Healthy Family Advocate

Job Type: Regular Full Time

Location: Any Regional Community

Salary: $35.00 per hour

Summary:

The Healthy Family Advocate supports children and families through planning and coordinating activities focused on strengthening families using a focus on tradition and culture. The Healthy Family Advocate is trained in multiple prevention programs and hosts regular enrichment activities focused on engaging children, parents, and Elders together. The Healthy Family Advocate collaborates with behavioral health and social services programs to support the development and enrichment of prevention programs. 

Location: Five positions to be based in any of the following communities Chenega, Nanwalek, Port Graham, Seward, Tatitlek, AK

Major Responsibilities:

• Participate as a member of Chugachmiut's Community and Family Services Division team.
• Plan and coordinate parenting classes once a month with attendants of all four communities: Nanwalek, Tatitlek, Port Graham, and Chenega. The format can be virtual or in-person, depending on the circumstances related to social restrictions.
• Coordinate health prevention activities throughout the four communities: Nanwalek, Tatitlek, Port Graham, and Chenega.
• Plan and organize monthly meetings with children and parents coordinating cultural activities.
• Provide education to all communities in the areas of healthy living, bullying prevention, vaping prevention, and wellness programming.
• Submit weekly progress reports detailing activities of the week.
• Travel to other communities as requested by the supervisor to perform the position duties.
• Maintain a consistent schedule based on the needs of families and programs.
• Submit leave requests, purchase orders, travel requests, trip reports, and time sheets accurately, according to policy, procedure, and request of supervisor and in advance as trained.
• As a mandatory reporter, make reports, as needed, on inappropriate, illegal, or abusive behaviors with the guidance of the supervisor.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Education Requirements:

• High School education or equivalent.
• Knowledge of and ability to work productively with the community.
• Experience working with and advocating for families.
• Reliable, dependable, ability to demonstrate programs and events follow through and consistency in availability.
• Must be a self-starter willing to work with varying degrees of supervision.
• Ability to live and work in a rural setting and travel by light aircraft when required.
• Must maintain confidentiality.

Hours of Work: 

Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with an hour for lunch. This is a full-time 37.5 hours per week and 1950 hours per year position. Possible overtime on evenings and weekends based on program needs. Chugachmiut maintains a drug/alcohol free and non-smoking environment.

Benefits: Chugachmiut offers its employees a generous and robust benefits package. Please visit www.vscyberhosting.com/Chugachmiut/ for a complete list of our benefits.