POSITION DESCRIPTION - Westmoreland Community Action



WESTMORELAND HUMAN OPPORTUNITIES INC.POSITION DESCRIPTIONTITLE: FAMILY & COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SPECIALISTCOMPONENT: EARLY HEAD STARTCLASSIFICATION: NON-EXEMPT, FULL TIME, FULL YEARREPORTS TO: Program Support SupervisorDATE WRITTEN:1/7/19SALARY RANGE:12.59/HRPOSITION SUMMARY: Empower parents in maintaining family strengths as well as identifying family needs in establishing a healthy supportive environment for their children, within their family, neighborhood and community.RESPONSIBILITIES:Assist, as part of the central office staff, in planning and implementing the most effective child and family program for families in Westmoreland County.Develop and update the Community Resource Directory Arrange and facilitate all Policy council meetingsSchedule parents for employee interviews.Establish a collaborative relationship with other community agencies to support the needs of families and children.Maintain up to date program policies and procedures for Family and Community Engagement Program Services and Program Governance.Assist in the community needs assessment.Work with Head Start Family and Community Partnership Coordinator to ensure the community partnership agreements are updated annually.Work within the community to establish new community partnership agreements.Educate staff on services on the available within the community.Coordinate the publication and distribution of the Early Head Start Parent Handbook.Work with parents to write and distribute monthly newsletter for Early Head Start and Head Start.Train and support parents of Early Head Start in their leadership duties for parent committees and Policy Council.Track and monitor family outcomes from the Life Skills Progression and family goals in order to assist in training and support families and home visitors so they can access services within the community to meet their needs.Attend PHSA conference with selected policy council members.Support and assist staff and parents in planning Parent Awareness activities that support and reflect the parent’s interests. Attend meetings as needed.Participate in family reviews and offer support to staff for social service needs as needed.Assist with completing applications and recruitment as assigned by supervisor.Maintain compliance with HIPAA regulations, in regard to accessing Protected Health Information, according to the Table of Access contained in the HIPAA Policy and Procedure Manual. Employee’s access is on a “need to know” basis.Any other related task as assigned.EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND/OR SKILLS:Associates Degree in human services or related field with two years’ experience working with Head Start. Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.Valid PA driver’s license and insurance as mandated by agency.Act 33, Act 34 and FBI clearances.Child Abuse training.I UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO THE TERMS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB DUTIES FOR THE POSITION OF FAMILY & COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SPECIALIST.Signature _______________________________________________ Date _______________* REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO SAFELY PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION OF FAMILY & COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SPECIALIST.Physical requirements - Push/pull, lift/move up to 50 pounds.Manual dexterity - Perform moderately difficult manipulation - writing.Coordination - Perform tasks, which may require foot and/or hand/eye coordination – driving a car.Mobility - walk, stand, and sit for prolonged periods of time.Speech - Articulate with extreme accuracy - employee/client relations, phone contact.Vision - Read small print, as understand directions.Hearing - Receive verbal instructions, answer phones, and communicate with employees/clients.Concentration - able to concentrate on moderate detail with some interruption.Attention span - Able to attend to task function for more than 60 minutes.Conceptualization - Able to understand and relate to theories behind several related concepts.Memory - Able to remember multiple verbal and written task-assignments given at beginning of a period extending over long period of time.Environment Conditions - Indoor/Outdoor work. ................
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