Bilingual Family Advocate

Join the NVFS Family: We are looking to hire a bilingual Spanish-speaking Family Advocate to join the NVFS Early Childhood Education team! In this role, you will provide case management and partner with families to support children’s development, encourage parent engagement, and connect families with community resources.

You will also assist with recruiting new families to maintain full enrollment and help ensure compliance with Early Head Start/Head Start family service standards. This is a hybrid position, serving families at the NVFS Head Start site in Prince William County at least once per month.

What Makes This Role Special: As a Family Advocate, you have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with families and help them access the resources and support they need to thrive. Your work empowers parents, strengthens family stability, and helps ensure children have a strong foundation for lifelong learning and success. 

Benefits and Compensation: We want you to be well, have work/life flexibility, grow your career with us, and have the resources and support you need. Check out our comprehensive benefit offerings here in support of various dimensions of your wellbeing. 

This position has a starting salary of high 40s and is a hybrid role.

In this role, you will be responsible for: 

• Provide case management to families with children enrolled in the child development centers by maintaining Family Partnership Agreements through individual meetings and home visits; support parents in attaining their goals and achieving self-sufficiency. 
• Create and maintain a positive working relationship with parents; provide regular feedback on child’s ongoing developmental successes and challenges and assist parents in taking an active part in parent training, volunteering in classrooms, parent groups and Policy Council; serve as liaison with parents when children are absent or ill.
• Act as liaison between parents, Center Manager, teachers and community partners by providing feedback on parent issues and priorities.
• Participate in regular supervision with supervisor and provide regular updates.
• Remain current on knowledge of standards and other program-related information.
• Enter data for record keeping and reporting to meet relevant guidelines.

Your Background:  We understand that you may obtain skills through a variety of professional, personal, educational, and volunteer experiences.

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related field required.    
• At least one (1) year experience working with children aged 0-3 or aged 3-5, and families preferred.
• Oral and written fluency in English required; Spanish fluency required. Additional language skills always welcome.
• Proficiency in usage of basic technological tools including laptops/computers, email, phones, and internet required. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite required.

Additional requirements:

• Successful completion of background checks upon hire 
• TB test and physical attestation required upon hire
• Must have reliable transportation to visit client homes and other designated community locations
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs
• Employee is also required to sit, stand, walk, lift, carry, push/pull, bend/stoop, reach with hands and arms and safely operate a vehicle

Working at Northern Virginia Family Services (NVFS) means doing work that matters every day because of the difference you will make in the lives of children and families in Northern Virginia. NVFS’ breadth, depth and scope of services offer the resources and support to ensure that everyone in need, at every stage of life, maximizes their potential and fully contributes to a thriving community. At NVFS, we value every team member’s contribution and our collective impact on our clients and the community. NVFS is an equal opportunity employer, E-Verify participant and drug-free workplace.