The Family Services Coordinator creates, provides, and/or coordinates services and activities with families and communities that foster strength, healthy living, and overall well-being.
Requirements
- Creates maintains a positive work environment by ensuring staff feel heard and valued and builds relationships based on mutual trust and rapport.
- Educates and engages parent/guardian to obtain age-appropriate health screenings/exams, with follow-ups as needed.
- Maintains health files according to agency procedures and confidentiality guidelines.
- Demonstrates knowledge of health services and agency policies and procedures.
- Promotes safety through awareness and application of regulations.
- Identifies and recruits Head Start eligible families and children, including children who are homeless, children with disabilities, and vulnerable populations.
- Determines, verifies, and documents eligibility.
- Works closely with ERSEA manager to maintain funded enrollment level.
- Interviews parents/guardians as directed by policy and procedure and works with ERSEA and Center Manager to determine best placement.
- Monitors attendance and provides appropriate follow-up when absences are frequent.
- Ensures a trusting, collaborative, partnership building process is implemented with each family.
- Is respectful of all family values and cultures
- Identifies each family’s risk and protective factors.
- Establishes professional roles and boundaries with families.
- Promotes family’s willingness to participate in the program.
- Orients families to the program.
- Supports families in the partnership process.
- Assists families with setting appropriate SMART goals according to program policy.
- Establish community partnerships to gather resources and information beneficial to our families.
- Represent Head Start by attending community meetings, events, and functions.
- Hosts family/community events that promote quality time, engage the participants, and support the Head Start mission.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
