Bilingual Family Advocate
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Job Location:
East Harlem, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 65000 - 75000
Posted on:
11 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Originallyfounded in 1991as Harlem RBI DREAM has grown to annually serve more than 2500 youth across East Harlem and the South Bronx through a network of seven PreK-12 extended-day extended-year DREAM Charter Schools and community sports-based youth development programs. Through our commitmentto rigorous academics social-emotional learning deep family and community engagement and health and wellness we create lifelong learners who are equipped to fulfill their vision of success in and out of the classroom. We dream big as well with an aggressive five-year plan to expand to serve 3500 students across seven schoolsgrowing our organizations impact and leveling the playing field for all children. To learn more visit .
The Bilingual Family Advocates primary role is to engage all families to promote childrens healthy development and school readiness. The Bilingual Family Advocate uses knowledge of the principles of family engagement to support families in their roles as their childs primary educator encourages parent/child interactions that promote childrens school readiness and healthy development and enhances family well-being. The Bilingual Family Advocate will also provide more intensive and targeted support to vulnerable families and families of children with chronic health conditions and special needs in order to ensure that our engagement strategies meet their specialized needs.
The Bilingual Family Advocate will work as part of the programs broader team to expand family engagement strategies that will create a sense of belonging and shared community among families with the goal of enhancing the relationships and support that families provide to one another in their shared aspirations for their children and themselves. The position may involve reassignment of caseload and/or center location as deemed necessary for program operations.
Responsibilities
- Promote Family Environments that Enhance Childrens Development
- Engage families as partners in their childrens development and school readiness;
- Participate in outreach recruitment and attendance follow up activities;
- Engage families in the Family Engagement Contract process in order to build relationships and shared accountability for promoting childrens development;
- Extend classroom curriculum into the familys home modeling and coaching families on positive adult/child interaction with a focus on coordination and collaboration with education.
- Support Families to Meet Self-Identified Goals and Needs
- Utilize family self-assessment information to assist families with goals to enhance self-sufficiency in areas such as education employment housing and access to community resources;
- Provide intensive support to vulnerable families on caseload and ensure that families receive immediate support during times of crisis;
- Analyze self-sufficiency data to plan and coordinate family cohort groups that allow families to support one another to achieve self-sufficiency goals;
- Coordinate or refer families to community-based resources opportunities for continuing education employment training and other services.
- Engage Families To Support One Another
- Conduct workshops and activities designed to build social capital and create a welcoming program community that fosters family engagement in childrens learning and development;
- Cultivate family leadership and support family advocacy efforts through participation in program governance bodies and community-based advisory groups;
- Support the planning and execution of family engagement activities that provide opportunities for families to support one another.
- Enhance Program Collaboration
- Build strong relationships in order to enhance communication and collaboration among internal and external stakeholders;
- Collaborate with others to support the families of children with chronic health conditions and special needs;
- Ensure all family medical dental and Early and Periodic Screening Diagnoses and Treatment (EPSDT) determinations are completed by program deadlines.
- Eligibility Recruitment Selection Enrollment and Attendance
- Support the functioning of all eligibility recruitment selection enrollment and attendance systems events and activities;
- Review application and eligibility documents and work directly with families to ensure that all documentation is accurate complete and timely;
- Determine family eligibility for extended-day services and assist families with completing child care subsidy applications;
- Plan and host admission and application events for families;
- Conduct daily calls to families of children that are absent develop attendance goals with families and support them with strategies to ensure attendance remains high;
- Provide clerical support for attendance monitoring.
- Spanish-English Translation and Interpretation
- Provide translation and interpretation as needed including but not limited to translating documents facilitating family meetings supporting trainings activities and workshops for families and enabling communication between families and staff.
- Maintain Accurate and Timely Record Keeping and Reporting
- Ensure accurate and up-to-date record-keeping and documentation of all case notes ERSEA information Family Self Assessments Family Partnership Agreements etc.
- Record monitor and follow up on referrals for support services for reporting requirements;
- Generate and submit reports as requested.
- Additional duties related to the running of the site as assigned.
Qualifications
- Education Requirement:
- Associate or Bachelors Degree in Social Work Human Services Family Services/Engagement Counseling or a related field
- OR Associates or Bachelors Degree in another field with commitment to complete a Family Development Certificate or Credential within 18 months of hire;
- OR a High School Diploma WITH 3 years experience working in the community with families AND a commitment to complete a Family Development Certificate or Credential within 18 months of hire.
- Bilingual in Spanish and English required;
- Experience with supporting diverse populations of families and students;
- A passion for achieving positive child and family outcomes through high-quality family engagement;
- Self-motivated reliable and able to work independently;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively with various audiences (including colleagues students families);
- Demonstrated computer literacy skills (Google Suite Microsoft Suite data systems etc.);
- A desire to make a difference in the lives of our students families and community;
- A desire and ability to receive and implement feedback;
- A strong belief in the mission and values of DREAM including the desire to make a difference in the lives of our students families and community;
- Obtain and maintain certification in CPR and first aid;
- A physical exam fingerprinting and a background check are required for this position.
Working Expectations
- This role is 5 days a week in person.
Benefits and Paid Time Off
- We offer comprehensive benefits including:
- Flexible Medical Health Plans subsidizing the majority of costs for the employee their spouse/domestic partner and children;
- The ability to select between a variety of medical plans according to what best suits the employees needs;
- Dental and vision plans;
- Disability benefits;
- Life insurance;
- Up to 12 weeks fully paid of Parental Leave;
- Flexible spending account options;
- Pre-tax commuter benefits (parking and transit);
- Fitness and entertainment discounts;
- A variety of support through our employee assistance program (EAP);
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer match starting at 4% after one year with increases tied to DREAM tenure;
- Referral performance and tenure milestone bonuses;
- Discounted school meals through our in-house Scratch Food Program;
- Tuition reimbursement support;
- Access to a professional development fund;
- School-based Head Start staff have approximately 50 days off throughout the school year including holidays school breaks and personal days.
- Benefits are subject to change.
Compensation
- DREAM offers a competitive salary commensurate with relevant experience. The incoming annual salary range for this position is $65000 - $75000. New hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary closer to the start of the range depending on qualifications internal equity and the budgeted amount for the role. All regular employees receive annual compensation increases and have the opportunity to earn both performance- and tenure-based bonuses. Because we value tenure in each role our salary ranges are not capped.
DREAM Maxims
All Kids Can. This Kid Can.
DREAM is Family.
Fun is a Serious Value.
Teamwork Makes the DREAM Work.
Fail. Persist. Exceed.
DREAM Big.
Applying to DREAM
We know applying for a new job can be a daunting addition studies have shown that historically underrepresented individuals often only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the qualifications. We encourage all applications! You may be just the person we need. If you have any questions about your application or interview process do not hesitate to ask your recruiter; we are here to help!
DREAM provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please contact your recruiter.
If you are a current DREAM employee please click here to review our Internal Selection Process before applying.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
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About Company
Schools where your child is known, seen, and loved. A community where your family becomes our family. Welcome to DREAM Charter Schools. Welcome home.
