EHS Family Engagement Advocate

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Direct Services Full-Time Professional Pottstown, PA, US

2 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $43,000.00 To $53,000.00 Annually

The Family Engagement Advocate (FEA) leads and assists in outreach events and activities for recruitment and enrollment of pregnant women and families with very young children into the EHS program.

The FEA provides early learning-focused and curriculum-based home visits to parents of infants and toddlers, to promote the families' ability to support their health improvement, social empowerment and child's development towards school readiness.

FEAs work collaboratively with Coordinators and Site Supervisors in order to encourage children’s attendance and parent involvement, monitor child/parent participation, and support families in completing EHS health and education requirements.

• Assists and supports the FCE Coordinator in the administration of services and initiatives, development and maintenance of tracking systems for enrollment and other service deliverables.
• Obtains and maintains in good standing all required credentials, certifications and trainings deemed necessary to perform their job duties such as, but not limited to Home Visiting CDA credential, Parents as Teachers (PAT) Training, Serv Safe Certification, and 1 st Aid license. Attends orientation and ongoing training sessions on maternal and child health and welfare, early learning, child abuse, housing, nutrition, substance abuse, counseling, parenting, infant, family support issues, ERSEA;
  
  parent, family and community engagement and other training as assigned/recommended by the FCE Coordinator.
• Offers services to families including, but not limited to, providing encouragement, guidance, direct services, identifying client needs and goals around health, education, child development and social services and, supporting clients to access needed services.
• Participates in ongoing monitoring efforts and review of service area policies and procedures to ensure the program continually meets and exceeds Head Start Program Performance Standards
• Prepares parent newsletters and reports on a monthly basis and as assigned.
• Reviews, monitors and analyzes data from Child Plus on an ongoing basis in order to support and encourage families’ participation, and ensure timely completion of EHS requirements with clients.
• Communicates with community resources regarding program, and assists with the development of partnerships and MOUs with service providers in the community under the direction of the FCE.
• Assists in coordination of and attends meetings for Parents, Parent Committee, and Policy Council, and other activities representing MCC as needed.
• Plans weekly visits that include activities to support learning and development to enhance the family’ skills as their child’s first teacher. Is prompt to re-schedule any missed visits in order to provide a minimum of 4 visits each month and a minimum of 46 visits to each client throughout the program year for home-based children.
• Participates in outreach efforts to raise awareness and promote education of issues faced by EHS clientele, identify candidates and families for enrollment, and direct them to needed EHS, health, education and social services.
• Utilizes a professional, culturally-sensitive and respectful approach when visiting/addressing clients and their families at all times and during all types of communication.
• Provides curriculum-based education sessions and resources (hand-outs) for families with infant and/or toddler age children to ensure that their…