Bilingual Family Advocate
Bilingual Family Advocate
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06-04-2025
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Monthly Salary
$ 1683 - 1892
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Posted on :
06-04-2025
Job Description
Community Action Inc. of Central Texas
Job Vacancy #2531
Program:
Early Childhood Education
Position:
Bilingual Family Advocate
Location:
A Washington
San Marcos Texas
Status:
Regular FullTime
Schedule:
Monday Friday
7:30AM 3:30PM
Salary:
$1683.24 $1892.96 / salary
(commensurate w/experience & education)
Reports To:
Family Services Director
Date Posted:
March 31 2025
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
MISSION
Helping Central Texas improve economic selfreliance through a wide range of services and community partnerships.
STRATEGIC FUNCTION
Provides comprehensive case management services that will support families to foster their childs development and attain their personal goals.
OPERATING PRINCIPLES
- Lifelong Learning: Seeks innovative opportunities to expand knowledge skills and experiences.
- Effective Communication: Provides well thoughtout concise and timely oral and written information.
- Teamwork: Considers group effort more important than individual effort.
- High Personal Standards: Sets challenging goals and continuously seeks feedback and opportunities to improve performance.
- Flexibility: Accepts other viewpoints shifts strategies if necessary and adjusts to changing work priorities.
- Concern for Accuracy and Effectiveness: Considers how work impacts both short term and longterm operating efficiencies.
- Initiative: Is proactive rather than reactive.
- Courteous and Respectful: Ensures all business dealings and relationships are conducted fairly and honestly.
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
May include the following:
1. Working knowledge of Head Start Performance Standards Parent Family and Community Engagement (PFCE) Framework and other regulations (Child Care Licensing Caring for Children etc.
2. Develop and maintain positive open and productive team partnerships with families community partners and staff while maintaining professional boundaries.
3. Relying upon the families strengths work with the family to assess needs and assure that all interventions promote family empowerment selfsufficiency and selfadvocacy.
4. In partnership with families develop family goals and the appropriate strategies to achieve these goals.
5. Promote parent education based on the needs of the family and the Family Needs Assessment results.
6. Refer families to community resources as necessary and appropriate and provide follow up.
7. Provides transportation to resources and appointments as needed.
8. Work with Head Start Management Team and center staff to ensure agency policies and procedures are completed.
9. Report all suspected child abuse to the Child Abuse Hotline atand adhere to agency policies and procedures.
General Indicators:
- Submits time sheets accurately and on time to supervisor.
- Submits mileage accurately and on time to supervisor.
- Attends all staff and other meetings as assigned.
- Manages time effectively.
- Be a positive role model.
- Maintains confidentiality: records client services and staff.
- Adheres to agencys best practices related to time and leave.
- Dress is appropriate to work environment.
- Maintains professionalism.
- Maintains a safe orderly and clean environment.
- Willing to work at alternative locations.
- All other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENT/QUALIFICATIONS
Preferred:
Bachelors Degree in Social Work Psychology Counseling Substance Abuse Sociology or Human Sciences
Three years delivering comprehensive case management services
Required:
Associates Degree in Social Work Psychology Sociology or Human Sciences with the completion of a Family Services Credential with 18 months of hire
OR
Bachelors Degree in any field with the completion of a Family Services Credential within 18 months of hire
Oneyear delivering comprehensive case management services
Ability to read write and speak Spanish and English
OR
Bachelors Degree in any field with the completion of a Family Services Credential within 18 months of hire
Oneyear delivering comprehensive case management services
Ability to read write and speak Spanish and English
Physical Requirements:
- Be able to lift 2530 lbs.
Other Requirements:
At least 21 years old
Criminal Background Check required for all Head Start staff at the agencys expense prior to hire
Fingerprinting required for all Head Start staff at the employees expense prior to hire
Valid Texas Drivers License Class C and access to reliable transportation
Vehicle Insurance (Personal Injury and Liability)
Initial Health Exam required for all Head Start staff at the agencys expense after hire
Initial and annual TB screening required for all Head Start staff at the agencys expense after hire
Criminal Background Check required for all Head Start staff at the agencys expense prior to hire
Fingerprinting required for all Head Start staff at the employees expense prior to hire
Valid Texas Drivers License Class C and access to reliable transportation
Vehicle Insurance (Personal Injury and Liability)
Initial Health Exam required for all Head Start staff at the agencys expense after hire
Initial and annual TB screening required for all Head Start staff at the agencys expense after hire
Employment Type
Full Time
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