PART TIME FAMILY ADVOCATE ? Wu Yee Children's Services

Wu Yee Children?s Services is a non-profit family and children?s services agency founded in 1977.? Our mission is to create opportunities for children to be healthy, for families to thrive, and for communities to be strong.? The Head Start and Early Head Start program provide services to pregnant women and children from birth to five years old.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop family partnerships to empower families to identify strengths and needs to set realistic goals for themselves and their family
• Maintain regular communication with appropriate program staff and families to facilitate effective program performance and ensure that signification family information is shared, including but not limited to: family goals, issues, concerns, challenges, and successes
• Maintain regular monthly communication with families through individual meetings, home visits, phone calls , group activities, or written communication to promote family partnership
• Prepare written communication for families, i.e., flyers, newsletters and referral documents as needed.
• Facilitate and support the enrollment process with ERSEA and Center Manager to ensure full enrollment.
• Support families in completing developmental screenings of children
• Provide crisis intervention to families and communicate with appropriate staff as needed
• Support family participation in program governance process and ensure parent representation at the Policy Council and Parent Committee Meetings
• Coordinate parent orientations, meetings and family involvement opportunities with Center Manager and program staff
• Maintain information in children?s files and in ChildPlus to reflect accurate and most current case records, family and emergency contact, health and family-partnership requirements

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Bachelor?s Degree in Social Work, Psychology or related field and minimum of two years experience in family social services setting, including knowledge and experience relating to community resources for referrals to families in need of services
• Bilingual in Spanish/English required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Skill in dealing with sensitive family situations in a non-threatening and professional manner.
• Knowledge of early childhood education and intervention
• Computer literacy and familiarity with various applications such as basic word processing and e-mail
• Able to bend and lift up to 50 pounds

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
Salary depending on experience plus 18 PTO days, ?cafeteria plan for health, dental and numerous other benefits.

APPLICATION PROCESS:
Send resume w/ cover letter to:
Attn: Human Resources
Wu Yee Children?s Services
706 Mission Street, 6^th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103
Fax:? (415) 543-1618

E-mail: humanresources@wuyee.org

Immediate opening until filled. Head Start/Early Head Start Parents will be given preference for which they are qualified; please note this in your cover letter.? Wu Yee is an equal opportunity employer.

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