Family Services Worker
Objective: This position recruits and enrolls income eligible and categorically eligible families, ensures the seamless provision of services across the Agency, and incorporates a coaching approach to working with parents on their personal and professional goals.
Essential Functions: Recruitment and Enrollment:
- Responsible for assisting families with enrolling income and categorically eligible children in completing Desert Preschool Academy’s education program’s enrollment application; to include but not limited to completing the recruitment application, establish residency, obtain pre- determined financial documentation, emergency card, health information, immunization requirements.
- Participates in outreach events such as recruitment and community fairs, and to maintain relationships with community partners
- Educates all applying families about Agency’s resources and services, including home energy, weatherization, housing, and food assistance.
- Responsible for determining eligibility and submitting completed application within 30 days.
- Collaborates with Site Supervisors and Early Childhood Education team for the placement of enrolled children, to include annual parent orientation scheduling prior to enrollment and individual parent orientation throughout the year and recertifications annually.
Case Management:
- Maintains communication with Site Supervisors including the site staff, and Administrative Staff, regarding a student’s progress and wellbeing.
- Updates emergency information on a regular basis.
- Monitors Center Track, and center files to ensure that all required information is current.
- Contact parents regarding absenteeism, tardiness, or transportation concerns upon the receipt of a referral form a teacher.
- Responsible for referring families to community agencies for appropriate services.
- Tracks all referral information in Center Track database.
- Support the State Administration audits.
Family Engagement:
- Collaborate with Site Supervisor to develop annual parent committee meeting agenda and /or training calendar.
- Arrange for speakers and special guests at parent committee meetings.
- Responsible for parent attendance and participation at the meeting.
General Responsibilities:
- Be a positive role model by maintaining the highest level of professional and ethical behavior throughout your interactions with both internal and external customers.
- Attends work regularly per assigned work schedule and in accordance with Agency policy.
- Attends and participates with in-service training, staff meetings and other activities to facilitate professional development.
- Works cooperatively with others including all staff, supervisors, administrators, co-workers, community professionals, clients, vendors and the public.
- Follows instructions and abides by Agency policies and procedures.
- Assumes other duties, responsibilities and special projects as needed
Secondary Functions:
- Stocks, monitors, and distributes the food at the center’s if needed.
- May assist with classroom ratio, childcare coverage, event set-up, and screenings as designated.
Education Experience and Knowledge:
- College Education units at least 12 in, Human Development or related field
- Three years’ experience working with families of young children
- Must have a valid State of California driver’s license.
- Required to use your own personal vehicle to fulfill your job-related responsibilities.
- Knowledge of Early Childhood Education State Standards preferred
- Bi-lingual in Spanish preferred
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Ability to work in an office environment.
- Ability in work in a classroom environment.
- Ability to communicate on the telephone.
- Ability to complete tasks with numerous interruptions.
- Ability to sit for long periods of time.
- Ability to walk up and down stairs.
- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
- Ability to bend, lift and carry.
- Must be able to maintain a safe environment for up to 20 people. This includes but is not limited to the physical ability to evacuate students and clients during disaster drills and emergency situations.
- Full awareness of environmental stimuli
- Full range of motion above the head.
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle
Abilities and Skills:
- Strong computer proficiency especially with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
- Effective decision-making and problem-solving skills.
- Must be organized, flexible and dedicated to quality service delivery.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with others.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks effectively.
- Ability to analyze data and recommend action.
- Demonstrate integrity and ethical standards in job performance.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing across all levels of the organization.
- Ability to work with sensitive information and maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.82 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
