Family Support Specialist - Camargo

Job Details: Job Location: Camargo HS Center - Mt Sterling, KY, Position Type: Part Time, Education Level: High School, Salary Range: $15.77, Job Shift: Day, Summary/Objective
Serves as the primary link to families enrolled in the Head Start Program

Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
● Facilitates the successful involvement of parents in all aspects of the program by creating an
environment that is comfortable and inviting
● Acts as a liaison between the community and the Head Start program
● Responsible for the recruitment of children by canvassing the local community, displaying
program materials, encourage referrals, and complete the application process
● Prepare and facilitate monthly parent meetings by scheduling guest speakers, preparing agendas,
securing meeting space, and providing required training
● Ensures required and requested training sessions are provided to families
● Provides transportation for children and families in the provision of services and parent
involvement activities such as medical, dental, Parent and Policy Council meetings
● Maintains an organized, confidential system of record keeping and reporting
● Assist families in identifying and developing goals and ensures on-going contact to ensure the
direct services or referrals are adequate and satisfactory
● Substitute in classrooms when required
● Drives/monitors Head Start when needed
● Maintain accurate sign-in/out sheets on all enrolled children for billing purposes where applicable
● Responsible for the provision and monitoring of health services
● Participates in assigned meetings, events, and training as required
● Ensure that a minimum of 15 clock hours of allowable professional development is completed
annually.

Competencies
1. Attention to Detail
2. Ethics & Integrity
3. Organizational understanding
4. Professionalism
5. Customer/Client Focus
6. Planning & Organizing/Time Management
7. Communication
8. Tact
9. Problem Solving

Supervisory Responsibility
This position has no supervisory responsibility

Work Environment
This position operates in a professional center based environment. This role may occasionally require
work within a classroom setting.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use
hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance;
stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift or
move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision,
color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a regular part time position. Days and hours of work are planned in advance and schedule is
provided at the beginning of each school year. In order to meet the needs of the agency, permanent or
temporary changes and/or modifications to the schedule may occur as dictated by management.

Travel
Travel is primarily local during the business day, although out-of-area travel may be expected upon
notice.

Required Education and Experience
High School Diploma/General education Degree with the completion of a FDC credential within 18
months of hire.

Preferred Education and Experience
Associate Degree or higher in Social Work with experience working with case management.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications
Valid Class C Commercial Driver’s License with a PS Endorsement within 60 days of employment.                                                                                      Approved CDL Physical Exam.

Additional Requirements
Valid Kentucky driver’s license, reliable transportation, and satisfactory background checks. Pass a
pre-employment drug test and random drug testing as required. State required minimum vehicle liability
insurance and uninsured motorist insurance. Any/all other testing or applicable checks required by local,
state, or federal law.

AP/EEO Statement
Gateway Community Action provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants
for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color,
religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement,
promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities,
duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and
activities may change at any time with or without notice.
: Competitive Benefits – paid leave, health, dental, vision, life & CERS Retirement.