Our Mission:

Cornerstone’s continuum of service helps to create communities where individuals and families are safe and children thrive. We advocate, educate and lead the way to social change.

Summary of Cornerstone

Cornerstone is a $5.5 million organization that provides comprehensive services for individuals and families in the greater Twin Cities metropolitan area who are experiencing or have experienced domestic violence, sexual violence, human trafficking or general crime. Our offices are located in Bloomington, Brooklyn Center and Minneapolis. Learn more at www.cornerstonemn.org.

Diversity and Inclusion:

We are committed to a nondiscriminatory approach and provide equal opportunity for employment and advancement in all of our departments, programs, and worksites. BIPOC and LGBTQ+ community are strongly encouraged to apply.

Pay Range $18-$21.63

Job Summary:

The Community Economic and Empowerment Services (CEES) Family Advocate is responsible for providing wraparound support services to families impacted by domestic violence, human trafficking/exploitation, or sexual violence. The Family Advocate utilizes trauma-informed, survivor-centered, and culturally responsive practices to provide advocacy to the entire family unit as well as to individual family members. The Family Advocate arranges and participates in group facilitation, organized activities/field trips, intakes, goal planning, and referrals to community providers. This position is also responsible for maintaining a welcoming, safe, clean, accessible, and inclusive environment for persons and families we serve.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, or human service-related field or;
• At least 3 years of experience in the social service settings and 3 years of experience providing staff supervision

Essential Functions:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Essential responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Conduct intake session with every youth and parent/caregiver to assess strengths, goals, and needs and then implement appropriate services or make referrals for external resources.
• Provide consistent and regular contact with parents/caregivers and families through one-on-one sessions, community visits, family sessions, and support groups.
• Coach parents/caregivers on basic parenting techniques with age-appropriate expectations, childcare, and health related referrals, in a compassionate manner
• Assist and advocate, as requested, with community organizations, schools, or human services systems in order to coordinate care.
• Complete safety plan with parents of infants, children, and youth, as well as with the children and youth as appropriate.
• Schedule and advise childcare specialists, volunteers, and interns as needed.
• Work with parents/caregivers to create an educational plan and ensure school enrollment/attendance. Update and maintain pre-school, elementary, middle, and high school information and resources.
• Establish relationships with community homeless school liaisons with an emphasis in south suburban Hennepin County, Minneapolis, and St. Paul school district

Hours/Schedule: This full-time position has a flexible schedule, based on participant and program needs, with occasional night or weekend hours required. This position may require flexibility or schedule adjustments.

Visit our career page at: https://cornerstonemn.org/about/employment/

Cornerstone Benefits:

Health care, paid time off, 13 paid holidays which includes employee birthday, retirement savings with up to 4% match after 1 year, basic life insurance free to employees, long term disability free to employees, and paid parental leave after 1 year.