HS/EHS Family Partner

**Introduction:** The employee works under the overall supervision of the Center Supervisor or Program Coordinator. The employee shall be responsible for offering parents opportunities to identify their strengths, needs and solutions as well as connect them to community resources. The employee will be capable of operating modern office equipment. The employee may be exposed to dust, dirt, foul odors and other factors due to the breakdown of some equipment or systems. The employee shall adhere to the National Smoke Free Environment Policy Public Law 103-227, Pro-Children Act of 2001 42 U.S.C. 7181 through 7184 and TN Licensure Rule 1240-04-01-12(14). **Section 1 – Job Performance** **Quality of Work** Implement Head Start/Early Head Start enrollment, attendance, percentage of attendance procedures. Plan and Conduct weekly home visits, utilizing Partners for a Healthy Baby curriculum with pregnant women enrolled in the EHS program Maintain documentation of services provided. Ensure accurate documentation and monthly follow up of Health and Family services is entered in Child Plus and completed according to program calendar. Ability to establish and maintain accurate records and methods for systematic reporting of statistical data **Job Knowledge** Implement intentional Visits with families to meet requirements of the program. Demonstrate operational knowledge of Internet and Web-related technologies. Knowledge of special needs of families and aware of ways to effectively communicate and assist them **Initiative** Complete and accurately enter HS/EHS applications into the ChildPlus database. Maintain and update Parent Information Board and Suggestion Box monthly or as needed **Section 2 - Personal Performance** **Dependability** Submit family service monthly report and monthly calendar to CSS according to program calendar. Ability to establish and maintains cooperative working relationships with families. **Attendance & Punctuality** Provide supervisor with current work schedule on a weekly basis and notify them of any changes. Ensure all paperwork is accurate and submitted timely. Regular attendance and timely arrival to assigned work site. Submit accurate and timely employee time, attendance and mileage reports. **Relationship Building Skills** Encourage family participation to keep them actively involved in the program. Participate in ongoing communication with families to ensure follow-up occurs with Family Partnerships, Needs Assessments, and Health information. **Flexibility** Initiate and document Family Partnership process. Provide transportation assistance to enrolled Family when need is identified. (i.e. local agency appointment, HS/EHS function such as Policy Council or HSAC meeting) May have to sub in other positions or give staff breaks. **Communication Skills** Implement “1 hour contact calls” daily for children who are absent without notice. Make contact or complete home visit after two days for families that have attendance issues. Complete Needs Assessment with families according to the program calendar. Train parent committee members on planning and conducting monthly meetings Procure food from approved menu and submit invoices for family meetings, as assigned or communicate with nutrition worker to purchase the food. Plan and schedule Prenatal and post-partum visit with EHS Health coordinator or Community nurse partner. Encourage Parents to utilize the Learning Genie App. Secure and document in-kind contributions, volunteer time, and community support. Submit to Center Site Manager for review Prompt responses to correspondence via email. **Teamwork** Contact DLL Educator to assist in interpretation/translation services as needed Assist in the compilation and completion of Self-Assessment/Community Assessment and participate in the analysis of data for training and planning purposes. Participate in teambuilding activities with center staff. Networking between all Head Start/Early Head Start centers to serve fam…