Family Support Specialist

Job Summary: Under the direction of the Early Head Start Supervisor, this position conducts home visits to enrolled families. Responsibilities include developing and maintaining relationships, conducting strengths-based family and child assessments,(including the observation, documentation and assessment of the child’s progress), the integration of curriculum through the development of individualized lesson plans and child goals, screening and working with the children on developmental skills, identifying and connecting families to additional resources and nurturing the development of a strong parent/child relationship to achieve identified goals.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conducts application/enrollment visits and completes enrollment paperwork, including the enrollment agreement. Monitors and provides follow-up regarding participation and attendance issues.
• Actively participates in Practice Based Coaching...