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SUMMARY STATEMENT\ Under general direction, plan, coordinate, implement, and monitor family development services for Head Start and Early Head Start children and families throughout the WACOG tri-county service area of Yuma, La Paz, and Mohave Counties, according to Head Start Program Performance Standards, the Head Start Act, and established Head Start policies and procedures.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Ensure a comprehensive system of family development services are provided to families of all enrolled children according to Head Start Program Performance Standards and Head Start Act. Collaborate closely with management and center staff to accomplish the goals and objectives of this content service area.

Develop and implement comprehensive training for child and family services staff on best practices for implementing family engagement strategies that builds their knowledge, experience, and competencies to improve child and family outcomes.

Systematically and comprehensively address child and family needs by facilitating meaningful access to program services, including, at a minimum, curriculum, instruction, staffing, supervision, and family partnerships with bilingual staff, oral language assistance and interpretation, or translation of essential program materials, as appropriate.

Establish and maintain ongoing collaborative relationships and partnerships with community organizations to facilitate access to community services that are responsive to childrens and families needs and family partnership goals.

Facilitate opportunities for parents to participate in a research-based parenting curriculum that builds on parents knowledge and offers parents the opportunity to practice parenting skills to promote childrens learning and development.

Facilitate the delivery of substance abuse counseling, if needed, including information on the effect of drug exposure and fetal alcohol syndrome; train in basic child development (including cognitive, social, and emotional development); assist in developing literacy and communication skills; find opportunities to share experiences with other parents; regular in-home visitation, health services including information on maternal depression, and any other activity designed to help such parents become full partners in the education of their children.

Implement a family partnership process that includes a family partnership agreement and the activities to support family well-being, including family safety, health, and economic stability, to support child learning and development, to provide, if applicable, services and supports for children with disabilities, and to foster parental confidence and skills that promote the early learning and development of their children.

Implement intake and family assessment procedures to identify family strengths and needs related to the family engagement outcomes as described in the Head Start Parent Family and Community Engagement Framework, including family well-being, parent-child relationships, families as lifelong educators, families as learners, family engagement in transitions, family connections to peers and the local community, and families as advocates and leaders.

Perform and/or oversee program-wide outreach to fathers, including father figures, in order to strengthen the role of those fathers in the education of young children and the Head Start program.

Manage systematic program attendance issues, analyze the causes of absenteeism to identify any systematic issues that contribute to the programs absentee rate, and use this data to make necessary changes in a timely manner as part of ongoing oversight and continuous improvement efforts.

Ensure program-wide recruitment of children, including foster, homeless and children with disabilities, generates sufficient applications to ensure the neediest families are selected to fill program vacancies.

Responsible for community outreach, recruitment and training of volunteers, and development of a volunteer program that will support classrooms with additional adults whenever possible. Provide parents with opportunities to participate in the program as employees or volunteers.

Establish and maintain ongoing collaborative relationships and partnerships with community organizations to facilitate access to community services that are responsive to childrens and families needs and family partnership goals.

Ensure families are engaged in the Head Start program through development of policies and procedures and ongoing training. Ensure active engagement of families in program planning and decision making, including participation in Parent Committees and Policy Council.

Monitor and support all family development services within child center files and electronic records within the data systems.

Ensure confidentiality of children and families is strictly maintained according to