Family Service Worker (Lawrence, MA)

The Family Services Worker will manage an assigned caseload of children and their parents to ensure that parents and children are receiving comprehensive Early Head Start services. This position is full-time and reports to the Director of Early Head Start. Duties -Must read, fully comprehend and implement Subpart B, Early Childhood Development and Health Services & Subpart C, Family and Community Partnership of the Head Start Performance standards related to infants, toddlers and preschool age children; -Maintain an assigned caseload of children and their parents and ensure that parents and children are receiving comprehensive Early Head Start services; -Adhere to Early Head start Policies and Procedures; -Establish and maintain a supportive relationship with each assigned family and maintain that relationship as the family transition between program options; -Must be made familiar and build community collaboration to support families; -Maintain up-to-date CPR and First Aid certifications; -Adhere to the Community Group “Code of Conduct” and dress code; and confidentiality policies; -Attend up to 2 Policy Council meetings per year; -Encourage and support families around opportunities for parent’s participation in a variety of program activities that support child and adult development, including policy and program decision making; -Organize in conjunction with other EHS staff, Teachers and Educators opportunities to engage in program events such as; cooking classes, literacy events and open house throughout the year to reflect the child/rens program participation; Qualifications =A minimum of an Associate Degree (or matriculated) in Early Childhood Education, Social Work or Human Services; -Experience working with at risk families and infants and toddlers; Excellent interpersonal and advocacy skills; -Willingness to give and receive feedback and work cooperatively on a team; -Excellent written, verbal and organizational; -Occasional nights and weekends are required; and -Reliable transportation is required. Contact: Tarah Mohika tmohika@thecommunitygroupinc.org