Family Service Worker Interview Questions



Semcac Head Start

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Family Education Paraprofessional Interview Questions

Candidate’s Name Date of Interview

Interviewer’s Name ________________________________

1. Why are you interested in working with Head Start?

2. Tell us about your previous work and training experiences that pertain to this position?

3. We ask staff to maintain a commitment to professionalism.  What does it mean to you to be a professional?

4. If you could change or improve something about yourself, what would it be?

5. What two or three things are most important to you in a job?

6. Head Start serves diverse families.  What experiences do you have in working with others from different backgrounds than yours?   For example: different languages, cultures, traditions, etc

7. We use a team approach in our work.  Describe what that means to you.

8. Parent engagement is core to our program.  How would you encourage families to be involved in their child’s education and Head Start experience, including fathers or significant males?

9. What are your views about working with families that are affected by chemical dependency or

mental illness?

10. In your opinion, what causes people to live in poverty?

11. What is confidentiality? Why is it necessary when working with families?

12. How would you go about building relationships with Head Start families?

13. How would you go about resolving a conflict with a parent?

14. What do you believe are the strongest features of a healthy family? What can you do to promote these features in the lives of the families with whom you work?

15. How do you prioritize and organize?

16. Give us an example of a time when you were able to successfully communicate with another person, even when that person may have not liked what you were saying.

17. As a Family Education Paraprofessional, family goal setting and knowledge of community resources are important to be successful. Describe your strengths and weaknesses in these areas.

18. What kinds of technology and computer software do you have experience using?

19. In summary, what makes you the best candidate for this job?

20. If you are offered the position, when would you be able to start?

21. Is there anything else you would like to tell us about yourself?

22. Do you have any questions you would like to ask us?

 

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Semcac Head Start

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Family Education Paraprofessional Written Interview Questions

Name__________________________________ Date___________________________

Please respond to the following three situations prior to your interview.

Use the back of this page if you need more space to complete your answer.

Hand this in when you come in for your interview. Thank you!

1. During the fall conference visit, Mary Jones states that she is being evicted from her apartment because she is behind on the rent. She also tells you that she is often short of food toward the end of the month. What would you document about this situation? Include interventions/resources that you provided for the family.

2. You are working with a family who has a child with special needs. What resources do you know that could assist this family? How could you assist this family before, during, and after an IEP (Individual Education Plan) meeting?

3. Describe how you see yourself as a role model for parents and what can you do to make home visits the most useful and meaningful for families.

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