Family Outreach Worker
Family Outreach Worker
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Job Description
BENEFITS:
- medical dental vision
- sick and vacation time
- free life insurance and long term disability
- 4 % 403(b) plan match after 2 years
- flexible spending accounts
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
You may be able to receive help in paying your college loans off through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program due to working for Reach Dane
POSITION SPECIFIC DETAILS:
Hours: 40 hours/week *Part Year
Location: Madison WI (Northport Drive)
Pay: $19.46/hour
SUMMARY:
The Family Outreach Worker (FOW) is responsible for developing a trusting relationship with Head Start parents as a support and resource person. This person reinforces the crucial role of parents as the primary educator of their children through coordination with the classroom and ensures that all health enrollment and other identified individualized needs of children and their families are met. This person assumes a lead role in implementing social service coordination by providing ongoing comprehensive support and case management services to assigned families that promote Family Wellbeing Parent/Child Relationships Families as Lifelong Educators Families as Learners Family Engagement in Transitions Family Connections to Peers and Community and Families as Advocates and Leaders. Practice with families and colleagues is informed using Head Start RelationshipBased Competencies a Trauma Informed approach and Reach Dane Core Values.
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
- Preferred Associates or Bachelors degree in Social Work or related Human Service field with a minimum of 1 year of experience working with lowincome multicultural families.
- Minimum High School Diploma and completion of the Family Service Credential within eighteen months of hire.
- Bilingual Spanish Preferred all applicants encouraged to apply
- Demonstrated experience and/or skills in family support and guidance including community resource usage and referrals case management and advocacy.
- Community connections and development.
- Effective approaches that support family selfsufficiency
- Have a valid Wisconsin Drivers License motor vehicle and adequate liability insurance as required by agency policy and state liability regulations.
*Part Year employees have built in vacations which include summer break 2 weeks in winter and spring break (part year staff follow the school district calendar in which their program is located)
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Employment Type
Hourly
