NOTICE OF VACANCY
GRANT-FUNDED POSITION
POSITION: HEAD START FAMILY RESOURCE WORKER
LOCATION: As assigned by the Program Coordinator or Grant Manager.
JOB SUMMARY: The Head Start Family Resource Worker is responsible for initiating and maintaining regular (at least once weekly) and long-term (up to two years) contact/support with families. This activity will occur primarily within the family's home and be intensive (each visit should last for at least one hour). The interventions should be family-centered and strength-based and directed at establishing a trusting relationship; assisting in strengthening the parent-child relationship; assisting parents in improving their skills to optimize the home environment; improving the family support system; and increasing the family's ability to problem solve and assume the role of advocate for themselves and their children. The activities may also include identifying and referring for contact/appointments at other supportive agencies, including health care appointments. The Family Resource Worker will also be responsible for assisting the family in establishing goals and a plan for accomplishment of the target child.They will serve as a liaison between home and school.
REPORTS TO: Program Coordinator and Grant Manager
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: These are pre-employment knowledge, abilities, and skills that apply to the Essential Job Functions.) At the time of application, the candidate must have/be:
Bachelor's degree.
Related experience working with families.
Maturity and experience in successfully working with children and their families.
Knowledge of normal child growth/development and parent-child relationships.
Ability to relate to families from a strength-based model, even in an apparently chaotic family environment; ability to approach families from a family-centered service model.
Demonstrates motivation and the ability to practice basic supportive skills.
Non-judgmental decision-making skills.
Creative and knowledgeable about community resources.
Enjoys and functions appropriately with long-term. Ongoing projects; doesn't need immediate feedback or results for personal validation.
Ability to establish and maintain personal/programmatic boundaries, while providing supportive services.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to relate to individuals who may not share basic commonality, including value systems and behavior norms.
Believes in and is comfortable with advocating for nurturing, nonviolent discipline.
Experience in working with culturally diverse communities and families with the ability to be culturally sensitive and appropriate.
Demonstrates good writing and organizational skills.
Adheres to Head Start and Calvert County Public Schools' policies and procedures.
Such alternatives to the above qualifications as Calvert County Public Schools may find appropriate and acceptable.
Demonstrates success in accomplishing tasks akin to those responsibilities listed below.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
See Job Summary above.
Thinks, concentrates, and positively interacts with others.
Comes to work promptly every day.
Works flexible hours as necessary.
Works under stress and meets all deadlines.
OTHER DUTIES: Performs related work as required or assigned by the Project Coordinator or Grant Manager.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Position requires significant periods of standing and walking and is performed in a typical school environment.
UNUSUAL DEMANDS: May be subject to a flexible work schedule, including working with families on an emergency basis.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Twelve (12) month position; 7 hrs per day; $30.61 per hour.
References must be directly related to educational experience and must include immediate supervisor.
State law requires that anyone hired after October 1, 1986, who will have contact with school children, must be fingerprinted and submit to a criminal background investigation. Federal law requires that a new employee must complete the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) in person before beginning employment. Employment is conditional upon successful completion of a drug screen. Current employees of the Calvert County Public Schools are exempt from these requirements.
House Bill 486 - Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention Statement
Pursuant to Section 6-113.2 of the Education Article, Annotated Code of Maryland - House Bill 486 - Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention all applicants are required to report all former employers in which you may have had direct contact with minors. The applicant must submit the contact information of the current employer, all former school employers, and all former employers not school related. Applicants should also include contact information for organizations in which you have volunteered, coached, mentor, tutored or otherwise had direct contact with minors.
Nondiscrimination Statement
Calvert County Public Schools?does not discriminate?on the basis of?race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability, or any other characteristic protected by law in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth programs.
Calvert County Public Schools does not refuse enrollment of a prospective student, expel a current student, or withhold privileges from a current student, or prospective student, or the parent or guardian of a current or prospective student because of an individual's race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.
Calvert County Public Schools does not discipline, invoke a penalty against, or take any other retaliatory action against a student or parent or guardian of a student who files a complaint alleging that the program or school discriminated against the student, regardless of the outcome of the complaint.
The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:
443-550-8000
For further information on notice of non-discrimination, visit the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Assessment System at: https://ocrcas.ed.gov or call 1-800-421-3481.