Family & Health Services Coordinator

Job Category
:
Community/Social Services

Requisition Number
: FAMIL
007983

• Posted :
  October 2, 2026
• Full-Time

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Jacksonville, FL 32206, USA

Lutheran Services Florida (LSF) envisions a world where children are safe, families are strong, and communities are vibrant.

LSF is seeking a talented Family & Health Services Coordinator who wants to make an impact in the lives of others.

Purpose and Impact:

The Family & Health Services Coordinator's primary responsibility is performing duties that requires advanced knowledge in the field of social services and using such knowledge and prior work experience to exercise discretion and independent judgment in providing the most appropriate services and support to children and families in the Head Start/Early Head Start program.
1) Facilitate in parent engagement,
2) Provide high- quality health, mental health, nutrition, and disability support and resource linkage,
3) Build partnerships with families to assist them in identifying their own goals, strengths, needed services and support system,
4) Develop, and implement, and maintain the family partnership agreements that outline families strategies and timetables for achieving their own goals, and
5) Responsible for the management and recordkeeping of the family comprehensive file to its entirety.
6) Assist with enrollment and monitors attendance as part of assigned caseload.

Essential Functions:

• Case Management of Social and other Wrap-Around Services
• Initiate collaborative partnerships with parents to establish mutual trust and respect.
• In collaboration with each family assess their need for social services; develop an individualized plan that responds to the family’s need; deliver and/or coordinate the delivery of needed social services to each family through referral or providing direct services; review and update as necessary.
• Conducts and documents follow-up on all referrals.
• Establish and maintain Family Partnership Agreements (FPA) with families and identifies family’s strengths, needs and interests to help parents develop and achieve goals within 45 days of enrollment.
• Facilitate follow-up on Family Partnership Agreement (FPA) goals with families within 90 days and on-going at a minimum of 90 days or more frequently if necessary.
• Provide comprehensive community resource information to families, individualizing to respond to the family’s needs and concerns to the maximum extent possible.
• Refer families to community agencies/programs; assess accessibility, relevance and usefulness of assistance received.
• Assist with the establishment and maintenance of ongoing collaborative relationships with community organizations responsive to the concerns of the families of children birth through age 5, pregnant women and their families; participate in community awareness events.
• Report suspected child abuse and/or neglect following program procedures and Florida law.
• Serves on a community board located in the area of assigned Head Start/Early Head Start site.
• Develops a working knowledge of community resources, and visits, at least annually, with major agencies for service delivery updates and community resource guide updates.

Health, Nutrition and Wellness Services

• Coordinate and monitor compliance with Head Start Performance Standards and Florida licensing requirements related to child health, nutrition, and safety.
• Assist with completion, tracking, and follow‑up of required health, dental, vision, developmental, and nutrition screenings and assessments.
• Coordinate implementation of individual health, nutrition, and treatment plans, including follow‑up on referrals and ongoing monitoring of child needs.
• Promote child and family wellness, including…