Monday, August 19, 2013

Join the Mercy Street FRC team!

The Mercy Street LTI program is hiring a full time community worker for the Cupertino and West San Jose Area!

Community Worker activities will include, but not be limited to:

  • Outreach, engagement and education of diverse families and community members in designated communities
  • Partner with other organizations to increase the capacity and knowledge on the importance of the first 5 years of life
  • Provide information and resources in the community that are culturally, linguistically and developmentally appropriate.
  • Help parents/caregivers identify and communicate strengths to acknowledge, as well as concerns that may interfere, with children’s healthy development and readiness to learn.
  • Inform through evaluation and data, experiences (positive & challenging) that families are having to access resources and services in their communities. This information will be shared with supervisor, team, community partners and FIRST 5 leadership.
Fluency in English and Mandarin Chinese required.  For more information on the position, please view the job description here.