Ehs Family Advocate

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The Family Advocate is responsible for coordinating, collaborating, and facilitating the effective delivery of Social Services and Parent Involvement to Head Start children, families, and staff in accordance with NJ licensing regulations and Head Start Performance Standards.

• Responsible for the recruitment, enrollment, and daily attendance of eligible Head Start children and families including the following: maintaining an open‑door policy for walk‑ins, purposeful home visits, and active in‑person contacts with the community.
• Responsible for developing a partnership with families including the following: assessing needs, developing a Family Partnership Agreement, home visits, connecting families with resources to meet needs, collaborating with other agencies and departments to ensure easy access to resources, and being an advocate for improving the quality of life.
• Responsible for maintaining accurate, organized, confidential up‑to‑date records including the following: monitoring and documenting health status of children (immunizations, physical, health tracking instrument), conducting or setting up screenings, submitting monthly reports and Program Information Reports, compiling and maintaining an up‑to‑date community resource directory.
• Responsible for reporting suspected cases of child abuse and neglect to the Health Manager, Mental Health and Disabilities Coordinators, and/or Family Partnership Manager.
• Responsible for family, parent, and volunteer involvement including: attending, recruiting for, and supporting parent committee meetings and activities; assisting/conducting parent orientation; promoting and coordinating participation of volunteers in the center; facilitating open communication between staff, parents, and the community; notifying parents of changes in procedure, routine, or activity.
• Responsible for participating in trainings and staff meetings through sharing ideas, information, and striving for professional self‑development.
• Responsible for coordinating or conducting health‑related activities for children and parents.
• Responsible for performing other duties as needed in the center, to promote teamwork.

• Must have a high school diploma or GED, along with 15 college credits.
• Must have a car on a daily basis and a valid New Jersey driver’s license.

Must read and write sufficiently to maintain proper records.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Other

• Civic and Social Organizations

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