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Family Advocate Specialist - School of Social Work (135642)

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Location
Champaign, IL

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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

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Description:

Family Advocate Specialist

School of Social Work

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Located in Champaign, Illinois

EXTENDED & REVISED

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is seeking dynamic professionals to join a partnership between public university social work programs and the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS).

The Family Advocate Specialist works with the Family Advocate Coordinator to train and support Family Peer Supporters in the Integrated Health Home model. The Family Advocate Specialist will provide leadership, on-going coaching, and support for Integrated Health Home staff, provide oversight of fidelity to the family peer support model and serve as Subject Matter Expert for family peer support.

The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or veteran status. For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/EEO.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Plan and deliver both web-based training, including questions and answers, and on-site trainings statewide for:

  • Systems of Care Family Support Training
  • Associated monthly booster training for Family Peer Supporters
  • Using various training, coaching and transfer of learning methodologies, the trainer will engage in person and by webinar with Integrated Health Home Staff to:

  • Effectively and strategically shares personal stories around systems navigation.
  • To assess agency-specific challenges and build strategies for effective implementation of Family Peer Support staff within the Integrated Health Home model.
  • Work in conjunction with the Systems of Care Coordinator and Family Advocate Coordinator team to ensure providers are integrating SOC principles including family-driven care.
  • Develop training, including on-site training and web-based training on intermediate and advanced topic related to Family Peer Support.

  • Provide feedback to Systems of Care Coordinator, Family Advocate Coordinator and Workforce Development Team as Subject Matter Expert on Family Peer Support implementation efforts to guide future curriculum development and statewide support strategies.
  • Other Duties as Assigned

  • Some analysis of training effectiveness may be required.
  • Travel may be necessary several days per week in order to effectuate training and coaching.
  • Required Qualifications:

    Bachelor’s degree required. Must complete Systems of Care certification within 120 days of employment. Parent or primary caregiver involved in the day-to-day care of a child or adolescent with emotional/behavioral health challenges. Experience successfully navigating two or more child-serving systems for child(ren) with emotional and/or behavioral challenges including but not limited to, mental health, public education, child welfare, juvenile/family court, and corrections. Experience with coaching, training, teaching, and/or public speaking.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    Prior experience in a peer support role to families that include children, adolescents, or transition-age youth with emotional/behavioral health challenges preferred. Experience with wraparound services preferred. Past participation in support groups and/or advisory committees preferred.

    Knowledge Requirements:

    Knowledge of pertinent resources, including funding options, and how to access them. Fundamental knowledge of child and adolescent mental health disorders, treatments, services, and supports, including public service programs available to youth. General knowledge of parenting strategies and family dynamics. Knowledge of individual and systems advocacy approaches; know how to find information on child / parental rights as well as state / federal laws and regulations. Fundamental knowledge of special education and other services/accommodations available through the public education system. Fundamental knowledge of the wraparound process and principles. Knowledge of the current best practices for addressing challenging behavior. Knowledge of the impact of trauma on children, youth, and families. Knowledge and experience with advocacy and strength-based interventions. Basic knowledge of conflict resolution methods. Knowledge of transition services, resources, and timelines. Proficient in Microsoft Office. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills. Highly organized, able to work independently. Basic understanding of group facilitation techniques.

    This is a full-time (100%), twelve month academic professional position. There are multiple positions available. The position is grant-funded and renewal is contingent upon availability of funds. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications. The proposed start date is as soon as possible after the closing date.

    To ensure full consideration, complete applications must be submitted by May 28, 2021. Please create your candidate profile at http://jobs.illinois.edu and upload a cover letter, resume, and the name, address, and phone numbers of three professional references. Interviews and hires may occur before the closing date; however, all applications received by the closing date will receive full consideration.

    For further information about this specific position, contact sw-hr@illinois.edu. You may also visit http://www.socialwork.illinois.edu for additional information. For questions about the application process, please contact 217-333-2137.

    The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of contingent offer. The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, visit Policy on Consideration of Sexual Misconduct in Prior Employment. As a qualifying federal contractor, the University of Illinois System uses E-Verify to verify employment eligibility.

    College Name or Administrative Unit:School of Social Work Category:5-Education and Student Services Title:Family Advocate Specialist - School of Social Work (135642) Open Date:11/17/2020 Close Date:05/28/2021 Organization Name:School of Social Work

    Organization

    Since its founding in 1867, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has earned a reputation as a world-class leader in research, teaching, and public engagement.

    Faculty

    A talented and highly respected faculty is the University's most significant resource. Many are recognized for exceptional scholarship with memberships in such organizations as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering. 

    Our faculty have been awarded Nobel Prizes, Pulitzer Prizes, and the Fields Medal in Mathematics.The success of our faculty is matched by that of our alumni: 11 are Nobel laureates and another 18 have won Pulitzer Prizes.

    Academic Resources

    Academic resources on campus are among the finest in the world. The University Library is one of the largest public university collections in the world with 11 million volumes in its 37 unit libraries. Annually, 53,000,000 people visit its online catalog. Students have access to thousands of computer terminals in classrooms, residence halls, and campus libraries for use in classroom instruction, study, and research.

    Research

    Students and scholars find the University an ideal place to conduct research. The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology is a model for interdisciplinary research, where eighteen research groups from sixteen University departments work within and across three broadly defined themes: biological intelligence, human-computer intelligent interaction, and molecular and electronic nanostructures. The University is also home to the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA).

    Undergraduate Education

    The University has a fundamental commitment to undergraduate education. Nearly 28,000 undergraduate students are enrolled in nine undergraduate divisions, which together offer some 4,000 courses in more than 150 fields of study.

    Undergraduate admission is highly selective. In the 2001 freshman class, students in the middle 50% had ACT scores between 25 and 30 and ranked between the 83rd and 96th percentiles of their high school graduating classes.

    The University enrolls over 9,000 graduate and professional students in more than 100 disciplines. It is among the top five universities in number of earned doctorates awarded annually in the United States.

    Also integral to the University's mission is a commitment to public engagement. Each year about 65,000 Illinois residents participate in scores of conferences, institutes, courses, and workshops presented statewide. Research and class projects take students and professors off campus to share expertise and technical support with Illinois farmers, manufacturing firms, and businesses. In a typical year, student volunteers log more than 60,000 volunteer hours.

    The Arts

    A major center for the arts, the campus attracts dozens of nationally and internationally renowned artists each year to its widely acclaimed Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. The University also supports two major museums: the Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion; and the Spurlock Museum, a museum of world history and culture. 

    Other major facilities include the multipurpose Assembly Hall (16,500 seats); Memorial Stadium (70,000 seats), site of Big Ten Conference football games; and the Intramural-Physical Education Building, one of the largest recreational facilities of its kind on a university campus.

    Inclusive Illinois, one campus, many voices

    Inclusive Illinois is the University’s commitment to cultivating a community at Illinois where everyone is welcomed, celebrated, and respected. Illinois is about how we value difference to make a difference. http://www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu/

    As evidence of the University’s commitment to enhance the working, living, and learning environment for faculty, staff, and students, the University will encourage a standard of conduct and behavior that is consistent with the values of inclusivity. In an environment of inclusivity, there is no place for acts of hatred, intolerance, insensitivity, bigotry, threats of violence, harassment or discrimination.

    Inclusive Illinois, one campus, many voices

    Inclusive Illinois is the University’s commitment to cultivating a community at Illinois where everyone is welcomed, celebrated, and respected. Through education, engagement, and excellence, each voice creates the Inclusive Illinois Experience.

    How can we appreciate difference to make a difference?

    Illinois is the place where we embrace difference. We embrace it because we value it. We value it because we know that we have so much to learn from each other in our living, learning, and working environment.

    Illinois is the place where we recognize the power of possibility and where great potential is realized. Inclusive Illinois is the vision of that place: a vision made real by leadership and commitment.

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    It is a process. It is transformative. And we celebrate the remarkable changes we set in motion here … taking an important step … crossing boundaries … starting with our own.

    It all starts with each of us: with our willingness to embark on the journey in the search for answers, and with our openness and acceptance of the answers we find. Illinois is the place where it all comes together.

    Learn more about how Inclusive Illinois promotes diversity here.

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    The commitment of the University to the most fundamental principles of academic freedom, equality of opportunity, and human dignity requires that decisions involving students and employees be based on individual merit and be free from invidious discrimination in all its forms, whether or not specifically prohibited by law. Among the forms of invidious discrimination prohibited by the University policy but not law is discrimination, including harassment, on the basis of sexual orientation. Complaints of invidious discrimination in violation of University policy are to be resolved within existing University procedures. The policy of the University of Illinois is to comply with all federal and state nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and affirmative action laws, orders, and regulations. The University will not engage in discrimination or harassment against any person because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, disability, unfavorable discharge from the military, or status as a disabled veteran or a veteran of the Vietnam era. This nondiscrimination policy applies to admissions, employment, and access to and treatment in University programs and activities

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