Coord, Family Service
Save the Children
- Grand Coteau, LA
- $16.02 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Engage families as full partners in assessing their needs and strengths and prioritizing their needs and interests according to their own values; ensure there is an appropriate fit between families’ needs and interests and program services.
- In coordination with the Manager of PFCE, ensure that vacancies are filled within 30 days, eligibility is properly determined, enrollment includes 10% children with special needs, recruitment is active/ongoing, and that funded enrollment is achieved and maintained.
- Support each family in developing a Family Partnership Agreement so they can understand and use goal development as a valuable life skill.
- Have regular home visits with families to build on competence in the areas of understanding attachment and child development, self and family advocacy, developmental transitions, parents as a child’s first teacher, life management skills and family wellness.
- Make and consistently follow up on referrals related to: Family Partnership Agreement goals, strengths/needs assessment items, children with special needs, family health, job and education services and other services related to wellness and family sustainability.
- Strengthen community collaborations to support families by maintaining current knowledge of community resources, sharing community service information with families, and building relationships during attendance of interagency meetings, community events and other scheduled meetings with community partners.
- Promote a unified approach to sharing child information with families by engaging in joint planning with teachers and other specialists to prepare for home visits and other family interactions.
- Participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings.
- Meet program documentation requirements by maintaining accurate, objective, complete, timely and well-organized child, and family records, both electronic and hard copy.
- Actively participate in opportunities for continuous professional development.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
- Associate degree in family and child development, early childhood development, social work, or adult learning; or within eighteen months of hire, at a minimum, a credential or certification in social work, human services, family services, counseling, or a related field.
- Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
- Professional proficiency in written and spoken English
- Demonstrated knowledge of administration, budgeting, purchasing systems management, and public relations skills.
- Demonstrated experience developing consistent, stable, and supportive relationships with young children.
- Proven ability to exercise professional judgment and evaluation before making decisions.
- Proven ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, children, parents, and outside agencies.
- Demonstrated successful ability to communicate and collaborate with individuals and teams and at all levels—both internal and external
- Proven successful problem solving and time management skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to fostering an environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging
- Bilingual preferred (English/Spanish)