Family Worker Head Start - Full Time; 5430-221-A

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens•Queens, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens provides quality social services through over 160 programs for children, youth, adults, seniors, and those with mental illness. Their Early Childhood Development Centers offer free Head Start services to low-income families for children aged 3-5. These center-based programs utilize the Montessori approach to ensure school readiness through developmentally appropriate activities that foster cognitive, social, emotional, language-literacy, and physical development. The Head Start Program emphasizes active parent engagement, recognizing its crucial role in a child's development, and tailors learning experiences to children's evolving needs and abilities.

Requirements

High School Diploma required.
2 years of experience in Human Services required.
Frequent sitting, standing, walking, talking, hearing & reaching.
Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Ability to travel to multiple locations within the five boroughs as needed.

Nice To Haves

College Degree preferred.
Family Development Credential preferred.
Bilingual Spanish/English; Russian/English; Chinese/English; Korean/English; English/Creole speaking preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain necessary records.
Make referrals to appropriate agencies as needed.
Work with families in a supportive fashion.
Serve as a liaison between the center and parents from the community.
Assist in recruitment, interviewing, and registration efforts in accordance with Agency policies and Head Start Regulations to determine eligibility of qualified individuals.
Conduct In-Takes and Family Partnership Agreements.
Show parents around the center.
Elicit social and developmental information on the child and share this information with teachers and other staff, maintaining family confidentiality.
Input information into the data master.
Complete documentation.
Prepare required reports to document compliance with guidelines on in-takes, eligibility, priorities, classroom attendance and records.
Prepare In-Kind Reports.
Receive and verify financial and other information needed to determine eligibility.
Contact families to receive information, referrals, and other services such as employment, mental health, counseling, housing, etc., as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.