Family Service Assistant / Site Supervisor

Community Action Partnership; North Platte (NE); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Short term disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Flexible spending account

Job summary

Community Action Partnership is seeking a Family Service Assistant / Site Supervisor for Head Start in North Platte. The role links families with community resources, supports center staff, and collaborates with teachers.

Responsibilities include recruiting eligible families, maintaining enrollment, coordinating screenings, and ensuring health and developmental services are met within timelines. Strong communication and supervisory experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; Family Services Certification preferred.
• AA or BA in Social Work or Human Services preferred.
• Experience in early childhood, health, social services or related field.

Responsibilities

• Recruit eligible families and maintain wait lists; generate enrollment letters.
• Maintain funded enrollment and replace open slots within 30 days.
• Ensure health, screenings, and health service mandates are completed on time.
• Provide information to families and refer to community resources.
• Pursue partnerships and recruit Policy Council representatives.
• Communicate with families and participate in Head Start activities.
• Attend home visits, partner meetings, and community presentations.
• Ensure immunizations are up to date; assist in classroom as needed.

Skills

Previous experience in early childhood

Basic computer skills

Teamwork and leadership skills

Previous supervisor experience

Effective communication

Public relations and confidentiality

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Family Services Certification

AA or Bachelor's in Social Work/Human Services

Job description

JOIN A GREAT TEAM THAT STRIVES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN EACH CHILD'S LIFE THROUGH QUALIFIED EDUCATION AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAMILIES.

Position: Family Service Assistant / Site Supervisor

Program and Location: Head Start, North Platte

Position Summary: The Family Service Assistant is the link between families and the community, provides support to center staff, and works closely with teachers.

Responsibilities:

• Recruit eligible families, including children with disabilities, maintain a wait list, and generate enrollment acceptance letters.
• Maintain funded enrollment, replace open slots within 30 days of opening, and maintain a wait list throughout the program year.
• Ensure behavioral/emotional, hearing, vision, dental and physical screenings are completed within the required time frame.
• Ensure health service mandates are in compliance, mental health observations occur, a Child Health History is complete and track all follow-up information.
• Provide information to families regarding community events, parent education classes, and other items of importance.
• Actively refer families to resources available in the community.
• Pursue partnerships with community resources.
• Recruit and maintain Policy Council parent, community and alternate representatives.
• Maintain an open line of communication with families.
• Be actively engaged in all Head Start activities and model appropriate behavior.

Tasks:

• Submit paperwork in an organized, timely manner.
• Ensure ongoing and end of year transition activities take place.
• Recruit and maintain Policy Council representatives and alternates, provide transportation to required meetings, and communicate agenda, minutes, and meetings dates to members.
• Facilitate and attend Family Connection Events.
• Attend initial and mid-year home visits along with the Teacher.
• Attend partner meetings and present to community organizations.
• Ensure children's immunizations are up to date.
• Assist in the classroom as needed.

Education Requirements:

High School Diploma or GED. Family Services Certification, AA or Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or Human Services preferred. Previous experience in early childhood, health, social services or related field.

Required Skills:

• Previous experience in early childhood, health, social services or related field.
• Basic computer skills.
• Teamwork and leadership skills.
• Previous supervisor experience preferred.
• Good interpersonal skills, the ability to communicate effectively both orally, and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with the general public as well as other agency employees.
• Must keep all agency matters confidential.

Schedule/Hours: 40 hours per week for 39 weeks during the school year. This position has summers off. Scheduled hours are generally Monday through Friday, 7:30 am – 3:30 pm.

Pay Rate: Entry-level rate of pay is $18.85 per hour. With the offered benefits package your compensation would estimate to be $24.13.

Benefits: Agency benefits include: paid holidays, PTO, short term disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program. Other benefits available include: health, dental, vision, cancer/critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident, and voluntary life insurance, as well as retirement and flexible spending account. Benefits are available during the months the employee is working.

For more information, call Rachael Carpenter at [phone] or email [e-mail].