Family Worker Head Start Full TimeA

For over 125 years Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has been providing quality social services to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens and currently offers 160-plus programs and services for children youth adults seniors and those struggling with mental illness. Early Childhood Development Centers provide free Head Start services to low-income families at no cost to the children ages 3 to 5 years. The high-quality services are offered in the center-based program settings available for the Brooklyn and Queens the Montessori approach the centers ensure children are ready for school by providing a variety of developmentally appropriate activities that promote cognitive social emotional language-literacy and physical development. The Head Start Program strives to actively engage parents recognizing family participation throughout the program as a key to a childs robust development as well as to offer the learning experiences tailored to the changing needs and abilities of OF THE JOBThe Family Worker is responsible for the programs parent involvement. The job responsibilities include but not limited to maintain necessary records make referrals to appropriate agencies as needed and work with families in a supportive fashion. The Family Worker in consultation with Family Service Coordinator and other staff serves as a liaison between the center and parents from the community the program serves. Under the supervision of the Family Service Coordinator the Family Worker will be responsible to assist in recruitment interviewing and registration efforts in accordance with the Agencys policies and Head Start Regulations to determine eligibility of qualified individuals. Conducts In-Takes and Family Partnership Agreements; shows parents around the social and developmental information on the child and shares this information with teachers and other staff keeping with the requirements of the familys for inputting information in the data master completing documentation preparing required reports to document compliance with guidelines on in-takes eligibility priorities classroom attendance and records; responsible for In-Kind Reports. Receives and verifies financial and other information needed to determine eligibility as required. Contacts the families to receive information referrals and other services such as employment mental health counseling housing etc. as other duties as :High School Diploma required. College Degree Development Credential preferred.2 years of experience in Human Services required. Bilingual Spanish/English; Russian/English; Chinese/English; Korean/English; English/Creole speaking sitting standing walking talking hearing & be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 to travel to multiple locations within the five boroughs as :We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits including:Generous time off (Vacation/ Personal Days/ Sick Days/ Paid Holidays annually)MedicalDentalVisionRetirement Savings with Agency MatchTransitFlexible Spending Account Life insurancePublic Loan Forgiveness Qualified Employer Training Series and other additional voluntary more information on our organization please visit our website at: