About this role
Ascension Parish School Board Job Description I. JOB TITLE: Head Start Worker JOB TYPE: 529
POSITION REPORTS TO: Family Service Specialist PAY GRADE: HS-5, HS-6, HS-7
FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt ASSIGNMENT PERIOD 182 days
II. SUMMARY OF POSITION'S PURPOSE Provides comprehensive services to Head Start parents. III. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION – High School Diploma or its equivalent. Bachelor's Degree in Social Work is preferred.
• EXPERIENCE – 0-6 months of Head Start experience and an understanding of the Head Start effort.
• SKILLS – Ability to work with children and parents.
IV. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Conducts a family needs assessment on all Head Start families and develops a partnership agreement with the family.
• Plans home visits to ensure that all services needed by families are being accessed.
• Assumes responsibility of making contact with referral agencies when families to not have the skills necessary to accomplish independently.
• Abides by the confidentiality policies of the program.
• Attends all assigned training sessions.
• Reports to assigned site on time and signs in/out accordingly.
• Collects information for the community resource booklet and community partnership agreements.
• Submits all reports in a timely manner making sure they are accurate, grammatically correct and written without bias.
• Assists in the recruitment of volunteers and the collection of non-federal shares.
• Investigates absences of children.
• Prepares for family assistance in times of crisis.
• Completes all requirements deemed necessary for meeting minimum standards of licensing.
• Investigates absences of children and shares information with classroom staff.
• Attends training sessions on child abuse procedures.
• Contacts referral agencies for parents.
• Makes classroom visits to become familiar with children and classroom staff.
• Assists classroom staff to understand the home situations of children.
• Comes to the assistance of classroom staff when warranted to meet child/adult ratio.
• Participates in the case management approach to serving children and families.
• Assists with the recruitment and enrollment of children.
• Facilitates parent meetings including the active participation of a center committee.
• Orients and trains parents as volunteers prior to their assignment in the classroom.
• Ensures that volunteers follow the guidelines mandated by licensing.
• Develops transition strategies for parents.
• Assists parents with applications for LACHIP and Medicaid and keep a count of how many parents participate.
• Works to develop an efficient method of tracking services through the use of management software.
• Works to develop a monthly newsletter.
• Works according to the hours specified by the Director.
• Meets with supervisor on an as required basis.
• Provides courteous and prompt service to all internal and external customers including students, parents, co-workers, etc. Schedules and/or attends conferences with parents. Priorities and addresses requests and assignments in a professional manner to develop cooperative relationships and to ensure that student and employee records confidentiality are assured.
• Identifies opportunities and recommend methods to improve service, work processes and financial performance, e. g. expense management. Assists in the implementation of quality improvement initiatives.
• Assists co-workers in the completion of tasks and assignments and to ensure continuity of service. Orients new co- workers and actively supports teamwork throughout the school system.
• Performs other duties as required.
NOTE: This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of all duties and responsibilities. The Ascension Parish School Board reserves the right to change this description at its discretion.