Job Location: Hayward Office - Hayward, CA
Salary Range: $23.00 - $27.00 Hourly
ARS PARENT PARTNER
Another Road to Safety Program (ARS) is an early intervention and prevention program offered through the Prevention and Intake Division of the Alameda County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS or CFS). The strength of the ARS Program is our staff. Our Parent Partners all have personal experience successfully navigating the Child Welfare system. Parent Partners utilize their lived experiences to engage families while using a family-centered, early intervention and prevention approach. Starting pay is commensurate with relevant experience above the minimum requirements.
Role:
The Parent Partner will work closely with families who are at risk of child abuse and neglect in Alameda County. The Parent Partner will work closely with families to increase involvement, set goals, coach family members through the process, and support them in achieving the set goals. The Parent Partner also helps to ensure that the integrity of the individual family's culture is fully integrated into every aspect of the care and support offered to the child and family. The Parent Partner ensures that culturally sensitive and family-friendly engagement practices permeate throughout all of our program offerings. In addition, the Parent Partner will participate as a member of an Inter-Disciplinary team, including working closely with mental health professionals while representing the parents' perspective. As a Parent Partner, you will receive support from the Another Road to Safety Program management team in the form of training, professional development, reflective clinical supervision, and administrative support.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office setting.
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.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, talk, and hear.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Some evenings and weekends required.
Travel:
Local travel to various worksites is required.
Work Authorization/Security Clearance:
Employees must pass a background check and receive TB and health clearances prior to employment.
A Better Way is committed to workforce diversity. Qualified applicants will receive full consideration without regard to age, race, color, ethnic background, religion, gender, sexual orientation, HIV-status, national origin or disability. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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