HEALTH COORDINATOR
About The Position
The Health Coordinator, in collaboration with the Health Manager, coordinates effective health and nutrition services for Head Start and Early Head Start families, ensuring compliance with Head Start Performance Standards and New Jersey licensing requirements. The role works closely with program management and staff to support children’s health, dental, and nutrition needs, maintain accurate and confidential records, facilitate screenings and referrals, and connect families with community resources. The position also contributes to staff supervision and training, family and staff education, ongoing program monitoring, reporting, and food-service operations. Responsibilities include auditing health files, monitoring food-service practices and compliance, supporting menus and inventory, participating in children’s and families’ transitions, and collaborating with program leadership on policies, procedures, and personnel matters related to health services.
Requirements
- Early childhood health-care experience, including knowledge of current child-care health requirements mandated by local and state licensing bodies.
- Ability to prepare and teach meaningful health-education principles and practices to people with varying educational and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- At least two years of management experience.
- Valid New Jersey driver’s license and daily access to a vehicle.
- Must submit to a background and fingerprint check.
Nice To Haves
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with an RN or LPN qualification is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate delivery of health and nutrition services in collaboration with the Health Manager and program staff.
- Assist Family Partnership staff in maintaining accurate, confidential, up-to-date health, dental, and nutrition records for children.
- Monitor and document children’s health and nutrition status, including the completion and currency of screenings, assessments, and immunizations.
- Perform relevant screenings to meet Head Start Performance Standards.
- Review family intake materials and health updates with family workers and the Child/Family Site Director to identify health and nutrition needs.
- Complete referrals for children’s health, dental, and nutrition needs and seek outside resources when appropriate.
- Coordinate with Family Partnership staff to ensure children and families receive required medical, dental, and nutrition assessments and follow-up within required timelines.
- Promote preventive health, dental, and nutrition care and help families access available services.
- Conduct purposeful home visits when needed and address special dietary needs or requirements.
- Coordinate with social-service agencies and community resources, help families access those resources, and maintain a current community resource directory.
- Develop, conduct, or facilitate health, dental, and nutrition workshops for staff, parents, and children.
- Assist with supervision and training of food-service staff.
- Assist program leadership with supervision of Family Advocates, Education Outreach Workers, Home Visitors, and Family Resource Associates in health, dental, and nutrition service areas, including training, hiring, disciplinary actions, terminations, and evaluations.
- Work with the Vice President to obtain HR and Policy Council approval for hiring and termination decisions.
- Develop Head Start and Early Head Start policies and procedures with the Director of Program Services and Director of Program Options.
- Work with program staff on reporting suspected child abuse and neglect, with support and knowledge of designated program leaders.
- Audit children’s health files, coordinate with site directors and Family Advocates to obtain service records, and forward reports to the Assistant Director.
- Monitor food-service staff compliance with menus, portions, and CACFP requirements, and coordinate field-trip meal requests for assigned sites.
- Assist the Child/Family Site Director in monitoring staff compliance with family-style meals.
- Submit required statistical and narrative reports accurately and on time, including reports to local, state, and federal agencies and monthly service-area reports.
- Assist the Director in developing a health-information tracking system and review nutrition reports and statistics for forwarding to the Assistant Director.
- Assist in developing menus and special menus in accordance with Head Start Performance Standards and CACFP guidelines.
- Assist with ordering products for cooking kitchens and monitoring kitchen inventory and supplies.
- Coordinate with assigned staff regarding cold-storage inventory and vendor food needed for menus.
- Participate in all phases of the transition process for children and families.
- Attend parent and staff center meetings.
- Recruit community volunteers for the Health Services Advisory Committee and participate in its meetings.
- Perform other assigned Head Start duties.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
