Family Advocate - Troy

Family Advocate – Troy at CORS Head Start

Position type : Hourly; Pay range : $14.84 – $21.23 per hour. Minimum requirement : high school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, complete and maintain enrollment with eligible families, develop rapport and provide ongoing service through interactions.
• Initiate Family Strengths Assessments and Family Partnership Agreements; provide ongoing support to help families accomplish identified goals.
• Enter data in real time to ensure program integrity.
• Partner with local community resources and agencies.
• Advocate for families, leading them toward healthy self-reliance.
• Encourage and support families to ensure completion of child health screenings.
• Assist families in finding a medical and dental home.
• Guide families to utilize available services; assist them in identifying crisis intervention services and continued support.
• Collaborate with teachers to ensure communication that enables families and children to succeed; keep program flow seamless.
• Plan and co-facilitate Parent Meetings and Family Fun Nights.

Qualifications

Benefits

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