Family Engagement Director (San Gabriel ValleyEast Los Angeles)

BASIC FUNCTION / POSITION OBJECTIVE

The Family Engagement Director will lead the 2Gen Program at our East Valley (San Gabriel Valley / East LA) site. This key leadership role is responsible for assessing family risk and protective factors providing direct support to parents and guiding participants toward progress in education employment and personal goals. The FED will oversee referrals facilitate periodic trainings and provide crisis intervention as needed all while fostering strong partnerships and collecting outcome data to measure program impact. As an integral part of the East Valley team this individual will help build a foundation of encouragement support and accountability that empowers families to achieve lasting stability and success.

Primary Responsibilities :

A. Direct Services

• Develop individualized goal plans with parents using protective factors to encourage self-discovery personal growth and goal-oriented action.
• Support parents in achieving self-responsibility and aligning values with actions in areas such as crisis intervention effective parenting and navigating public resources.
• Assess family needs and track growth over time providing consistent follow-up support.
• Guide participants in utilizing external support systems public agencies and financial literacy tools to promote long-term self-sufficiency.
• Facilitate parent support groups and engagement activities.
• Maintain accurate confidential case records and submit timely case notes using the internal data system.
• Administer and record participant self-assessments and other program data for evaluation and grant reporting.
• Collaborate with program staff in regular team meetings and planning sessions.
• Support family goal planning sessions and provide guidance to mentors as needed.
• Maintain budget oversite for 2gen dept needs.

B. Program Support

Responsibilities :

Education and Experience Required :

Benefits

Friends LA cares about our employees as whole people. We offer a generous vacation and sick leave policy quarterly reset days 12 paid holidays summer half days and an annual winter recess during the last week of December. Employees are eligible for medical benefits (including vision and dental) 401k retirement plan and ongoing professional development opportunities.

Employees can add optional plans at employee expense which include medical coverage for dependents EAP Flexible Spending Accounts supplemental life insurance pet insurance and more.

Friends LA is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to addressing discriminatory practices and to working toward racial equity. The equal employment opportunity policy of Friends LA provides fair and equal opportunities for all employees and job applicants regardless of race color religious creed national origin ancestry age sex gender pregnancy sexual orientation marital status familial status disability or genetic information in compliance with applicable federal state and local law. While we prioritize hiring applicants with lived experience Friends of the Children Los Angeles hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

Note : Friends LA requires COVID-19 vaccines for all employees. As of March 1 2022 we will be expanding our in-person vaccination requirement to include booster shots. Accommodations or exceptions can be requested for medical or religious reasons.

Required Experience :

Director

Key Skills

Environment,J2se,Catering,ESI,Actuary

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 90000 - 90000