Family Focus
Overview
Family Focus is your partner in building strong families across the Chicago Metropolitan area. We support families and their children with emergency assistance, child welfare services, family support services, educational programs, and more. Our goal is to help communities thrive and reach their full potential. We are expanding our reach and seek passionate individuals to join our team as we grow and serve more families.
Job Details Job Title:
Family Advocate Worker Location:
Family Focus - Englewood Supervisor:
Center Program Manager
The Family Advocate Worker provides holistic services for vulnerable children and their families. This is a community-based program operating by working with and supporting families in the community who are having difficulty parenting and may be at risk of having their children removed; foster families with a goal of reunification; and community members in need of other forms of assistance.
Responsibilities
Assist in planning and implementation of all program components related to Family Advocacy Center Support.
Establish a trusting relationship and develop Individual Family Support Plans with all families.
Provide home and/or site visits to participants.
Intake and assessment of families.
Assist in developing collaborative relationships with community-based agencies and formal agreements with other community-based agencies to offer beneficial services to FAC families.
Conduct and co-facilitate group services, parent education classes.
Advocate and refer families to internal and external community-based organizations for services.
Conduct a variety of outreach activities to engage and recruit families into program services.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in the human service field.
A minimum of 2 years of experience working in a strengths-based capacity with family, children, or youth.
Knowledge and skill in working with families in crisis or sensitive situations.
Knowledge of DCFS policies and procedures as well as experience working with DCFS-involved families.
Ability to use SPSS, Survey Monkey, and other data analysis tools.
Sensitive to diverse cultures and populations.
Must have access to transportation.
Salary: $48,200/year. This is a full-time exempt position.
Discover all the benefits we offer to support your well-being and professional growth here: https://www.family-focus.org/about/careers/
Family Focus is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Keywords: Advocacy Worker, Social Worker, Family Cases, Children and Family services, foster families, DCFS, home visiting.
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Job Details Job Title:
Family Advocate Worker Location:
Family Focus - Englewood Supervisor:
Center Program Manager
The Family Advocate Worker provides holistic services for vulnerable children and their families. This is a community-based program operating by working with and supporting families in the community who are having difficulty parenting and may be at risk of having their children removed; foster families with a goal of reunification; and community members in need of other forms of assistance.
Responsibilities
Assist in planning and implementation of all program components related to Family Advocacy Center Support.
Establish a trusting relationship and develop Individual Family Support Plans with all families.
Provide home and/or site visits to participants.
Intake and assessment of families.
Assist in developing collaborative relationships with community-based agencies and formal agreements with other community-based agencies to offer beneficial services to FAC families.
Conduct and co-facilitate group services, parent education classes.
Advocate and refer families to internal and external community-based organizations for services.
Conduct a variety of outreach activities to engage and recruit families into program services.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in the human service field.
A minimum of 2 years of experience working in a strengths-based capacity with family, children, or youth.
Knowledge and skill in working with families in crisis or sensitive situations.
Knowledge of DCFS policies and procedures as well as experience working with DCFS-involved families.
Ability to use SPSS, Survey Monkey, and other data analysis tools.
Sensitive to diverse cultures and populations.
Must have access to transportation.
Salary: $48,200/year. This is a full-time exempt position.
Discover all the benefits we offer to support your well-being and professional growth here: https://www.family-focus.org/about/careers/
Family Focus is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Keywords: Advocacy Worker, Social Worker, Family Cases, Children and Family services, foster families, DCFS, home visiting.
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