Parent Partner - CommonSpirit Health
LOS ANGELES, CA 90015
About the Job
Founded in 1887, Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles. The hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II trauma center, the Los Angeles Center for Womens Health, obstetrics and pediatric services, and comprehensive cardiac and surgical services. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health, one of the nations five largest health care systems. Visit https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/californiahospital for more information.
The Hope Street Family Center (HSFC) was established in 1992 as a community program of California Hospital Medical Center. Original program funding was provided by a research and demonstration grant from the federal Head Start Bureau as a national effort to develop more effective ways to support young children and families.
Click here to learn more about the Hope Street Family Center.
Responsibilities:- All employees are expected to perform their duties in alignment with the vision and values of the organization.
- This position is responsible for providing support to families involved in the child welfare or probation systems of care.
- Acts as an advocate for the family in all aspects of the Wraparound process.
- The Parent Partner provides in-home services and assists families in accessing needed community resources.
- Interfaces professionally with DCFS DMH court systems schools and other community liaisons.
- A minimum of one-year experience in community outreach and advocacy work preferred.
- High School equivalency preferred.
- Past consumer of DMH DCFS Probation Regional Center or similar services successfully transitioned to self-sufficiency.
- Bilingual English Spanish language skills required
- Familiarity with utilizing a PC and basic computing programs.
- A valid California driver's license use of a car and certificate of insurance.