Job Description
Summary The Family Engagement Advocate at Child Care Associates’ Head Start and Early Head Start programs engages families interested in Head Start and Early Head Start services, determines eligibility and enrolls eligible families to reach full enrollment. For a campus-based Advocate, s(he) serves on a 3 person leadership team to support families and support campus conditions necessary to have strong educational outcomes. All Advocates work as a team to ensure every available slot in the program is filled.
Duties · Lead and coordinate efforts to recruit Early Head Start and/or Head Start children to enroll in program.
· Ensure that Head Start Program Performance Standards are met with respect to eligibility, selection, recruitment, enrollment, and attendance.
· Ensure enrollment is met and maintained.
· Assist Early Head Start and/or Head Start team in assuring integration of all content areas.
· Serve as second in charge at assigned campus as part of the campus leadership team.
· Collaborate and actively participate in team meetings and trainings, including with content area teams.
· Develop and maintain mutually respectful partnerships with families through regular communication and through needs assessments.
· Manage assigned caseload and perform casework services with parents to increase parents’ understanding, knowledge, and use of available and appropriate resources (including ensuring all federal requirements, including 45 and 90-day requirements).
· Enter child and family data into ChildPlus accurately and in a timely manner; maintain accurate and detailed records.
· Assist in planning and implementing parent engagement, parent curriculum training, and parent committee meeting activities.
· Assist families with application and enrollment process.
· Support and promote family involvement.
· Make home visits as needed to gather information and documentation of children and families.
· Assist parents with parent surveys, family needs and strengths assessments and individualized family partnership services.
· Identify family needs, locate services and resources, and support with referrals to service providers.
· Maintain parent contact and/or follow-up for children whose attendance is irregular or in jeopardy of falling below the established minimum standard.
· Provide crisis assistance to families with immediate needs.
· Protect Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and promote privacy and discretion with all engagements.
· Assist with recruiting parent and community volunteers.
· Responsible to maintain required recordkeeping of non-federal share (In-kind) data for assigned campuses.
· Develop and maintain relationships with community service agencies in Tarrant County.
· Develop and maintain strong work relationships with both center-based and school-based leadership, staff and content area staff.
· Be knowledgeable about demographics of community and school population.
Requirements · Credential or certification in social work, human services, family services, counseling, or a related field.
· Prior experience working with limited income children and families from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds preferred.
· Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills.
· Demonstrated ability to effectively and concisely communicate verbally and in writing.
· Demonstrated excellence in organizational skills.
· Computer proficiency including ability to navigate Microsoft office products and data management systems.
· Insured and reliable vehicle for transportation with a valid Texas driver’s license. Must meet CCA’s driver eligibility requirements.
· Experience with ChildPlus preferred. Must be able to pass a pre-employment and/or periodic physical examination, TB skin test, and complete background check every 24 months.
Nice To Haves · BA degree preferred in social work, human services, family services, counseling or a related field
· Bilingual skills strongly preferred (Spanish, Burmese, French and/or Arabic). Strong customer service and interpersonal skills
About Us Child Care Associates is a leading nonprofit in early education and care in Texas. We invest in the future of children in their youngest and most formative years. CCA has two key areas of impact: accessible early education and care, and innovation.
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Full time, Work at office, Immediate start,