Family Services Specialist - Pediatrics

The Family Services Specialist provides direct support
services to families, including conducting home visits to assess needs and
assist families in setting and achieving goals. They offer resources,
referrals, and connections to community services while maintaining strong
relationships with community organizations and raising program awareness. The
role includes recruiting and enrolling families into the Head Start program and
supporting ERSEA, Health, Family, and Disability services in alignment with Early
Head Start and Head Start requirements. Additionally, they contribute to policy
development, coordinate activities to support children's development, draft
educational materials, organize events, and manage program databases. These
tasks are accomplished through collaboration with the Family and Community
Engagement Manager/Disability Manager, outreach efforts, and comprehensive
program involvement.

This is a full-time contract position that may convert to
career.

Salary Range: $30.56 - $60.82 Hourly

Required:

• Minimum 24 units in Child Development or Early Childhood
  Education, or CDA in home visiting, or equivalent coursework as part of an
  associate's/bachelor's degree.
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  CPR, Basic First Aid Certificate, or BLS complete within 6
  months of hire.
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  Required to hold valid California driver's license and
  available transportation.
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  Must meet state health requirements that include passing a
  physical examination as condition of employment, providing verification of
  COVID-19 vaccine, TB Clearance, and up-to-date with immunization
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  Fingerprint screening, Criminal Record, Sex Offender
  Registry, and Child Abuse Index Clearance.
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  Per funding agency requirements, all Early Head Start staff
  must complete background checks at least every five years that includes, sex
  offender registry check, State or FBI criminal history check, including
  fingerprint check, child abuse. and neglect state registry check if available
  in the state of California.
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  Knowledge of Head Start/Early Head Start philosophy, goals,
  principles, objectives, requirements; cornerstones of Child Development, Early
  Head Start policies and procedures, interviewing techniques, family dynamics,
  principles of adult learning, and advocacy/intervention concepts; crisis management
  and referral process; infant/toddler development stages and nurturing concepts;
  prenatal health and development; and community resources and referral
  processes.
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  Skills in using computer-pc, Microsoft word, excel, and
  must type at least 30 words per minute.
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  Ability to conduct on-site staff training if needed.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in public health, or early
  childhood education, human development, psychology, social work, or related
  field
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  Bilingual in English and Spanish
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  Units in child development or health-related field.
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  Knowledge of program philosophy, goals, principles,
  objectives and requirements; Early Head Start policies and procedures;
  understanding of child development principles with an emphasis on
  infant/toddler developmental stages and nurturing concepts; prenatal
  development and appropriate health care during pregnancy; family dynamics,
  cultural beliefs; advocacy and intervention concepts; crisis management,
  community resources and referral; processes and functions of social service
  agencies.
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  Family Development Credential Training