Family Support Specialist - Camargo

DescriptionSummary/Objective

Serves as the primary link to families enrolled in the Head Start Program

Essential Functions

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
• functions.
• ● Facilitates the successful involvement of parents in all aspects of the program by creating an
• environment that is comfortable and inviting
• ● Acts as a liaison between the community and the Head Start program
• ● Responsible for the recruitment of children by canvassing the local community, displaying
• program materials, encourage referrals, and complete the application process
• ● Prepare and facilitate monthly parent meetings by scheduling guest speakers, preparing agendas,
• securing meeting space, and providing required training
• ● Ensures required and requested training sessions are provided to families
• ● Provides transportation for children and families in the provision of services and parent
• involvement activities such as medical, dental, Parent and Policy Council meetings
• ● Maintains an organized, confidential system of record keeping and reporting
• ● Assist families in identifying and developing goals and ensures on-going contact to ensure the
• direct services or referrals are adequate and satisfactory
• ● Substitute in classrooms when required
• ● Drives/monitors Head Start when needed
• ● Maintain accurate sign-in/out sheets on all enrolled children for billing purposes where applicable
• ● Responsible for the provision and monitoring of health services
• ● Participates in assigned meetings, events, and training as required
• ● Ensure that a minimum of 15 clock hours of allowable professional development is completed
• annually.

Competencies

1. Attention to Detail
2. Ethics & Integrity
3. Organizational understanding
4. Professionalism
5. Customer/Client Focus
6. Planning & Organizing/Time Management
7. Communication
8. Tact
9. Problem Solving

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibility

Work Environment

• This position operates in a professional center based environment. This role may occasionally require
• work within a classroom setting.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
• successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use
• hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance;
• stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift or
• move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision,
• color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• This is a regular part time position. Days and hours of work are planned in advance and schedule is
• provided at the beginning of each school year. In order to meet the needs of the agency, permanent or
• temporary changes and/or modifications to the schedule may occur as dictated by management.

Travel

• Travel is primarily local during the business day, although out-of-area travel may be expected upon
• notice.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Diploma/General education Degree with the completion of a FDC credential within 18
• months of hire.

Preferred Education and Experience

Associate Degree or higher in Social Work with experience working with case management.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

Valid Class C Commercial Driver’s License with a PS Endorsement within 60 days of employment. Approved CDL Physical Exam.

Additional Requirements

• Valid Kentucky driver’s license, reliable transportation, and satisfactory background checks. Pass a
• pre-employment drug test and random drug testing as required. State required minimum vehicle liability
• insurance and uninsured motorist insurance. Any/all other testing or applicable checks required by local,
• state, or federal law.

AP/EEO Statement

• Gateway Community Action provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants
• for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color,
• religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation,
• gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
• This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement,
• promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Other Duties

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities,
• duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and
• activities may change at any time with or without notice.
• QualificationsCompetitive Benefits – paid leave, health, dental, vision, life & CERS Retirement.