Lead Health & Family Services Worker

Do you enjoy working with infants and toddlers? Want to support, nurture, and build a foundation for young children? Joining our Eckerd Connects Early Head Start staff is a great opportunity to make a difference in the life of a child and start their building blocks to success.

Make more than a Living, Make a Difference

Our Benefits:

• Low-Cost Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 19 days of Paid Time Off the first year
• 11 paid holidays
• Retirement savings plan with employer match up to 5%
• Flexible spending accounts
• Paid short-term and voluntary long-term disability
• Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary term life insurance
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer
• PTO Exchange

Hourly Rate: $21.04

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive services to engage families in their own development to strengthen their family systems, protect the health and well-being of their children, and improve their economic status and conditions.
• Serves as a 2nd tier in quality assurance measures for ERSEA, Health History, and Transition process.
• Thinks, communicates and behaves as a cause-driven leader and role model for other staff and families when it comes to desired staff behaviors, including but not limited to initiative, empathy, and compassion; promotes positivity, community and social responsibility in all job-related functions
• Works actively with the Early Head Start Child Care Partners, assisting staff with connecting families with community resources which includes one on one support to early childhood teaching staff relating to family partnership agreements, parent participation, and integration of child and family curriculum
• Participates in team management functions of planning, implementing and evaluating family and community engagement goals and objectives
• Responsible for all health and developmental related tracking and follow-up, including but not limited to, physical exams, special health needs, dental exams, dental follow-up, and immunizations.
• Recruits prospective families and assists with enrollment process; completes home visits as needed.
• Ensures an appropriate written transition plan is prepared for all children, six months prior to their third birthday.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or higher from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Human Services, Education or related field. Associates degree or higher in Education will require earning a credential or certification in social work, human services, family services, or counseling within 12 months of hire; Child Welfare Certification case manager preferred
  
• 2+ years of related experience with children and families in a social services or educational environment required; Child Welfare or Self Sufficiency program experience preferred. Bilingual preferred: English/Spanish or English and other languages present in the local area.
  
• Must meet state criminal background check requirements. Must be able to work Saturdays and evenings for Parent Engagement and Child Care Partner activities
  Must be able to meet requirements for Eckerd's Auto Insurance and be able to drive for business purposes. Must maintain an appropriate and valid state driver's license. Must be able to travel for training, as required. Travel requirements include local, in/out of state.
• Required to pass a drug screen in compliance with our Substance Abuse and Drug-Free Workplace policy.

*This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties that may be performed by a person so classified.

About our Program:

Eckerd Connects' Early Head Start programs provides high quality, comprehensive care and support services to infants, toddlers, and their families. The program provides free year-round services for children ages 0-3 years and their families to promote education, self-sufficiency, community building, health, and well-being. This partnership provides community-based, high-quality care to our most vulnerable population, infants, and toddlers.

Our Location:

Eckerd Connects | Early Head Start

2714 North 16th Street | Tampa, FL 33605

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EckerdConnectsHeadstart

About Us Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pydt08CEkIE

Paste the follow the link for more information about this program: https://eckerd.org/family-children-services/community-programs/early-head-start-of-tampa/