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Description

SGA provides a wide range of social services in some of Chicago's most challenged and consistently underserved communities and creates long-term and community-wide change. SGA's mission is to help children, families, and communities facing great challenges realize their potential. SGA uses a proven and innovative method called the Circle of Opportunity. This system is a continuum of comprehensive services to help break the circle of adversity and provides families with enough opportunity to change their lives and communities.

Full-time

SGA provides a wide range of social services in some of Chicago's most challenged and consistently underserved communities and creates long-term and community-wide change. SGA's mission is to help children, families, and communities facing great challenges realize their potential. SGA uses a proven and innovative method called the Circle of Opportunity. This system is a continuum of comprehensive services to help break the circle of adversity and provides families with enough opportunity to change their lives and communities.

• Recruit and maintain a caseload of up to 24 children/pregnant mothers.
• Maintain 85% of monthly home visits and 100% of enrollment during the year.
• Conduct biweekly (weekly if needed) visits and submit weekly schedules.
• Work jointly with parent to obtain the necessary documentation needed to complete intake and other program requirements.
• Assist in maintaining at minimum 100% enrollment rate throughout the program year utilizing various outreach and recruitment strategies.
• Complete, update, and maintain all required Parent as Teacher (PAT), DFSS, and program/agency forms.
• Work jointly with parents to develop home visit and activity plans based on each child’s assessment and identified family needs.
• Collaborate with the team, plan and facilitate monthly parent and child activities for Socializations.
• Maintains families engaged. Encourage parent participation in literacy activities, parent workshops, group connections, and other events or trainings.
• Responsible for data entry into the program's data system and maintaining all required documentation in child's/pregnant mother's binders; keeping all information confidential.
• Complete developmental assessments/screenings and family needs assessment with families as needed to meet program's requirements.
• Complete required ASQ screenings to identify children with special needs and make the necessary referrals to appropriate staff.
• Develops, with parent input, an individualized family support plan.
• Serve as an advocate for families and as a liaison between families, the program, and the larger community.
• Work in collaboration with other staff for the recruitment and enrollment of eligible families.
• Collaborates with team to create new MOU’s/Partnerships with agencies/organizations that provide services to pregnant women, children, and their families.
• Maintains communication with supervisor and agency staff.
• Participate in on-going training and staff development provided by SGA, Program Director, other consultants, workshops, and conferences.
• Attend regularly scheduled team and agency staff meetings/trainings.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE JOB

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Early Childhood Education, or related field
• Gateways Credential #5

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience working with families with children ages 0-3 years old and/or pregnant mothers

• Must successfully complete Parents as Teachers Model Certification training.
• Must be familiar with sensitivity to cultural diversity—ability to communicate and cooperate with diverse families, various professionals, and…