Agency
- Nurture positive and collaborative working relationships with other agency staff and outside stakeholders and partners.
- Implement the agency mission, philosophy, and core values to direct daily work and decision-making; adhere to agency policy.
- Cultivate a professional and respectful work environment.
- Be actively involved with, and knowledgeable about, the agency’s Performance Quality Improvement (PQI) structure and process.
- Approve timesheets and ensure compliance with agency and funder guidelines, ensuring that daily activities are within the allowable activities approved by the agency.
Early Learning Academy – All Staff
- Ensure compliance with all Early/Head Start Program Performance Standards, including as interpreted by the Ounce of Prevention Fund (Grantee), as well as with relevant federal, state, city, and accrediting/licensing body regulations and requirements.
- Actively and enthusiastically support recruitment efforts to ensure that the program is fully enrolled year-round.
- Engage in Active Supervision strategies to support the safety, wellbeing, and appropriate supervision/oversight of children at all times.
- Act in accordance with the program’s Standards of Conduct, building respectful relationships with families, honoring parents/caregivers as their children’s first and most important teachers, and maintaining strict child, family, and staff confidentiality at all times.
Early Learning Academy – Family Development Specialist
- Manage a caseload of assigned children and families.
- Ensure timely, accurate, and comprehensive completion of enrollment processes, which includes accurate completion of all governmental eligibility forms and communicating with the appropriate staff to ensure the program is ready to meet the needs of each unique child and family.
- Work with the parent/caregiver and teaching team to develop and implement the Family Assessment and Family Partnership Agreement.
- Coordinate and conduct home visits as needed to support home-school connection address attendance concerns and provide other family supports. Act as case manager for each assigned family and assess the need for intervention; refer and link families to community resources; follow-up with supportive services, assess and document progress toward achieving goals in a timely manner
- Consult with teaching and other relevant staff around understanding the total child in relation to their environment, family, and culture.
- Assist in the identification, referral, and follow-up for children with special needs. Provide support to children with special needs, including empowering parents as advocates for their children.
- Ensure that all families have an ongoing source of continuous accessible health care (medical home, dental home, and insurance) and assist families in securing and obtaining one when needed.
- Monitor health records to ensure that all children are up to date with their health needs. Documentation present in file and in database.
- Cooperate with medical, dental, and allied health staff to ensure accurate information about children’s growth and development, medical needs, screenings, follow-up treatments, etc.
- Assess and assist with children’s transitional activities as they prepare to transition from Early Head Start to Head Start or Head Start to Kindergarten
- In conjunction with the Education Coordinator, Teaching Teams, Disabilities & Wellness Promotion Coordinator, Site Director, Wellness Promotion Consultant, and other relevant staff, assist in developing and implementing a plan for children who are experiencing difficulty relating to peers or demonstrating challenging behaviors in the classrooms.
- Ensure that Family/Child Goals are explained to the parents and that there is a home plan that is being implemented.
- Represent the family’s circumstance and concerns to the teaching teams and other staff.
- Plan and implement parent education programming using the Parents as Teachers curriculum.
- Provide information to parents on education activities that can be done at home to enhance early learning.
- Encourage parent participation in program events, parent meetings, and Policy Committee.
- Plan and carry out parent meetings and male involvement activities.
- Interpret program to parents, community agencies, and organizations.
- Identify and understand the scope of community resources and how they can meet the needs of children and families served.
- Provide assistance and coverage in the classrooms and the program site as needed.
- Maintain and update family files, ChildPlus, and other documentation required by the program.
- Participate in the annual Head Start Self-Assessment, COA (Council on Accreditation) Case Record Reviews, and other monitoring and oversight activities; assist with all program reports requiring enrollment and attendance data, as well as family engagement and participation data.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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