FAMILY ADVOCATE Summary [Job Title] adept identifying documenting cases child abuse. Skilled finding implementing best possible solutions. Highlights DCFS Child Welfare License Behavioral therapy Empathetic Sound judgment Passion social work Court procedures familiarity Accomplishments Managed caseload fifty forty-five clients given time. Experience 04/2011 Current Family Advocate Company Name － City State Recruit neighborhoods close Head Start/Early Head Start centers poverty level, social services agencies, homeless shelters, resource events children families make aware free government child care services low income families. Assist forty fifty-five eligible families applying Head Start/Early Head Start child care services. Meet families find needs goals, refer families services successfully meet needs goals. Encourage families get involved children's education explaining parents children's daily attendance important learning, attending Parent Meetings, participating Policy Council able make decisions program, volunteer Head Start/Early Head Start classrooms, educationally connecting children home. Document families progress system ChildPlus. 09/2005 02/2009 Family Care Manager Company Name － City State Handled ten dependency cases state Florida five dependency cases state. Conducted evaluations homes parents, relatives, non-relatives safe placement children. Performed monthly home visits children's current residence monitor wellbeing children. Referred parents services assist case plan completion reunify children case closure. Responsible present court hearings reported progress parents made case plan. Gone multiple staffing discuss status cases followed recommendations. Documented cases program Home Safe Net/FSFN. 08/2004 06/2005 Sales Associate Company Name － City State Assisted customers locating items department. Recognized bringing sales department. Cleaned fitting rooms. 09/2002 05/2004 Student Assistant/Building Manager Company Name － City State Signed customers play pool. Collected money pool usage. Promoted Building Manager displaying hard work performing well assigned work task. Education 2004 Bachelor's Social Work Western Connecticut State University Skills child care, Council, government, Meetings, money, progress, sales, social services, staffing