Family Service Worker at Mountain View School District - El Monte Application Deadline 5/3/2024 4:00 PM Pacific Date Posted 4/24/2024 Contact Ingrid Gonzalez 6266524048 Number of Openings 1 Salary Pay Range $4,100 - $4,750 Monthly Length of Work Year 8 hours per day / 12 months (8:00 am - 4:30 pm) Employment Type Full Time Job Summary Under general supervision of the Head Start Director, supports in the eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance (ERSEA) for children in presc... more details
Family Service Worker at Mountain View School District - El Monte
Application Deadline
5/3/2024 4:00 PM Pacific
Date Posted
4/24/2024
Contact
Ingrid Gonzalez
6266524048
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Pay Range
$4,100 -
$4,750
Monthly
Length of Work Year
8 hours per day / 12 months (8:00 am - 4:30 pm)
Employment Type
Full Time
Job Summary
Under general supervision of the Head Start Director, supports in the eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance (ERSEA) for children in preschool programs. The Family Service Worker provides social case management involving the assessment of individual client needs and the development and implementation of social service plan for every family, and linking the families to services in the areas of health, special needs, nutrition, social services, parent involvement and mental health based on family needs. This includes federal performance standards of the Head Start program are met related to medical, dental, and nutritional needs on students’ health appraisals; reviews child’s health records and provides basic screenings to ensure that children are receiving all necessary services; assists in the care of ill or injured students. Be able to facilitate communication among related groups; and plan and meet with parents; and does other related work as required.
Job Description / Essential Elements:
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FAMILY SERVICE WORKER
ESSENTIAL DUTIES (continued)
- Performs a variety of related clerical functions in support for the preschool parents in relationship to social services needs, health and nutritional needs including but not limited to preparing correspondence, ERSEA and health folders, filing, answering the telephone, returning telephone calls, appointment scheduling, and greeting parents.
- Attend Los Angeles County Office of Head Start trainings/meetings, as necessary.
- Performs other related duties within job description.
QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:
District, community, social services and other resources and organizations;
Multilingual and multicultural programs as required by the assignment;
Purpose, goals, and objectives of preschool programs; Appropriate program requirements
Ability to
- Communicate effectively with parents, community and staff.
- Understand and apply complex program guidelines and requirements.
- Explain complex concepts and program requirements to others
- Develop effective and cooperative working relationships with others.
- Work independently with direction and supervision.
- Exercise good judgment in solving problems.
- Maintain case records and files and prepare reports.
- Use computer equipment and software to accurately perform data input and produce assigned reports.
- Work with conflicting goals and timelines.
- Successfully pass and maintain a Certificate of Completion Audiometric Screening Training.
- Successfully pass and maintain the Children’s Vision Screener Certification
- Speak and read Spanish, and serve as an appropriate English-speaking model as required by the assignment;
- Understand and carry out oral and written directions;
- Establish and maintain cooperative community relationships;
- Use correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary;
- Basic software such as database or spreadsheet and record keeping;
- Basic computer usage and/or functions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical requirements indicated below are examples of the physical aspects that this position classification must perform in carrying out essential job functions.
Persons performing service in this position classification will exert 10 to 20 pounds of force frequently to lift, carry push, pull, or otherwise move objects. This type of work involves sitting some of the time, but will involve walking or standing for brief periods.
Perceiving the nature of sound, near and far vision, depth perception, providing oral information, having the manual dexterity to operate business related equipment, and handling and working with various materials and objects are important aspects of this job. There will also be exposure to communicable and infectious diseases that require universal caution.
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a person with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Education requirements are an Associates (AA) Degree in Social Science, Social Work, related degree and/or 60 units from a post secondary educational institute or concurrent enrollment in college courses to achieve degree within three years or holds a Family Service Credential. Employees working toward the A.A. must complete 3 semester units per semester totaling 6 semester units per school year. Progress will be documented on an educational plan. Three years of working at least 3-6 hours per day with instructional, social service or related programs with some experience working with the public, parents, or social service participants. Relevant clerical experience, experience working with programs or regulations demonstrating an ability to learn program requirements in a reasonable time frame may be qualifying.
DESIRABLE
Family Services Credential
LICENSES OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Valid California Driver’s License
First Aid and CPR Certification
Requirements / Qualifications
*BILINGUAL ENGLISH/SPANISH REQUIRED*
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Applications with any missing documents not submitted by closing date and time will be disqualified.
Interested applicants must submit the following:
1. Please read the job description prior to applying
2. Application
3. Resume
4. Copy of valid Driver’s License
5. Copy of Associate’s Degree
(AA) Degree in Social Science, Social Work, related degree and/or 60 units from a post-secondary educational institute or concurrent enrollment in college courses to achieve degree within three years or holds a Family Service Credential. Employees working toward the A.A. must complete 3 semester units per semester totaling 6 semester units per school year. Progress will be documented on an educational plan.
6. Copy of First Aid and CPR Certification
7. Two current letters of recommendation (preferably by a Supervisor dated within the last 12 months)
HEALTH BENEFITS: Permanent full-time employees receive $8,400.10 per fiscal year toward the purchase of medical, dental, and vision coverage.
CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT: All employment offers are conditional, based upon the successful completion of the following: Drug screening, fingerprint/background clearance, and a tuberculosis clearance.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Education requirements are an Associates (AA) Degree in Social Science, Social Work, related degree and/or 60 units from a post secondary educational institute or concurrent enrollment in college courses to achieve degree within three years or holds a Family Service Credential. Employees working toward the A.A. must complete 3 semester units per semester totaling 6 semester units per school year. Progress will be documented on an educational plan. Three years of working at least 3-6 hours per day with instructional, social service or related programs with some experience working with the public, parents, or social serviCe participants. Relevant clerical experience, experience working with programs or regulations demonstrating an ability to learn program requirements in a reasonable time frame may be qualifying.
Comments and Other Information
AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The Board of Education is determined to provide district employees, interns, volunteers, and job applicants a safe, positive environment where they are assured of full and equal employment access and opportunities, protection from harassment or intimidation, and freedom from any fear of reprisal or retribution for asserting their employment rights in accordance with law. This policy shall apply to all district employees and, to the extent required by law, to interns, volunteers, and job applicants.
No district employee shall be discriminated against or harassed by any coworker, supervisor, manager, or other person with whom the employee comes in contact in the course of employment, on the basis of the employee's actual or perceived race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, or sexual orientation or his/her association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
Discrimination in employment based on the characteristics listed above is prohibited in all areas of employment and in all employment-related practices, including the following:
1. Discrimination in hiring, compensation, terms, conditions, and other privileges of employment.
2. Taking of an adverse employment action, such as termination or the denial of employment, promotion, job assignment, or training.
3. Unwelcome conduct, whether verbal, physical, or visual, that is so severe or pervasive as to adversely affect an employee's employment opportunities, or that has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with the individual's work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.
4. Actions and practices identified as unlawful or discriminatory pursuant to Government Code 12940 or 2 CCR 11006-11086, such as:
a. Sex discrimination based on an employee's pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or any related medical condition or on an employee's gender, gender expression, or gender identity, including transgender status.
b. Religious creed discrimination based on an employee's religious belief or observance, including his/her religious dress or grooming practices, or based on the district's failure or refusal to use reasonable means to accommodate an employee's religious belief, observance, or practice which conflicts with an employment requirement.
c. Disability discrimination based on a district requirement for a medical or psychological examination of a job applicant, or an inquiry into whether a job applicant has a mental or physical disability or a medical condition or as to the severity of any such disability or condition, without the showing of a job-related need or business necessity.
d. Disability discrimination based on the district's failure to make reasonable accommodation for the known physical or mental disability of an employee or to engage in a timely, good faith, interactive process with an employee, to determine effective reasonable accommodations for the employee, when he/she has requested reasonable accommodation for a known physical or mental disability or medical condition.
Contact Information for the Title IX Coordinator:
Roberto Lopez-Mena
Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources
3320 Gilman Road
El Monte, CA 91732
626-652-4046
Email: rlopez-mena@mtviewschools.net
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