Parent Liaison- Early Intervention, FSW-Days

UMass Memorial Health • Leominster, MA

1d • $20 - $31

About The Position

Everyone Is a Caregiver At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Requirements

• High School diploma, GED, or HiSet.
• Satisfactory CORI background check.
• Current or former parent of a child enrolled in early intervention.
• Basic computer skills including, but not limited to, email, Word, and Excel.
• Ability to demonstrate clear and consistent boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Engages families by sharing their own journey through creation and distribution of a monthly EI newsletter with information relevant to families. Helps to model collaborative interactions between the family and the variety of relevant individuals in the larger system of support (extended family, friends, other providers, school personnel, and/or state agency representatives).
• Coordinates educational opportunities to enable parents/caregivers of an enrolled child or children to participate in workshops and other available support services.
• Serves as a mentor to parents, caregivers, and parent volunteers to improve the ability to effectively advocate for their child or children by hosting regularly scheduled meetings.
• Works to build strong relationships with enrolled child or children, their families, and outside agencies by attending meetings such as Transition Planning Conferences for transition from EI to Public School, or with other community partners as needed.
• Maintains updated e-mail list for distribution of Program and DPH required paperwork, surveys, data collection, and reports.
• Assists in the maintenance of a positive and collaborative working environment where all employees of CHL and enrolled child or children and their families feel welcome, supported, and comfortable.
• Effectively communicates with families, colleagues, and community members in a manner that is sensitive to their racial/ethnic/cultural/class backgrounds.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees