Head Start Engagement Specialist

4 weeks ago

Chesterfield, United States Chesterfield County Public Schools Full time

**General Description**:
Recruits and enrolls children for the Head Start program. Assists families with accessing mental health services in collaboration with Chesterfield County Mental Health. Engages in a collaborative partnership with families to establish mutual trust and to identify family goals and strengths, as well as necessary services and other supports through the Family Partnership Agreement process. The employee works independently with mínimal supervision. Extensive use of good judgment, effective time management and organizational skills are required

**Essential Job Functions**:
**Essential Job Functions**:

- Recruits and enrolls children following current recruitment/enrollment/eligibility requirements. Maintains a current enrollment waiting list and in conjunction with immediate supervisor, fills vacancies with children who are eligible for the program. Assists families enrolled after the initial program orientation to complete required paperwork. Responds to general inquiries related to Head Start enrollment eligibility.
- Conducts home visits to assist families in identifying strengths and to set goals through completion of the Family Partnership Agreement and to assist families in fully utilizing available community resources. Coordinates with other Head Start staff, school system staff and community agencies to ensure that the children enrolled in the Head Start classrooms and their families receive the maximum amount of services from the program and to respond to parent issues and complaints; arranges meetings between head start teachers and parents. Research community resources for families and organizes and maintains accurate, up-to-date information on community agencies.
- Develops and maintains a contact log for each family, recording all family contacts and referrals. Updates and maintains child and family records. Maintains strict confidentiality of family/children records and information.
- Plans Parent Workshops, Parent Committee Meetings and assist with Health Advisory Committee and Policy Council.
- Meets bi-monthly with family service team, meets regularly with supervisor and attends all appropriate Head Start meetings and trainings.
- Assists in classrooms on a regular basis for observation of children, teacher support, field trips, etc.
- Submits appropriate reports and other paperwork in accordance with established deadlines and time frames.
- Performs other duties as assigned.

**Budgetary Responsibility**:

- No budget responsibility.

**Report Preparation**:
**Equipment Operation**:

- General office equipment such as copy machine, computer, telephone, laminator and cell phone.
**Contacts**:

- Head Start staff, parents, children and families on a daily basis. Community agencies as the Chesterfield County Community Services Board, Department of Social Services, Health Department, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as necessary to secure resources and assistance for families and children

**Work Direction**:

- N/A
**Supervision**:
N/A

**Decision Making**:

- Requires the use of independent thinking, good judgment and time management skills. The employee works independently to schedule home visits, family focus meetings and works with staff members to plan and implement annual family events and meetings. The employee consults with the supervisor on matters pertaining to the distribution of correspondence and sensitive child/family issues.

**Formal Policy-Setting Responsibilities**:

- N/A
**Physical Demands**:

- The physical demands described here represent those that must be done to successfully perform the essential job functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk and hear; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms, stand and walk and drive. Light lifting may be required. Specific vision abilities required include close and distance vision, color and peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

**Work Environment**:

- Work is primarily performed in an office environment. The employee is required to perform home visits of enrolled families in the fall and as needed throughout the year. The noise level in the work environment is quiet to moderate.

**Qualifications**:
Working knowledge and skills in the area of family engagement. Working knowledge of mental health services and community resources pertaining to mental health; knowledge of Head Start Performance Standards and other local, state and federal requirements. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing and establish and maintain effective work relationships with parents, children, staff and community agencies. Demonstrated ability to maintain accurate records; to work independently and assume responsibility without direct or continuous supervision and to manage time eff

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