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JOB SUMMARY:

Responsible for the effectiveness and accomplishment of the Health/Social Service mission in an assigned Head Start Center to include the enrollment process. Provides assistance and support to Head Start parents in obtaining basic and emergency needs to improve their “Quality of Life” either through direct Agency support or linkages to other service providers. Working knowledge of applicable Head Start (ACF) and CAA Policies and Procedures.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for the training of staff inclement to the enrollment process and for the completion and verification of all data necessary for enrollment.
• Coordinates the center enrollment process for all students.
• Responsible for systematically working with the total family for assessment and establishing a Family Partnership Agreement. Assists the family in obtaining any necessary resources to achieve goals.
• Responsible for the planning, scheduling, and implementation of required Health Services for all Head Start enrollees within the Center.
• Coordinates and works with the teaching staff in performing initial home visits for each family.
• Works with the CAA staff to ensure coordination of comprehensive services of the entire agency.
• Ability to maintain consistent documentation including family goals and follow-up information as it pertains to the Family Partnership Agreement.
• Completes annual home visits as directed.
• Establishes and maintains records which ensure confidentiality of Health and Social Service data for each assigned Head Start family.
• Contact families whose children have irregular attendance records or who have missed four (4) consecutive days to determine the reason.
• Assist in procuring transportation for families in the case of a crisis or emergency so that they may obtain available services.
• Develops and implements an information system whereby parents are informed of available resources and how to obtain them.
• This position requires frequent travel to offsite locations.
• Performs other duties as required to accomplish the Head Start mission.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Work is performed in a licensed childcare facility with children ages from 6 weeks to twelve years of age, most of the children are between the ages of three and five. While most activities are performed in the office area in the building, the Family Advocate must also be mobile. Family Advocates are not assigned to classrooms or kitchen duties, however, performance in the absence of staff may be necessary which requires a person being mobile and agile in order to perform required tasks such as lifting up to forty-five (45) pounds, reaching above the head and below the knee, or positioning body as to be on child’s level and floor level. Must be able to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, and able to run or walk hurriedly for a child’s safety.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• Associate degree in Sociology or related field and two (2) years paid employment in a Social Service Delivery System.
• Comprehensive speech, language, writing, and public relations skills.
• Possess the ability to plan, organize, and implement Service Delivery systems.
• Must meet all applicable requirements established by state and funding sources to include finger printing.
• Have transportation available and a valid Oklahoma State driver’s license.
• Ability to work with diverse cultures.
• Willing to attend training and/or further schooling.
• Meet required Work Environment standards.

DESIRED:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Services or related field.
• Experience within a Head Start program or school system.

Community Action Agency of Oklahoma City has served families in Oklahoma County for 60 years. Today, our work is focused on where we can make the greatest long-term impact: empowering families with young children to break the cycle of poverty. As part of a national network of more than 1,000 community action agencies, we partner with families, early childhood educators and community organizations to provide high-quality early learning through Head Start along with wraparound supports that help families build stability and long-term self-sufficiency. Our team is made up of educators, family advocates, problem-solvers and community connectors who care deeply about the children and families we serve. We work hard, support one another and take pride in the impact we make every day. If you want to make a lasting difference for children and families in our community, we’d love for you to join us.

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