$2,000 Hiring Bonus-Family Advocate-Bilingual Preferred

$2,000 Sign-On Bonus: Candidates hired full-time into this position are eligible to receive a $2,000 sign-on bonus, payable after completing 90 days of employment in the position. To receive the bonus, eligible hires must be actively employed on the payout date, which will be the first regular payday following the 90th day of employment. Part-time teachers hired are eligible for $1,000 sign-on after 90th day.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Family Advocate (FA) supports child and family relationships by identifying strengths through the family goal setting process. The Family Advocate collaborates within a multidisciplinary team to support early childhood best practice in sustaining developmentally sensitive, relationship-focused, hope centered and trauma informed service delivery. The Family Advocate utilizes appropriate systems and tools to assess, plan and deliver appropriate activities designed to identify and support family/child strengths and challenges, develop and meet family goals, and to support the learning and growth of all children and families.

All employees and volunteers are expected to be sensitive to our clients' cultural and socio- economic characteristics, reflect Sunbeam Family Services core values and to perform at Sunbeam's standards of excellence at all times.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Promote and contribute to a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and development of skills to engage with those of other cultures, beliefs, abilities, and experiences.
• Support and individualize the physical, social-emotional, and cognitive development of each child in the classroom
• Demonstrate capacity for providing developmentally sensitive, evidence-based, hope centered and trauma informed relationship-focused evidence-based/informed services and supports.
• Exemplify the values expected within the program and promote the mission of the organization.
• Support the recruitment, intake, and enrollment of families in Early Childhood Services in coordination with the ERSEA (enrollment) team.
• Actively engage in ongoing developmentally sensitive, hope centered and trauma informed relationship building with families through regular conversations and interactions.
• Timely and accurately complete Family Needs Assessment in collaboration with families to identify supports and guide parents in family goal setting while tracking progress of the family.
• Plan, coordinate, and facilitate interdisciplinary parent engagement activities, meetings and educational opportunities for families in accordance with Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) family needs assessment.
• Facilitate regular meetings/staffings to engage in intentional and collaborative problem solving with the Mental Health-Education-Family Support multidisciplinary team.
• Promote and enhance the parent-child relationship, using Conscious Discipline principles, to support families as life-long learners and advocates for their children.
• Support teaching staff in educational home visits, promoting home-school connection.
• Conduct health and wellness checks to ensure safety of child/family and make referrals as needed in accordance with HSPPS standards.
• Monitor and document child attendance, working with families to develop attendance plans as needed in accordance with HSPPS.
• Actively collaborate with ERSEA (enrollment) team to obtain documentation for eligibility determination and enrollment requirements.
• Support ongoing health requirements in collaboration with Health Advocates.
• Ensure regular, ongoing, and documented communication with families.
• Perform record keeping and run reports in a timely and accurate manner.
• Respect the confidential nature of Personally Identifying information (PII) that may need to be shared.
• Ensure that all reports and records are maintained accurately and promptly complying with all applicable confidentiality laws and regulations, including but not limited to HIPAA and FERPA.
• Represent Sunbeam in community collaborations and events as directed by supervisor.
• Promote culturally sensitive practice.
• Promote, encourage and display examples of leadership for clients, co-workers, and community.
• Travel locally as required in the performance of responsibilities.
• Perform other appropriate and related responsibilities as assigned by supervisor, Senior Program Director, Chief Program Officer or Chief Executive Officer.