Bilingual Family and Community Advocate

Job overview

The Bilingual Family and Community Advocate role is onsite in Chester, IL; compensation is $19.80–$24.75 per hour. The position is part of Hoyleton Youth & Family Services' Puentes de Esperanza team, supporting Spanish-speaking families across Metro-East and Southern Illinois. The advocate connects families with community resources and provides outreach, interpretation, translation, referrals, advocacy, and support. The role helps families access health care, public benefits, and educational workshops while meeting program and grant deliverables.

What you'll do

• Provide interpretation, translation, information, referrals, advocacy, health-care access support, public-benefit access, and workshop coordination
• conduct outreach and represent the organization at community events
• support case management, education, outreach, and individual or group sessions as assigned
• maintain grant and agency data
• respond to service requests and refer families to appropriate services
• provide on-call case assistance for Spanish-speaking families involved with DCFS as assigned
• apply CARE and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention principles.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

bilingual family and community advocate

chester il

hoyleton youth & family services

spanish and english

community outreach

family advocacy

interpretation and translation

public benefits

health care referrals

puentes de esperanza

care and tci

$19.80–$24.75/hr

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical insurance with company-funded HSA
• dental and vision insurance
• paid vacation, sick, and personal days
• 10 company holidays and one floating holiday
• monthly cell phone reimbursement
• six weeks paid parental leave
• 403(b) with up to 5% employer match
• employer-paid life insurance
• optional supplemental benefits
• EAP
• tuition reimbursement
• employee discounts.

Why this role

English and Spanish fluency required; CARE and TCI training must be completed upon hire. Travel to specified southern Illinois counties may be required depending on responsibilities.

About the employer

Hoyleton Youth & Family Services is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Individual and Family Services. Sector: 62.