Coord, Family Service

Position Title
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Family Service Coordinator
Employee Type
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Full-Time Regular
Supervisor Title
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Center Director or Manager, Parent, Family & Community Engagement
Division
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Head Start, U.S. Programs

Save the Children For over 100 years, Save the Children has been fighting for the rights of children. The right to a healthy start in life. To have access to education. To be in a safe environment, protected from harm. We work in some of the world’s hardest-to-reach places – over 100 countries, including the U.S. No matter what your role is, when you join Save the Children, you’re creating positive, irreversible change for children, and the future we all share.

The Role The Family Service Coordinator (FSC) manages a caseload of families participating in the Head Start and/or Early Head Start program, providing ongoing support, in partnership with families, that is responsive to their needs. The FSC develops trusting partnerships with families. You will support families by using family strengths to build skills for self-sufficiency, improved quality of life, and parenting interactions that help children become ready for school and life.
The FSC assists families in identifying and reaching their own goals. In collaboration with families, other program team members and community partners, will support families in developing skills for leadership and advocacy for their children. You will document all family development services to show a clear picture of the families’ needs, strengths, and growth.
You’ll have direct responsibility for tasks associated with the Eligibility, Recruitment, Selections, Enrollment and Attendance (ERSEA) requirements of the Head Start Program Performance Standards, including the proper determination of family eligibility, ongoing recruitment and selection of families, preservation of full enrollment and support for regular attendance of children.
As a front-line representative of Save the Children, the FSC is required to ensure the safety and security of Head Start children and families with whom he/she has contact, and adhere to the agency’s values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity.
What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

• not inclusive of all role responsibilities. May be subject to change
• Engage families as full partners in assessing their needs and strengths, and prioritizing their needs and interests according to their own values; ensure there is an appropriate fit between families’ needs and interests and program
• In coordination with the Manager of PFCE, ensure that vacancies are filled within 30 days, eligibility is properly determined, enrollment includes 10% children with special needs, recruitment is active/ongoing, and that funded enrollment is achieved and maintained.
• Support each family in developing a Family Partnership Agreement so the family is able to understand and use goal development as a valuable life
• Have regular home visits with families to build on competence in the areas of understanding attachment and child development, self and family advocacy, developmental transitions, parents as a child’s first teacher, life management skills and family
• Make and consistently follow up on referrals related to:
  Family Partnership Agreement goals, strengths/needs assessment items, children with special needs, family health, job and education services and other services related to wellness and family
• Strengthen community collaborations to support families by maintaining current knowledge of community resources, sharing community service information with families and building relationships during attendance of interagency meetings, community events and other scheduled meetings with community
• Promote a unified approach to sharing child…