PARENT PARTNER

JOB Click here to discover more about the benefits of working with the County of Riverside! The Department of Public Social Services - Children’s Services Division is seeking a candidate for Parent Partner (Parent/Youth Partner), located in Riverside.
The incumbent will meet with parents one-on-one to provide support and resources to help them achieve their personal goals, including either reunifying through lived experience with their children or maintaining their children in their care.
They will collaborate with Social Services Practitioners to ensure the parents are receiving the necessary resources available to them, attend committee action meetings and family team meetings.
They will provide their unique lived experience to assist with administrative duties and document efforts, provide emotional support to parents, attend court hearings, and collaborate with various community resources that facilitate an environment for parents to learn life skills to achieve a sense of well-being and promote reunification efforts and/or family maintenance.
The most qualified candidate will have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
The incumbents will have a closed child welfare case for at least 3-5 years and have successfully completed the reunification process through a child welfare agency.
Valid California Drivers License required, Candidate will travel throughout Riverside County.
Meet the Team!The County of Riverside Department of Public Social Services is comprised of employees who work collectively and in partnership with community-based organizations to serve the needs of the community.
Can you see yourself here? EXAMPLE OF DUTIES • Provide, as part of a professional team, assistance and support to parents/youth including peer counseling/mentoring and accompanying parents to meetings.
• Orient parents entering the child welfare system.
• Communicate, represent, and promote on behalf of parents heir perspective within the child welfare system.
• Participate in programs, meetings, and trainings as part of a professional team.
• Identify information and resources in local communities, which are useful to parents.
• Assist and promote active involvement in support group activities.
• Plan and provide feedback related to workshops, conferences and other coordinated efforts to improve related services.
• Review existing and proposed programs for implementation of partners philosophy and participate in the development of new programs and resources.
• Document all contacts and interactions with their mentee in the designated database.
• Represent the Department in local and Statewide meetings for networking and information sharing; provide training about effective parent partnership.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION Other Requirements License/Certificate: Possession of a valid California Driver’s License is required.
Veterans’ Preference The County has a Veterans Preference Policy.
Upload a copy of your (or your spouse’s) Member-4 Form DD-214 (or NGB-22) indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouse’s letter of disability (if applicable) with your application.
For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s).
A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans’ preference.
See the policy here (Download PDF reader).
What’s Next? Open to All Applicants This recruitment is open to all applicants.
Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the department.
Applicants who are current County of Riverside employees and/or current employees of the Department/Agency may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received.
Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.
Reasonable Accommodations The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).
Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter for the position noted above.
For additional information and/or to obtain the appropriate form for requesting a reasonable accommodation, please visit the Disability Access Office web page located at: ?https://dao.
rc-hr.
com/.
Application Period BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Applications received prior to the closing date will be considered based on the information submitted.
Changes or alterations cannot be accepted.
All applicants must submit a complete application by the close date of the recruitment.
No late applications will be permitted.
Include relevant work experience details on resume and/or application.
Proof of Education All applicants are required to provide a copy of their degree or transcripts as verification of the education listed on their resume/application.
Official or unofficial transcripts will be accepted.
If your education was completed outside of the United States, you will need to provide a copy of your Foreign Education Equivalency evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc.
(AICE).
Applicants who fail to provide information demonstrating they possess the position requirements may not be considered further in the application process.
A description of job duties directly copied from the job classification or job posting will not be considered.
Upload a copy of any license(s), official/unofficial transcript(s), degrees, and/or related employment documents to your NeoGov account.
For questions regarding this recruitment Contact Joshua Roberts at JoRoberts@rivco.
org with any questions regarding this recruitment.