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A. GENERAL SUMMARY OF WHAT THE POSITION DOES
This position supports and assists families as they identify and meet their own goals through a case management model for developing and carrying out the program Family Partnership Agreements. This position also assists with the completion of the child health requirements and other required screenings and assessments. This position supports the larger system of social services coordinated by Head Start, thereby supporting the goals of the program. The position may involve reassignment of caseload and/or center location as deemed necessary for program operations.
B. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION
Duties are described in major areas in order of importance.
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING
1. Coordinates with center staff to integrate family partnership goals with classroom efforts and to ensure integrated child and family curriculum.
2. Participates in team management functions of planning, implementing and evaluating Family and Community Partnership goals and objectives.
3. Participates in in-service, workshops, and conferences (and college courses to enhance skills.)
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
1. Recruits prospective families and assists with enrollment process.
2. Conducts home visits to facilitate family plans, assists families in achieving identified goals and follow-up on referrals. Acts as a case manager and works cooperatively with local agencies to assist families to link-up with services in the local community.
3. Assists with the completion of the child health screening, other required screens and assessments and is familiar with referral requirements.
4. Conducts and documents follow-up on all referrals.
5. Regularly shares information with teachers to ensure coordinated services that meet the needs of individual children and families.
6. Provides health, safety and family literacy activities to parents, as appropriate.
7. Coordinates with center staff to promote parent involvement in the program as a classroom visitor, volunteer, employee, and/or participate in family events.
8. Promotes effective community support for families by coordination and advocacy for services with community agencies.
9. Develops a working knowledge of community resources. At least annually visits with major agencies for service delivery updates and Community Resource Guide updates.
10. Refers families for emergency or crisis assistance.
11. Participates in file audits and child profile development.
12. Coordinates or refers families to opportunities for continuing education, employment training and other employment services through formal or informal networking in the community.
13. Assists other program staff to offer (either directly or though referral to local entities) to parents of participating children the following:
a. training in basic child development
b. assistance in developing communication skills
c. opportunities to share experiences with other parents
d. regular in-home visitation
e. any other activity designed to help parents become full partners in the education of their children.
14. Provides with respect to each participating family, a family needs assessment that includes
consultation with such parents about the benefits of parent involvement and about the
activities in which parents may choose to participate.
15. Performs community outreach to encourage individuals previously unaffiliated with Head Start
program to participate in its Head Start program as volunteers.
16. Informs custodial parents in single-parent families that participate in programs, activities or
services about the availability of child support services for purposes of establishing paternity and acquiring child support and refers eligible parents to child support offices of State and local governments.
17. Arranges for education and other appropriate intervention including opportunities for families to participate in counseling or to receive information on mental health, substance abuse, child abuse and neglect and domestic violence.
18. Attends parent/teacher conferences, as requested.
19. Attends parent committee meetings.
20. Assists families in making the transition into and out of the Head Start Program.
21. May act in the capacity as receptionist, classroom aide, kitchen aide or fill in with other duties at small one or two classroom centers as necessary.
22. Attends community meetings for the purpose of sharing information and establishing linkages.
23. Reports known or suspected child abuse and/or neglect to Child Protection Services as mandated by law.
RECORD KEEPING
1. Documents efforts to assist families in identifying their strengths, needs and sufficiency goals.
2. Tracks family partnership efforts and outcomes. Documents efforts to support parents in establishing strong community ties, such as finding a “medical home.”
3. Records, monitors and follows up on referrals for support services for reporting requirements.
4. Submits reports as needed and requested, such as monthly summary tracking reports, etc.
Follows up with families to determine whether kinds, quality and timeliness of the services received through referral met the family’s expectations and circumstances.
5. Understands, generates and documents in-kind and other allowable costs applied toward the
non-federal share requirement.
6. Follow-up on child absences as define in the service area plan.
PERFORMS OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $10.21 per hour
Benefits:
Schedule:
Supplemental pay types:
Application Question(s):
Work Location: One location
Full Time
Preschool & Daycare
$45k-57k (estimate)
01/26/2023
02/23/2023
appcouncil.org
GRANTSVILLE, WV
100 - 200
1964
$5M - $10M
Preschool & Daycare
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