Family Advocate

Urban Strategies

. Serve as the primary liaison among participating youth, parents and caregivers, facilitators, and community-based implementation sites in Bayamón and Ponce .

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeBayamón • Puerto RicoJuniorMid-Level💰 $43,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in facilitating caregiver groups and coordinating family support services while maintaining accurate records and ensuring confidentiality. Proven ability to engage with community resources and implement family wellness programs effectively.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Facilitation Of Caregiver GroupsFamily Support ServicesRecord Keeping And DocumentationCommunity Resource CoordinationConfidentiality And Consent Procedures

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Hard Skills

Social WorkPsychologyCounselingFamily EngagementAttendance TrackingSession MonitoringReferral Relationship EstablishmentImplementation ProceduresEvaluation SupportCohort Organization

Soft Skills

Organizational SkillsCommunication SkillsInterpersonal Skills

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree In Social WorkBachelor's Degree In PsychologyBachelor's Degree In Counseling

Industry Keywords

Community-Based ProgramsChildren And FamiliesCaregiver EngagementFamily WellnessParticipation Barriers

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the primary liaison among participating youth, parents and caregivers, facilitators, and community-based implementation sites in Bayamón and Ponce
Lead the common parent-engagement foundation for caregivers in both study conditions
Implement Survival Skills for Healthy Families (SSHF) with caregivers assigned to the enhanced condition
Support family engagement, referrals, and evaluator-directed procedures
Organize caregiver cohorts of approximately 20–25 participants
Prepare materials and facilitate the approved eight-session Family Wellness: Survival Skills for Healthy Families component and make-up opportunities
Monitor the operational completion benchmark of at least six of eight sessions
Maintain separate, accurate attendance, dosage, session, and fidelity records for the common foundation and SSHF
Report parent-component fidelity information and implementation concerns to the Project Director and participate in approved corrective actions
Support evaluator-directed recruitment, enrollment, retention, tracking, and follow-up procedures
Identify participation barriers and maintain an updated network of qualified community-based services and resources
Establish referral relationships, coordinate allowable family referrals, and document caregiver contacts and referral follow-through
Use approved consent and assent supports and evaluator-approved study explanations
Protect privacy and confidentiality and maintain separation between enhanced and active comparison conditions
Ensure active-comparison caregivers do not receive SSHF
Refer questions about eligibility, assignment, or research participation to the independent evaluation team

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of two (2) years of professional experience in social work, psychology, counseling, family support services, human services, or community-based programs serving children and families
Ability to facilitate caregiver groups, coordinate participation supports, and maintain accurate attendance, dosage, session, and fidelity records
Ability to establish referral relationships and document caregiver contacts and referral follow-through
Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
Ability to protect confidentiality and follow approved consent, assent, and evaluation procedures
Bachelor's degree in social work, Psychology, Counseling, or related field
Employment conditional on satisfactory results of all required tests and background checks

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote work for eligible positions
Medical and Dental is paid 80% by company and 20% by employee (individual or family)
401K matched contributions up to 4%
Employee Assistance Program
Vacation time is generous but varies depending on program and position
9 Sick Days
14 Holidays
Long- and short-term disability coverage at no cost
Company-provided laptop for positions that require one