Family Service Coordinator - Full Time; 5431-212-N

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens•New York, NY

1d•$20 - $22•Hybrid

About The Position

For over 125 years, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has been providing quality social services to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens and currently offers 160-plus programs and services for children, youth, adults, seniors, and those struggling with mental illness. Early Childhood Development Centers provide free Head Start services to low-income families at no cost to the children ages 3 to 5 years. The high-quality services are offered in the center-based program settings available for the Brooklyn and Queens Communities. Through the Montessori approach, the centers ensure children are ready for school by providing a variety of developmentally appropriate activities that promote cognitive, social, emotional, language-literacy, and physical development. The Head Start Program strives to actively engage parents, recognizing family participation throughout the program, as a key to a child’s robust development as well as to offer the learning experiences tailored to the changing needs and abilities of children.

Requirements

High School Diploma or its equivalent.
Two years of experience in a human services related field; preferably in an early childhood setting.
Frequent sitting, standing, walking, talking, hearing, seeing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, & crawling.
Occasional running.
Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
Able to travel to different locations throughout the five boroughs including but not limited to conducting Home visits.

Nice To Haves

B.A. in Human Services/Social Work preferred.
Family Development Credential preferred.
Knowledge of consolidated databases preferred.
Bilingual Spanish/English; Russian/English; Chinese/English; Korean/English; English/Creole speaking preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate parent involvement and education programs.
Directly supervise Family Assistants and Family Workers providing on-going guidance and support.
Coordinate recruitment and registration efforts of perspective clients.
Maintain all intake data.
Attend and participate in all family related matters.
Assist families in with family related matters and concerns.
Ensure Family Partnerships Agreements (goals) are developed and followed up with as mandated by funding source performance standards.
Maintain a yearly updated community resources binder, in agreement with the demographic changes within the community.
Plan and implement appropriate orientation into the program for new families.
Coordinate recruitment and registration of new families.
Ensure the completion and organization of the reports.
Provide assistance to families.
Perform other duties as assigned.