Head Start Family Advocate - Soutside (Personal Services)

1. Thinks, communicates and behaves as a cause-driven leader and role model for other staff and members when it comes to desired staff behaviors; promotes youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility in all job-related functions.
2. Recruits and enrolls eligible children and families, maintaining enrollment per program requirements.
3. Works directly with families to identify and access family strengths and set family goals.
4. Acts as liaison and advocate between community resources and families.
5. Provides management, crisis intervention, and resource/ referral services.
6. Promotes parental involvement in all parent meetings and activities. Ensures and supports
family involvement in program governance and in all aspects of the Head Start Program.
7. Ensures all health/dental screenings and follow-up for children per performance standards.
8. Helps families access transportation services, when appropriate, to and from community resources and other activities.
9. Completes documentation and submits all appropriate paperwork and reports as required.
10. Works as a team player with center staff, Head Start and YMCA of Central Ohio staff, parents and other community organizations to ensure all service area requirements are met to carry out the goals and objectives of the Head Start program.
11. Participates fully in staff meetings and training experiences as deemed necessary by the supervisor.
12. Maintains confidentiality of family records and information.
13. Works within required state and federal guidelines; follows agency policies/procedures in all areas.
14. Professionally represents Head Start and the YMCA of Central Ohio in the community.
15. Personally reports to Department of Social Services all suspected child, aged or incapacitated adult abuse and neglect as required by law and documents accordingly. Informs supervisor of all reports to Department of Social Services.
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and distance vision. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.