Family Advocate (Uptown)

Position Type :

Family Support Services / Family Advocate

Date Posted : 9 / 3 / 2024

Location : Uptown Campus

Date Available : ASAP

Closing Date :

Until filled Family Advocate

Christopher House is a family of schools that closes the opportunity gap 'with a continuum of schools through personalized learning and immersive family support starting at birth. We operate accredited early learning, elementary, and out of school time programs grounded in research-based curricula and high-quality instruction.

The Family Advocate is a member of the Family Support Services department who will partner with families through a collaborative family engagement framework and strengths-based practice. Through this shared responsibility, staff, families and children build positive and goal-oriented relationships.

OUR VALUES

Commitment to Excellence

Achievement & Perseverance

Respect & Compassion

Equity

OUR BELIEFS

Children and Families thrive when :

• Education begins at birth and continues throughout life, with parents as their children's first teachers.
• Home environments nurture literacy, achievement, and children's success.
• Parents have high standards and set high expectations for themselves, their children, and children's schools.
• Evaluations and program improvements are data driven.
• Parents and staff work together to continuously evaluate and improve programming.
• Programs develop collaborative relationships with parents and school educators.
• Education includes the development of creativity and perseverance and is multi-disciplinary to foster each child's unique strengths and interests.
• Develop independent, creative, life-long researchers, education includes curriculum designed to help scholars develop socially and emotionally as well as cognitively.
• Diversity is celebrated and explored so that learners develop broad perspectives on life and learning.

Position Description : Family Advocate

Location : Uptown

Reports to : Associate Director of Family and Community Engagement

Status : Non- Exempt

Relationships with : Site Director, Eligibility Coordinators, Teachers, School Nurse, and other support staff.

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Christopher House is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran's status, or, any other protected characteristic.