Head Start Family Services Coordinator

About the role

This position serves as a Family Services Coordinator for Head Start Family Services, responsible for creating a positive work environment, educating and engaging parents/guardians, and recruiting eligible families.

Responsibilities and Duties

- Creates and maintains a positive work environment by ensuring staff feel heard and valued and building relationships based on mutual trust and rapport. - Approaches all issues with a win-win attitude that respects the dignity of all parties. - Educates and engages parents/guardians 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 those 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.

Skills and Qualifications

- Ability to lift/manipulate/move objects weighing no more than 60lbs. from one place to another. - Ability to lift objects from the floor to 18in. above the shoulder. - Ability to drive or provide transportation for required travel in specified county, counties, or service area. - Must possess a wide range of mobility and dexterity as to perform job related activities.

Education Requirements

- High school diploma/GED (required). - Associate or bachelor’s degree in social services or related field and 6 months of related experience (preferred). - Willingness to obtain a credential or certification in social work, social services, family services, human services or other related area within eighteen (18) months of hire.

Work Schedule

Full-time, Monday-Friday.