What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Support Specialist position at Tacoma Community College?
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Priority Consideration Date: May 7, 2023
Tacoma Community College (TCC ) is built on the traditional homelands of the Puyallup Tribe. The Puyallup people have lived on and stewarded these lands since the beginning of time and continue to do so today. Our college commits to uplifting the voices, experiences, and histories of the Indigenous people of this land and beyond. TCC stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and the Black community and we strive to become an anti-racist institution. We are examining racism, both implicit and explicit, as a system of domination, and we seek to identify and abolish it in our policies, procedures, and practices.
As the winner of the 2020 Association of Community College Trustees Equity Award for the entire Pacific Region, TCC is committed to recruiting faculty and staff who are reflective of the diverse community we serve. We are specifically focusing on improved support for traditionally underserved populations at TCC including Black, Indigenous, and people of color, Dreamers, justice-involved, immigrants and refugees, Veterans, people with disabilities, and the LGBTQ community. To this end, the college seeks applicants who will intentionally support and promote efforts related to equity, diversity, and inclusion, and who recognize and honor the important role that diversity brings to an educational community.
Position Summary
The Family Support Specialist (FSS) maintains an outreach recruitment and enrollment process throughout the school year. This position works in partnership with the site team to encourage and plan for parent participation in their child's education. This position works together with families in an effort to support them in recognizing and building upon their family strengths and improving the conditions and quality of their family's life. This position will adhere to ECEAP and EHS Program Standards, Service Plans and the principles of best practice.
Essential Functions
- Responsible for planning monthly parent meetings and family activities.
- Attend and oversee parent activities held on campus.
- Organize and conduct ongoing recruitment and enrollment to ensure full enrollment in all center programs, inclusive of ECEAP and EHS.
- Organize and conduct parent orientations to ECEAP and EHS.
- Family Support: Collection and distribution of health and nutrition information, works in partnership with families, conducts home visits, family events, children's health screenings, and communication through emails, newsletters and information boards.
- Provide family resource and referral support.
- Participate in interdisciplinary staffing planning for children and families.
- Communicate and collaborate with community resources.
- Provide support to families experiencing a crisis and refer to emergency assistance and crises intervention providers as appropriate.
- Contribute as a team player with all members of ECEAP and ESD staff.
- Work with diverse population as needed.
- Work in classroom with children as needed.
- Earn at least 20 hours of STARS credit per year in administration, development, and family support.
- Perform other duties as assigned by Director and as pertinent to Family Support and classroom support responsibilities, including but not limited to assisting with care of children.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $54,353.00 per year
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Tacoma, WA 98466: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: One location
Salary : $54,353 - $0
