Empower Parent Advocate Transition to School

Empower Parent Advocate Transition to School. Provide direct services to assist families as their children transition into school in grades Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten. Demonstrate compliance with the Transition Family Pilot grant as it pertains to required services.

Requirements

• Conduct groups and individual sessions for the program
• Promote the program to help recruit new clients for the program
• Complete developmental assessments on every child enrolled in program
• Assist caregivers in seeking additional supports for themselves or their children as they transition to school
• Explore appropriate school options
• Enroll in school
• Participate in IEP services as required
• Identify gaps in services needed for the child to be successful in school
• Systems navigation
• Understanding secure attachments and appropriate child development milestones
• Recruit participants in the community through strong relationships with other community resources
• Support and provide positive connections with families
• Support the larger Empower Parent Program by filling in as a facilitator and/or supporting groups for other team members as needed
• Travel to and from the locations where the families live for education and support
• Case coordination and management in conjunction with other service providers
• Maintain and cultivate the strong partnership between community resources and Lilyfield
• Identify needs in the target community and create solutions to meet those needs
• Maintain awareness of and relationships with a variety of other services providers
• Assist in collecting data from each participant during the group sessions and maintain case files
• Various marketing and PR activities for the agency
• Driving and travel between service locations required

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Visa Sponsorship