Family Service Advocate/Bus Driver Location is Bland, VA

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES: The Family Services Advocate is responsible for building and engaging strong, nurturing relationships with the families of enrolled children to identify barriers to self-sufficiency. Using the Family Partnership Agreement, the Family Services Advocate assists families set goals to ensure independence from public assistance. The Family Services Advocate facilitates the use of resources and serves as a source of support. This position requires regular attendance and punctuality as an essential part of the job function. The Family Services Advocate is responsible for recruiting children to the program. This position requires driving the bus and will have to get a Commercial Driver’s License.

The Family Services Advocate is responsible for building and engaging strong, nurturing relationships with the families of enrolled children to identify barriers to self-sufficiency. Using the Family Partnership Agreement, the Family Services Advocate assists families set goals to ensure independence from public assistance. The Family Services Advocate facilitates the use of resources and serves as a source of support. This position requires regular attendance and punctuality as an essential part of the job function. The Family Services Advocate is responsible for recruiting children to the program. This position requires driving the bus and will have to get a Commercial Driver’s License.

EDUCATION: *M ust have, at a minimum, a credential or certification in social work, human services, family services, counseling or a related field;

*Prefer experience (day care, parenting, working with pre-school children in camp, church settings, or other) working with pre-school children;

*Must be willing to maintain a flexible schedule;

*Must be able to maintain confidentiality;

*Must have ability to work with other resource agencies, staff, and families;

*Must be proficient in oral and written communication skills;

*Must be familiar with the ethnic background, be able to communicate in the language of families in the program and be able to serve and effectively communicate, to the extent feasible, with children and families with limited English proficiency;

*Within thirty (60) days of hire, must obtain a CDL learner’s permit and within six months days secure the CDL license;