Family Service Worker

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Must be at least 18 years of age
2. Must have no criminal record or criminal charges pending
3. Must have a valid driver's license and reliable transportation with liability insurance
4. Must be able to speak, read and write English
5. Must have or be willing to obtain First Aide/CPR certification
6. Must have a clear TB and physical examination before first day of employment
7. Must have a high school diploma or GED
8. Must have 60 credit hours of college with emphasis in social service area and/or one year experience in social services
9. Must be skilled in data entry

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Have an associate's degree in social services or related field
2. Be enrolled in a program leading to a baccalaureate degree in social services or related field
3. Be Bilingual able or willing to learn to speak, read and write English and Spanish
4. Be a local resident of Cameron or Willacy County
5. Be a person sensitive to the needs of the poor and disadvantaged

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Conducts outreach and recruitment efforts to inform families of the Head Start/Early Head Start Program and its requirements.
2. Recruit and enroll/waitlist at least 50 children a year for the Head Start and Early Head Start program in Cameron and Willacy Counties
3. Completes Head Start/Early Head Start enrollment applications and ensure that appropriate and accurate information is reported
4. Enters all family services and classroom data for all assigned families in the web-based child tracking software (ChildPlus) on a weekly basis
5. Maintains accurate documentation of services provided, referrals, family goal attainment, and follow-up
6. Conducts home visits to develop strength-based assessments, Family Partnership Agreements and Individualized Family Plans for every family on your assigned caseload and provide follow-up in a timely manner
7. Assists families in accessing community health resources to ensure that all children's health requirements are met
8. Completes appropriate health referrals, documenting completion of Health-related follow-up and advocacy in a timely manner.
9. Provides regular assistance in reducing barriers that keep parents from attending monthly Parent Committee and Policy Council Meetings and promote and support parent involvement.
10. Refers families to community agencies according to family needs and provide timely follow-up.
11. Establishes and maintains ongoing, up-to-date, community partnerships to assist families in accessing crisis/emergency, and community resources and services (i.e. food, clothing, shelter, counseling, job training)
12. Communicates with parents of assigned classes at least once a week.
13. Conducts home-visits (virtual if necessary) to address attendance, documentation requirements, or other service delivery area needs. Prepares and submits weekly schedules and monthly reports in a timely manner.
14. When necessary will be expected to attend staff training through pre-service and in-service workshops
15. Supports the efforts of Head Start families in the enhancement of their children's healthy wellbeing and academic success
16. Performs any other duties assigned by supervisor relative to program operations.
17. Works on weekends, holidays, and/or evenings on especial assigned projects and/or tasks on request of the Executive/Head Start Director

Salary : $15 - $16