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Family/Child Specialist
University Settlement Society of New York
Date Posted: 06/26/2017
Location: , New York
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Overview: The zero to three Child Development program integrates Early Head Start and Family Child Care services into a single program that offers full-day home-based child care services, family support services and advocacy to low income families with children under three years of age. The program provides developmentally appropriate home-based child care, home visits to families and family child care providers.
Responsibilities:
- Manage a caseload of families and conduct home visits
- Coordinate parent/family involvement with Parent Provider conference workshops and activities
- Take some program-wide responsibilities that may include annual events, parent/child groups, etc.
- Develop consistent, stable and supportive relationships with families and children
- Be part of a team in assessing family needs and child developmental status
- Be part of a team in developing an individualized family/child plan addressing family and child needs
- Provide appropriate services to families/children based on the individualized family plan
- Work closely with families on specific issues and difficulties those individual families are experiencing
- Provide families with appropriate referrals and follow-up with families and service providers on referrals
- Provide workshops to families and staff
- Assist in the recruitment of families
- Assist in developing the Policy Council and other parent support groups
- Maintain proper documentation on families and children
- Other duties as requested by supervisor to fulfill job responsibilities
Qualifications:
- BA in Early Childhood Education, Social Work, Human Development or related field
- Knowledge of child development birth to three.
- Two to three years of experience working with families in a supportive and empowering environment.
- Bilingual Spanish preferred
Hours: Full time (35 hours per week)
Salary: Low 30s
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