach, recruitment, selection and enrollment activities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE POSITION INCLUDE :

QUALIFICATIONS :

EXPERIENCE :

EDUCATION :

LICENSE / CREDENTIAL / PERMIT :

TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENT :

a. Methods to handle suspected or known child abuse and neglect cases that comply with federal, state, local and tribal laws;

b. CCLD mandated reporter training through www.mandatedreporterca.com must be valid and current;

c. Care and Supervision policies and procedures

d. Standards of conduct

e. Emergency and disaster preparedness;

f. Health and Safety, and childcare requirements applicable to their work, in accordance with §1302.47

g. Training related to Transition

h. Center for Social Emotional Foundations in Early Learning ( / CSEFEL) Abriendo Puertas, or Incredible Years

i. Best Practice for implementing family engagement strategies in a systematic way

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

The working conditions and physical demands of this position will be those that must be met to successfully perform the essential duties of the position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. The physical environment the incumbent will work in is typically an office environment with moderate noise levels that would be expected in that type of work environment.

and COVID –19 vaccination required.

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