Judy Center Family Resource Worker

NOTICE OF VACANCY

GRANT-FUNDED POSITION

POSITION: JUDY CENTER FAMILY RESOURCE WORKER

LOCATION: St. Leonard Elementary

JOB SUMMARY: The Judy Center Family Resource Worker is responsible for initiating and maintaining regular and long-term (up to three 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 children in the target age range, 0-5. This position plans, organizes, and implements programs and activities for family outreach and engagement, and coordinates activities with partner agencies.

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:

• Two years of college, with preference given to applicant with Bachelor's Degree.
• Related experience working with students.
• 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.
• Demonstrated motivation and the ability to practice basic supportive skills.
• Non-judgmental decision-making skills.
• Creative and knowledgeable about community resources.
• Ability to enjoy and function appropriately with long-term, ongoing projects; does not 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.
• Belief in and be 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.
• Demonstrated good writing and organizational skills.
• Demonstrates technological literacy, experience with data collection and managing data; i.e., Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to adhere to Judy Hoyer Component Standards and Calvert County Public Schools' policies and procedures.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Calvert County Public Schools may find appropriate and acceptable.
• Assists with planning and executing programming for families such as playgroups, family nights and field trips.
• Demonstrated 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 Program Coordinator and 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, evening and weekend school events, and training.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Twelve (12) month position; $27.85 per hour; employment is contingent upon continued grant funding and need.

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:

• Director of Student Services
• Director of Human Resources

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.