Family Service Worker

About the role

Supports and resources families in accordance with their specific needs and assists with recruitment activities. Assists families in attaining self-sufficiency through goal setting and family engagement activities.

Responsibilities

• Recruits families for assigned ECE programs.
• Affords follow-up for families pending health or nutrition documentation to start services.
• Maintains track of absences and follows up with families to ensure regular attendance of children.
• Completes strength and needs assessments for assigned families.
• Identifies goals for families leading to self-sufficiency.
• Enhances parents' skills and understanding regarding parental engagement and activities promoting literacy.
• Provides resources and referrals to families.
• Facilitates exchanges of information between assigned families and content area specialists.
• Collaborates with Site Supervisors and Teachers to organize and conduct parent committee meetings.
• Develops and maintains appropriate case notes and other records and prepares periodic reports as required.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in programs offering child and family assessment services, home visiting services, early intervention services, direct experience in working with children ages 0 to 5, parent education services, family support and referral services, or similar required.
• Bachelor's degree in child development, early childhood education, psychology, social work or similar discipline from a four-year university required.

Additional Duties

Other duties and special projects as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Physical Demands

• Stand: 1/3 - 2/3
• Walk: 1/3 - 2/3
• Sit: 1/3 - 2/3
• Reach with hands and arms: 2/3+
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel: 2/3+
• Climb or balance: -1/3
• Bend, kneel, crouch, or crawl: -1/3
• Talk or hear: 2/3+
• Taste or smell: None
• Carry, push or pull: -1/3
• Lifts Weights or Exerts Force: Up to 10 pounds: -1/3
• Up to 25 pounds: -1/3
• Up to 50 pounds: None
• Up to 100 pounds: None
• More than 100 pounds: None
• Time Spent: Moderate noise

Work Environment

• Environmental variables that may be indicated as applicable to the position: Working near mechanical parts: None
• Work in high, precarious places: None
• Fumes or airborne particles: None
• Toxic or caustic chemicals: None
• Outdoor weather conditions: -1/3
• Extreme cold (non-weather): None
• Extreme heat (non-weather): None
• Risk of electrical shock: None