Family Resource Center Coordinator - Franklin El. & Lincoln El.

Simpson County•Franklin, KY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Family Resource Center Coordinator is responsible for the effective implementation of the Simpson County Family Resource Center's (SCFRC) work plan, including all mandated core components and optional components as deemed necessary by the SCFRC Advisory Council. This role involves promoting harmony and good will, advocating for children and families, and managing cases to address personal, social, or emotional needs related to educational, developmental, and social progress. The coordinator also works with parents to increase their understanding and participation in addressing child needs and knowledge of available resources. This position requires consultation and collaboration with various stakeholders, supervision of referrals to outside agencies, and maintaining relationships with community service providers. The role includes making school/home visits, serving as a liaison between home and school, assisting students with school adjustment, and maintaining accurate case records while adhering to confidentiality regulations. Additionally, the coordinator works with the SCFRC Advisory Council on planning, supervises FRC personnel and daily operations, assists the Director of Pupil Personnel with reports, budgets, and grants, and makes recommendations for facility improvements. The role also involves supervising property inventories, planning and supervising emergency preparedness, evaluating center activities and programs, conducting Advisory Council meetings, and overseeing personnel recruitment, selection, training, and evaluation, including volunteers. The coordinator is responsible for official center correspondence and news releases, and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Must possess a Post Secondary Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or other related areas or five years experience in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or other related areas
Good oral and written communication skills
Possess the necessary literacy and/or mathematics skills to fulfill the performance responsibilities of the job
Able to enter and retrieve data using computers systems, systems applications and other office equipment
Knowledge of providing liaison services between the schools and the community
Knowledge of record-keeping techniques and basic accounting
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
Ability to provide clearly both written and oral instructions and to perform all required tasks as assigned
Ability to develop effective working relationships with the entire school community
Ability to move about and travel to various locations in one day
Ability to prioritize and schedule work assignments and to meet schedules and time lines
Ability to perform both day and evening work
Ability to maintain current knowledge of program rules, regulations, requirements, and restrictions

Responsibilities

Promotes harmony and good will with the public in a manner that merits their respect and serves as an advocate of children and families.
Is responsible for case management with individual families to address those personal, social, or emotional needs related to their educational, developmental, and social progress.
Is responsible for case management with parents as an integral part of the task of helping students, to increase the parents' understanding, to increase their constructive participation in addressing the child's needs, and their knowledge and use of appropriate resources available.
Consults and collaborates with children, families, teachers, service providers, and the community in gathering and giving information on cases, and in establishing and planning for respective roles in addressing family issues.
Supervises the referral of students to, and serves as a liaison with such outside agencies as the Cabinet for Human Resources, Juvenile Court, and other service providers.
Maintains direct contacts and close working relationships with the community/regional public and private service providers.
Makes school/home visits for the purpose of collecting and assessing data.
Serves as a liaison between home and school when considerable follow-up is necessary.
Assists students directly toward adjustment to school.
Keeps accurate and sufficient records of cases for use by the Family Resource Center (FRC) and outside agencies when appropriate.
Abides by all confidentiality regulations.
Demonstrates positive communication skills, both oral and written.
Works closely with the SCFRC Advisory Council in planning the work plan of the FRC.
Demonstrates the ability to work as team leader to effectively implement the work plan of the SCFRC.
Supervises the FRC personnel and the day-to-day operation of the center.
Works closely with the Director of Pupil Personnel in preparing all reports, budgets, and grants administered through the FRC.
Makes recommendations for facility location, alterations, repairs, and improvements.
Supervises property inventories.
Use technology
Plans and supervises emergency preparedness of center.
Supervises and evaluates all activities and programs that are outgrowths of the center's operation.
In collaboration with the Chairperson of the SCFRC Advisory Council, conducts periodic Advisory Council meetings and keeps members informed of regulations, policies, changes, and new programs.
Is responsible for recruitment, selection, assignment, training, and evaluation of personnel being considered for placement to the center including volunteers.
Assigns duties to all staff of center including volunteers.
Makes periodic assessments of the needs of the community in order to develop effective plans for meeting those needs.
Assumes responsibility for all official center correspondence and news releases.
Performs related duties and assumes other responsibilities as may be assigned by the Director of Pupil Personnel and the Superintendent.