Family Services Manager

POSITION TITLE: Family Services Manager STATUS: Exempt, FT GRADE: 5

DEPT: Youth and Family Potential PMC PROGRAM: Head Start SALARY: $70,000/yr

REPORTS TO: Head Start Family Services Director SUPERVISES: Family Advocates/ERSEA Specialist

SUMMARY: Plans, organizes, represents, and implements the Family and Community Partnership service area under the general direction of the Family Services Director

COLLABORATES WITH: Early Childhood Services Team, Child Care Partners, Families

ESSENTIAL responsibilities:

· Maintains a thorough knowledge of Head Start policies and procedures, stays up to date on changes to federal and state regulations

· Maintains a thorough knowledge of other State and Federal early childhood programs

· Maintains effective communication between Grantee and Partner Sites

· Supervises Family Advocates to ensure full enrollment at partner sites, implement individualized Family Partnership agreements with parents, and supports systems to ensure children’s health requirements are met

· Supervises ERSEA Specialist to ensure requirements efforts support enrollment, as well as tracking of attendance to meet federal requirements

· Acts as a community liaison for the YWCA and Early Childhood programs

· Coordinates and monitors through collaboration with data team, services performed by the Family Advocates to ensure the areas of family well-being, community partnership, family engagement and family goal setting are being implemented in alignment with the Head Start Performance Standards.

· Monitors ongoing reports of data through use of the database and ensures accuracy and deliverables are met

· Engages with community stake holders to develop partnerships that support the needs of families

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