FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Division: Head Start

Pay Grade: 6

Work Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., 80 bi-weekly

Work Location: Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency * 1740 Langdon Farm Road * Cincinnati, Ohio 45237

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE:

Reports to: EHS Childcare Partnership Coordinator

Manages: None

POSITION SUMMARY

Supports and assists the EHS Childcare Coordinator and EHC Childcare Partners by providing support to ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulations. Duties are carried out in accordance with the Head Start Performance Standards, regulatory agencies, and CAA policies.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Under General Supervision:

• Build a good working relationship with community partners.
• Assist Partners in the completion of Head Start paperwork, Family Partnership agreements, and establishing monthly parent engagement activities and meetings.
• Support and provide guidance on how to maintain a physical environment conducive to promoting optimal growth and development via positive social interaction of pre-school.
• Support and assist families in obtaining health screenings, and mental/physical limitation support.
• Support and assist partners as needed to be a successful partner.
• Assist in the coordination and delivery of services that promote family and community development.
• Provide advice and support parent participants.
• Actively participate in staff meetings, training sessions, conferences, workshops and other career development and professional activities.
• Provide advocacy for Head Start Program, including its children and families, and promotes positive public relations throughout the community.
• Develop and document the family partnership agreements to enable family self-sufficiency
• Recruit and register children as required by Head Start Performance Standards
• Participate in transition process for children and families
• Provides support with quality service and confidentiality for the Head Start children and families
• Collect In-Kind generated from parent participation
• Support documentation and implementation of child service plan (CSP) when needed
• Maintain a level of good work attendance.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by staff assigned to this job classification. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. Additionally, C- HCCAA management reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

The incumbent must have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related field from an accredited college or university. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Two (2) years of working with families and children in an urban environment.
• Two (2) years of customer service experience.
• Experience and/or training in effective communication with infants, toddlers and pre-school age children and their parents and other staff. Ability to fluently speak English required; Spanish and/or French preferred.
• Experience and/or training in safety issues pertaining to infants, toddlers and pre-school age children.
• A valid driver’s license and insurability.
• Proficient computer experience in Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience working with diverse populations, including low to moderate-income families.
• Ability to multi-task and to prioritize duties. Ability to analyze and interpret data and to handle problem resolution.
• Willingness to accommodate planned and unplanned travel to and from Head Start Center and other C-HCCAA or meeting/conference locations, including overnight and/or out of town travel.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those required by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodations.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Includes both a typical environment, with minimal exposure to excessive noise or adverse preschool classroom environmental issues, and local travel, including exposure to heat, cold, inclement weather conditions, and occasional environmental hazards.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Ability to meet the following physical requirements with or without reasonable accommodation:

• Use hands to manipulate, handle, feel, and control items or equipment;
• Walk, bend, kneel, and reach;
• Lift a 20-60 lb. child, using all safety precautions;
• Stand, sit, and play with infants and toddlers for long periods of time;
• Conduct both outdoor and indoor activities, in both warm and cold temperatures;
• Talk, hear, and communicate with parents;
• See and be able to read, write, and interpret written documents.

Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Functions, Qualifications, Requirements and Physical Demands listed in this job description represent the essential functions of the job, which the incumbent must be able to perform either with or without reasonable accommodation. The listed Job Functions do not necessarily include all activities that the incumbent may perform.

Your employment with the Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency is entered into voluntarily or “at-will”, meaning that both you and the employer may end the employment relationship with or without reason, cause or notice. You are free to terminate your employment at any time, with or without cause. Similarly, C-HCCAA has the right to terminate your employment, or otherwise transfer, change your position or the scope of your job duties, at any time, with or without cause. Therefore, the only employment relationship that exists is one terminable at will by either the employee or C‑HCCAA.