Family Services​/ERSEA Coordinator

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Plans and implements the goals, policies, and activities to meet the family and community partnership objectives in compliance with Head Start strategic plan and performance standards.
• Assists in updating annual parent involvement and family service plan in coordination with the Policy Council, parents, and staff.
• Recruits for enrollment through home visit, enrollment fairs, and collaboration with providers.
• Ensures confidential maintenance of all participant files.
• Facilitates Parent involvement in program planning and evaluation of program activities, and encourages decision-making responsibilities and participation in the classroom.
• Provides training and mentoring to Head Start/Early Head Start Staff, in compliance with the family/community partnership goals.
• Maintains and updates the community resource/parent handbook directory annually.
• Communicates regularly with teachers regarding any issues, concerns, and information about children.
• Coordinates and conducts home visits with parents regarding incidents, absences, and other pertinent behavior.
• Initiates individual family partnership agreements with parents to identify and continually assess services and resources that are responsive to each family's interests and goals.
• Maintains tracking system to ensure services are provided efficiently and effectively.
• Gives presentations to families and community regarding Family Services goals, objectives, activities, and results.
• Generates, submits, and reports to Director regarding: family/children; concerns; accomplishments; progress; and other pertinent information.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending seminars, educational workshops, classes and conferences.
• Attends parent meetings and assists parents as needed.
• Regularly inspects and evaluates the physical condition of building and playground to ensure the classrooms and kitchen/dining area have adequate lighting, free from deficiencies. That exit signs and smoke detectors are in adequate working condition.
• Works with Special Projects/Emergency Department in scheduling monthly Fire Drills.
• Responsible for maintaining fire extinguishers annually.
• Responsible for PDI (pest control) log and inventory listing/safety check of any hazard material used at center ( for cleaning purposes or otherwise).
• Conducts GFCI checks in classrooms, kitchen and laboratories on a monthly basis.
• Responsible for documenting unsafe conditions/monthly reports to Program Director.
• Contributes to a team effort and accomplishes related results as required.
• Performs other duties as required.

• Demonstrates understanding of Head Start philosophy.
• Experience working with infants, toddlers, or preschoolers.
• Familiarity with community resources.
• Experience organizing and managing multiple responsibilities under pressure and documenting extensive information.
• Experience in the use of computer database and/or word processing.
• Knowledge of the challenges and strengths of low-income and Native American families.
• Knowledge of Tribal and department policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of tribal, federal, and state laws and regulations related in the area of projects.
• Knowledge of Head Start/Early Head Start philosophy, standards and the ability to implement is principle of shared authority and decision-making.
• Knowledge of time-management and the effect on one's well-being and stress level.
• Knowledge of the steps to effective conflict resolution.
• Knowledge in problem solving techniques.
• Knowledge in project evaluation procedures and processes.
• Skill in strong leadership, supervisory, negotiation, and interpersonal skills for restricting priorities to meet changing goals or objectives.
• Skills in writing letters and reports and filling forms for routine operations.
• Skill in collecting, grouping, organizing information.
• Skill in building group consensus to meet objectives through give and take.
• Ability to develop new insights into situations in order to improve the situation, increase efficiencies, or to mitigate safety problems.
• Ability to function as an effective team member to interact and communicate effectively with staff…