Family Parent Partner (Bilingual) Job at Victor Community Support Services
Victor Community Support Services Palm Desert, CA 92260
Pay Range: $15.81 - $17.78 per hour
(DOE and additional compensation for approved county threshold languages)
Why Victor?
- Learning Organization: Victor provides the best training for new grads and clinicians looking to begin their career!
- Leadership Development: Victor provides employees leadership training and promotes within! Many of our executive leadership team have been promoted from entry-level positions!
- Reimbursements: Victor provides reimbursements for license registration fees, CEUs, travel, internet/cell phone usage and more!
- Loan Forgiveness: Victor employees can apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness!
Benefits:
- Low cost Medical, Dental and Vision
- Life Insurance plan for employee and family
- 8 Paid Holidays, PTO and Sick pay
- Retirement Savings Plan (403B)
- 100% Employer Funded Retirement Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Mileage Reimbursement
- Verizon Wireless Discount
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Flexible Community-Based Schedules
Job Summary:
The Family Parent Partner is responsible for establishing and implementing the support services for children and families. They serve as liaison for the family’s involvement and offer support in whatever way is most helpful to each individual family.
Essential Functions:
- Serves as the consumer representative to program activities.
- Able to engage and provide skill building to youth and families
- Provides introduction and engagement support for families entering services
- Coordinates with the management team in the development and implementation of program systems and standards.
- Participates in consumer advocate training.
- Provides linkage of families with appropriate services, advocating for them when necessary, and serving as role model and advocate for children/families.
Minimum Required Education and Experience:
- Must possess a high school diploma/GED
- Must be a former consumer, caregiver or relative of a child who has received services from a child-serving agency- specifically Child and Family Services (CFS).
- Bilingual in English/Spanish required.
Program/Physical Requirements:
- Must possess a valid California driver’s license, personal automobile insurance, and clean driving record.
- Must be physically and mentally fit and be willing to complete a Tuberculosis (TB) and drug screening test.
- Must be willing to complete a personal background investigation conducted by the State of California.
- Must be flexible to work a varying schedule according to operational needs.
- Must be able to work in an office or outdoor environment including standing, walking, and running, sitting for extended periods of time, bending, twisting, reaching, balancing, occasional carrying and lifting up to 25 pounds and up to 10 pounds frequently.
- Must be physically able to perform Pro-Act Restraint Techniques, CPR and First Aid as trained.
- Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time in a vehicle for traveling up to 100 miles driving distance.
All applicants must submit a cover letter with the following information:
- Your personal experience as a consumer, parent and/or family member involved with Child and Family Services (CFS).
- What you have learned from those experiences.
- How you can apply those skills to the Family Parent Partner position?
Victor Community Support Services (VCSS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of VCSS to provide equal employment opportunities for all qualified persons. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, ancestry, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, or denial of medical and family care leave, or any other non-job-related factors.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $15.81 - $17.78 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Application Question(s):
- Do you have personal experience as a consumer, parent, and/or family member in the Mental Health, Social Services, Juvenile Justice, or Special Education Systems? Please Explain.
- Do you have any related experience working with the early childhood population aged from 0 - 5 years old?
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Language:
- Spanish (Required)
Work Location: In person
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