Family Services Advocate – Early Head Start

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries and excellent福利

Job summary

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, Inc. is seeking a Family Worker to support the Early Head Start Family Child Care Program. You will coordinate parent involvement, recruitment, and registration efforts, liaise between centers and families, and ensure eligibility processes comply with program policies.

The role focuses on engaging families, maintaining records, and referring families to needed services while collaborating with the Family Service Coordinator and staff.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• College Degree preferred.
• Family Development Credential preferred.
• 2 years of experience in Human Services required.
• Bilingual Spanish/English; Russian/English; Chinese/English; Korean/English; English/Creole speaking preferred.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, talking, hearing & reaching.
• Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to travel to multiple locations within the five boroughs as needed.

Responsibilities

• Conducts In-Takes and Family Partnership Agreements; shows parents around the center.
• Elicits social and developmental information on the child, and shares this information with teachers and other staff keeping with the requirements of the family’s confidentiality.
• Responsible for inputting information in the data master, completing documentation, preparing required reports to document compliance with guidelines on in-takes, eligibility, priorities, classroom attendance and records; responsible for In-Kind Reports.
• Receives and verifies financial and other information needed to determine eligibility as required.
• Contacts the families to receive information, referrals, and other services such as employment mental health, counseling, housing, etc. as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Bilingual Spanish/English

Education

High School Diploma

College Degree

Family Development Credential

Job description

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, Inc. is seeking a Family Worker to support the Early Head Start Family Child Care Program. You will coordinate parent involvement, recruitment, and registration efforts, liaise between centers and families, and ensure eligibility processes comply with program policies.

The role focuses on engaging families, maintaining records, and referring families to needed services while collaborating with the Family Service Coordinator and staff.