Family Services Associates

Description

Employment Status: Full-Time (40 Hours Per Week), Full-Year, Non-Exempt, and Union Position

Compensation Range: $20.71-$22.86 (Step 7-Step 15) Hourly Rate and Benefits + $500 New Hire Bonus

We are currently seeking energetic, committed individuals who want to make a difference in the lives of children and families in Los Angeles County! We are hiring a Family Service Associates (FSA) who manages a caseload of families and implements activities related to Early Head Start, Head Start, and State Preschool. The FSA recruits eligible families in our neighborhoods, completes enrollment applications, completes data entries related to children and family information onto our database system, and supports families during the school year.

Weekend and evening work will be assigned for recruitment purposes and community outreach in neighborhoods that are identified as low-income and disadvantaged.

· Recruitment will require canvassing these neighborhoods by foot.

A hiring bonus of $500 is offered to you and is contingent on successful completion of the probation period as follows: $250 will be paid at the successful completion of mid-point review (3 months from hire) and the remainder of the bonus $250 will be paid at successful completion of the 6 months Introductory (Probationary) Period.

Generous Employee Benefits: ACA Compliant Medical, Aflac, Dental, Life, and Vision plans.

· Paid Holidays, Sick leave, and Personal Necessity (PN) Hours: 13 Paid Holidays, 21 Days of Paid Vacation: Accrue at the rate of 10.25 hours per month worked, (1 year of employment = 123 hours), 14 Paid Sick leave, includes 3 Days of Personal Necessity: Accrue at the rate of 9.5 hours per month (1 year of employment= 114)

· Employer Funded Retirement Plan- Foundation contributes 8.5% after one year of service and you can make voluntarily contributions at the start of your employment.

· Free Employee Assistance Programs

· Opportunities for advancement

· Tuition Assistance provided by LACOE for eligible staff.

Work Location: FOUNDATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, INC.

Main Office (Pasadena) and Multiple Site Locations in Los Angeles County

Family Services Associates are assigned to work in locations of our HS/EHS/SPS sites.

· Boyle Heights, Echo Park, Hollywood, and Lincoln Heights

Review our website: www.foundationheadstart.org for specific site locations.

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Summary of Job Duties, Knowledge & Skills

(Job Description available from HR)

Data-entry:

· Input and track relevant Child and Family data through the database system.

· Reviews all files of assigned families and verifies that entry into the database system is accurate in a timely manner.

Family Services:

· Conducts home visits as needed, to complete required job duties (i.e., concerns with the child’s attendance, recruitment/enrollment, completing family goals, etc.)

· Conducts assessment of family needs and supports families to develop skills needed to achieve their goals.

· Conduct on-going enrollment and parent orientations.

· Research for new resources in the community and establish relationships with local community agencies (i.e., dental clinics, medical clinics, shelters, food banks, etc.)

Health Services:

· Conducts Health Screenings: collect, maintain, and update health requirements, such as immunizations, physical and dental forms, and labs for Lead testing results, per child within the established timelines, and follow-up when needed.

· Educate parents on the importance of obtaining a regular physical (including labs) and dental examination for their child.

· Completes a master list per licensing regulations of students per site and update as needed when children leave or enter the site.

· Completes monthly inventory of first aid kits per site(s) assigned and refill as needed.

· Completes assessments such as height, weight, hearing, vision for all children from the assigned