Program Assistant Health South Bay

VOALA
Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories

Volunteers of America is a non-profit human services organization committed to serving people in need, strengthening families, and building communities. VOALA provides a variety of social services to Los Angeles area communities such as Head Start programs, Upward Bound college prep programs, veterans’ services, homeless shelters, low-income housing program as well as drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Learn more at www.voala.org.

PAY RATE: $22.65 - $23.84 PER HOUR

BENEFITS: VOALA offers competitive medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.

HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START

Through our Head Start and Early Head Start programs, we work with children (ages 0 – 5) and their families to provide the skills, confidence and stable home life necessary for a smooth transition into kindergarten and beyond. Children also receive a broad array of health services including screenings and referrals, maintenance of immunization schedules, nutrition assessments and follow-ups, mental health assessments as part of initial screenings, and determination if developmental or physical delays are present. Children receive health and dental services and have access to ongoing and acute and routine health and dental care. Enrolled children receive healthy meals, along with an assessment of their nutritional needs and the necessary follow-ups. Nutrition education is available for parents and incorporated into daily classroom activities for the children.

Cities served include: Carson, Commerce, Compton, Culver City, Del Rey, East Los Angeles, El Segundo, Harbor City, Hawthorne, South Central Los Angeles, Lomita, Lynwood, Mar Vista, Newhall, North Hollywood, Pacoima, Palms, Paramount, Rancho Palos Verdes, San Fernando, San Pedro, Santa Clarita, Shadow Hills, South Central Los Angeles, South LA, Studio City, Sun Valley, Sunland, Sylmar, Torrance, Tujunga, Val Verde, Valencia, Valley Village, Wilmington.

JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE

The Program Assistant Health is responsible for assisting the Program Health Manager and Health Coordinator in implementing Health Services within the agency. They will work in collaboration with the Family Advocate who handles functions in health services. They will provide health screenings, health education, health plans, medication administration and trainings, and monitoring of health requirements of the children and families.

Specific Duties include:

• Maintains current data, health records, health plans, and medication treatment assessments and ensures they are up to date. Pulls and submits reports, monitors files, and does home visits as necessary. Ensures confidentiality is maintained at all times.
• Travels to sites, community agencies, conferences, and trainings as required.
• Demonstrates leadership abilities and serves as a spokesperson for families. Supports Family Advocates in health principles and monitors health forms to ensure proper follow up.
• Collaborates effectively with others in a multidisciplinary approach and encourages a team environment.
• Supports all aspects of Title 22 and all Head Start performance standards.
• Promotes preventative health practices and early intervention principles and creates referrals if needed. Links children and families to needed services or resources out in the community.
• Other duties as may be needed to fulfill program requirements.

ESSNTIAL DUTIES

• Services for this position must be provided on-site. As a result, the position requires incumbents to report to work on-site each day of active employment.
• Maintains current data, health records, health plans, and medication treatment assessments and ensures they are up to date. Pulls and submits reports, monitors files, and does home visits as necessary. Ensures confidentiality is maintained at all times.
• Travels to sites, community agencies, conferences, and trainings as required.
• Demonstrates leadership abilities and serves as a spokesperson for families. Supports Family Advocates in health principles and monitors health forms to ensure proper follow up.
• Collaborates effectively with others in a multidisciplinary approach and encourages a team environment.
• Promotes preventative health practices and early intervention principles and creates referrals if needed. Links children and families to needed services or resources out in the community.
• Supports all aspects of Title 22 and all Head Start performance standards.
• Other duties as required and is may be subject to change.

MANDATED REPORTER

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