NOTICE OF JOB VACANCY POSITION DESCRIPTION

DIVISION:                                           Children and Family Services
JOB TITLE:                                         Family Advocate – Village Based
POSITION STATUS:                         Regular, Full Time
EXEMPT STATUS:                            Non-Exempt
PAY SCALE GRADE:                       10-11-12
REPORTS TO:                                  Early Head Start/Head Start Director

BRIEF SUMMARY OF JOB DESCRIPTION:

  1. Work with ERSEA Specialist to recruit and enroll eligible children into the Early Head Start/Head Start Program; establish and maintain confidential files on assigned enrollees in target sites.
  2. Score the Devereux Early Childhood Assessments (DECA) provided by all Head Start/Early Head Start Centers; use the end results to identify needed services. 
  3. Assist Education/Disabilities Specialist to reserve 10% of enrollment for children with special needs and ensure follow – through and tracking of IEP’s and needed services.
  4. Enter and maintain ChildPlus data on enrollees in targeted sites.
  5. Assist Teaching Teams to ensure that families are assessing goals, and develop programs and activities to meet them using community resources.  Identify strengths/weaknesses of each family; make referrals and follow-up of needed services. 
  6. Establish partnerships with parents that are respectful, culturally sensitive and nonjudgmental. 
  7. Track and document all family services using ChildPlus and Family Partnership Agreements process.  If necessary make home visits in order to involve parents in service delivery if necessary.
  8. Assist Health/Nutrition Specialist by collecting, assessing, and tracking information on each child’s health needs including vision, hearing and other screenings and follow up on health needs.
  9. Work with other Family Advocates to ensure that mental health observations and mental health curriculum is being done in the classroom. 
  10. Follow Head Start Child Abuse and Neglect Policies and Standards of Conduct and Confidentiality Policies and report suspected cases of child abuse/neglect. 
  11. Recruit volunteers for parent involvement and in-kind contributions and document parent involvement, which includes supporting parents to schedule, attend and participate in monthly parent committee meeting. 
  12. Ensure Family Development Plans are completed with Early Head Start/Head Start Families.  Coordinate with teaching teams for social services referrals and follow-ups. 
  13. Assist other Family Advocates in maintaining and distributing resource directory and collecting survey information for annual community needs assessments. 
  14. Assist in organizing parent orientations, policy council meetings and parent trainings/experiences: including productions of brochures, binders, and agendas.
  15. Ensure compliance with applicable federal and state regulations, Head Start Performance Standards and agency and Kawerak Head Start Policies and Procedures and the Head Start work plan.
  16. Other duties as assigned by Early Head Start/Head Start Director or designee.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  1. Associate Degree or CDA preferred.  Work experience in social services, health or early childhood preferred.
  2. Computer, keyboarding and office skills required.
  3. Must be dependable, self-motivated and able to work with minimum supervision.
  4. Must be able to work effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds.
  5. Must be able to travel extensively throughout the region and occasionally attend out of town training.
  6. Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
  7. No prior convictions of child abuse in any form.

Native Preference per Public Law 93-638                                                                                  Approved 7/22/10

         

Contact Human Resources for an application and more information regarding this position. Completed applications must be received no later than by 5:00 pm on date of deadline. Kawerak, Inc. Human Resources Department • PO Box 948 • 500 Street • Nome, AK 99762 • (907) 443-5231 • Fax (907) 443-4443 • E-mail: personnel@kawerak.org