Description
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. The ideal candidate must have the ability to
work in high-need communities and rotate among various sites/locations. This is a five-month limited position that may
convert to career. Salary Range: $31.51 - $62.64 Hourly
Qualifications
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. - Required
to hold valid California driver's license and available transportation. - CPR,
Basic First Aid Certificate, or BLS complete within 6 months of hire. - 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 - Fingerprint
screening, Criminal Record, Sex Offender Registry, and Child Abuse Index
Clearance. - 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. - 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. - Skills
in using computer-pc, Microsoft word, excel, and must type at least 30
words per minute. - 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 - Bilingual
in English and Spanish - Units
in child development or health-related field. - 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. - Family
Development Credential Training
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University of California - Los Angeles Health
Jul 10, 2026