Associate Executive Director, Child and Family Services - Baltimore City Head Start

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POSITION SUMMARY:
This position serves as the Associate Executive Director (AED), Child and Family Services (CFS), for Head Start. The AED, CFS, is responsible for the overall coordination and delivery of family services, resulting in improved child and family outcomes. Provides supervision to Family Services Advocates, Home Visitors, and the Early Intervention Specialist to ensure families have access to services and resources responsive to their needs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Planning
• Complete an annual service plan for the area of responsibility.
• Implement a system of continuous monitoring and evaluation of activities.
Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, Attendance (ERSEA)
• Ensure the overall eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance process.
• Coordinate recruiting and enrollment of ten percent (10%) of children with disabilities into the program with Part C community agencies and LEA.
• Monitor and sustain funded enrollment and waiting lists and fill vacancies as needed.
• Analyze causes of absenteeism continuously to prevent daily attendance from falling below 85%.
• Develop a system to manage ERSEA (eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance) that meets the needs of eligible families and responds to community assessment.

Supports the Early Intervention Specialist in:
• Establish policies and procedures to implement Head Start Disabilities/Mental Health services within the program, in collaboration with parents and associates.
• Establish and utilize a referral process for any suspected disability/mental health concerns, including a tracking system for follow-up.
• Ensure individualized services are effectively provided to children with diagnosed or suspected disabilities and/or mental health concerns.
• Collaborate with the supervisors, service area coordinators, and teachers to modify activities, remove barriers, and support children with disabilities/mental health concerns in the full range of program activities.
• Provide associates with the information, guidance, and resources needed to help children and families meet their individualized goals and objectives under IDEA and the ADA.
• Upon parental approval, ensure attendance of designated Head Start associates at the SST/IEP/IFSP process.
• Work closely with designated associates during the assessment process and follow up to ensure the special needs of children, including health, nutrition, mental health, and education, are met.
• Ensure the program maintains fiscal support for children with special needs consistent with IDEA.
• Compile current resources and information about disabilities/mental health services for families and associates.

Ongoing Monitoring and Recordkeeping
• Coordinates with the leadership team and other center staff to promote parent involvement in the program as a classroom visitor, volunteer, associate, and/or participant in family events.
• Tracks disabilities, transition efforts, and outcomes individually and center-wide, analyzes data, and makes program development recommendations to the leadership team.
• Ensures compliance with Head Start program standards for children with disabilities/mental health, health, and transition.
• Monitors the budget for the Disabilities/Mental Health service area
• Records, monitors, and follows up on referrals for support services for reporting requirements.
• Submits reports as needed or requested, such as monthly summary tracking reports.
• Understands, generates, and d