Family Development Coordinator
Making Opportunity Count
Job Description
Overall Description: Responsible for waitlist, enrollment, reassessment and family supports.
Responsibilities:
- Enroll and appropriately place children who qualify for child care
- Assist with recruitment and maintain waitlist for child care
- Assist with arranging transportation services for children
- Enter financial information into the CCFA system full day slots in the West
- Complete reassessments as they are due
- Maintain communication with DCF social workers for supportive slots. Share information received as needed with - -Head Start FSC’s, FCC and School Age Coordinator on shared family members
Qualifications:
- Degree in Early Childhood, Human Services or related field and two years’ work experience in child care and/or case management. A combination of a CDA and work experience may be substituted for degree.
- Access to reliable transportation
- Dependable and Flexible
- Able to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to work with other adults and children
- Willingness to attend job related trainings
- Ability to follow directions
- Exhibit cultural sensitivity
- Bi-lingual staff must be able to speak, write and read in two languages, and assist with translations as necessary.
- Fulfillment of all specific health and safety requirements (staff physical every two years, with evidence of Mantoux and MMR test, OSHA, first aid and CPR)
- Must have a suitable Background Record Check (BCR)
- Must be in good physical and mental health and be able to lift children and/or work related equipment, walk, bend, sit on floor and climb stairs
- Follow MOC policies and procedures as described in the Staff - Handbook and Personnel Policies as well as the Head Start - Program Performance Standards and Dept. of Early Education and Care regulations
MOC is an equal opportunity employer.