Family Support Advocate — Parent Partner

Victor Careers; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 31,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning Organization: training for新毕业

Leadership Development: internal promo

License registration reimbursements

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Job summary

Victor Careers seeks a Family Parent Partner to establish and implement support services for children and families. You will serve as a liaison for family involvement and offer practical help tailored to each family’s needs.

The role involves advocacy, engaging families, coordinating with management on program systems, and guiding families to mental health and social services. You will document services and participate in ongoing program evaluation.

Qualifications

• Must possess a High School Diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Must be a parent or personal caregiver of a youth who has received child welfare or behavioral health services.
• Must have basic knowledge and understanding of the English language.
• Must have good organization and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the consumer representative to program activities, ensuring advocacy and support services to all participating families.
• Able to engage and provide skill building to youth and families as assigned.
• Provides introduction and engagement support for families entering services.
• Coordinates with the management team in the development and implementation of program systems and standards that promote consumer driven family-centered services.
• Informs families of basic mental health and social service information and referral sources; assists with the development of additional community resources as necessary and appropriate.
• Assists with the development of support groups for consumers and coordinates scheduling of groups and transportation assistance.
• Participates in consumer advocate training: teaching basic concepts of rights, complaints and grievance procedures, support relationships, crisis management, vocational involvement and related areas.
• Recruits for consumer involvement in committees and work groups.
• Provides appropriate and professional advocacy and education to providers on behalf of consumer’s needs.
• Provides linkage of families with appropriate services, advocating for them when necessary, and serving as role model and advocate for children/families involved in the wraparound process.
• Assists with the ongoing development and implementation of program evaluation.
• Documents services in accordance with program specific requirements.
• Meets Agency service percentage standard reflecting expected time spent with clients, if applicable.
• Completes other duties as assigned.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Victor Careers seeks a Family Parent Partner to establish and implement support services for children and families. You will serve as a liaison for family involvement and offer practical help tailored to each family’s needs.

The role involves advocacy, engaging families, coordinating with management on program systems, and guiding families to mental health and social services. You will document services and participate in ongoing program evaluation.