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Position: Part-time Family Advocate-Family Empowerment Center (FEC) in Lower Lake, CA
Reports to: Program Coordinator
Classification: Part-Time 16 hours per week
SUMMARY:
Under the supervision of the FEC Program Coordinator, the Family Advocate provides support, outreach, and training to families of children and young adults between the ages of 3-22 with special needs. The Family Advocate will provide comprehensive and culturally competent support services to clients. Educate families on resources based on their current needs and assist in the development of community support systems and networks. Provide client advocacy to families with all disabilities. Assist parents with understanding their child’s education and developmental needs, communicate with service providers and serve as a resource and support through the IEP process. The Family Advocate works with families to build upon strengths and to enhance self-sufficiency. Provide support, mentoring, resources, referral, education, training, activities, and assistance to the family to identify and utilize resources within the community.
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POSITION SPECIFICATIONS:
An associate degree in social work, childhood development, special education, psychology, public health, or nursing preferred or equivalent experience in a related field. Must be a parent or family member of a child or young adult with disabilities. Bilingual in Spanish a plus. The Family Advocate will utilize their experience and knowledge to assist with planning, problem solving, education and family empowerment.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk, use hands to handle, or feel object, tools, or controls; and to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel and crouch. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; crawl; and taste or smell.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. The employee frequently lifts and/or moves up to 20 pounds, and occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT -The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. The noise level in the work environment is usually mild to moderate.
BENEFITS:
PTO/Sick Leave/Holidays
Part-time positions are not eligible for medical/dental/vision benefits.
Lake Family Resource Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $22.50 - $22.75 per hour
Expected hours: 16 per week
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Work Location: In person
Part Time
Social & Legal Services
$66k-87k (estimate)
04/26/2024
08/22/2024
lakefrc.org
KELSEYVILLE, CA
500 - 1,000
Private
JENNIFER DODD
$50M - $200M
Social & Legal Services