Job Description

Blueprints is Now Hiring a Family Support Assistant for our EHS Child Care Partners.

Qualifications:

Associate's degree in human services or related field or a minimum of a High School graduate or equivalent with professional experience with working with children and families. Must obtain a family services certification within 18 months of hire.

Essential Functions:

Recruit and enroll eligible children and families for the EHS-CCP program to meet and maintain full enrollment to ensure compliance with funding requirements. Conduct outreach and enrollment efforts for the EHS-CCP program and communicate program eligibility, selection and enrollment policies to participants, other service providers and the public. Assist families enrolled in the EHS-CCP program with the initial application and redeterminations for child care subsidy to maintain compliance with the HSPPS and the established quota for the program. Establish and implement a family partnership agreement process that is jointly developed and shared with participants in which staff and participants review immediate needs, individual progress, revise goals, evaluate and track whether identified needs and goals are met, and adjust strategies on an ongoing basis. Stay up-to-date and well-informed about Blueprints, other community programs and resources to enhance and support goal attainment for participants. Create welcoming environments where participants feel valued, supported, and ready to contribute. Collaborate with program staff to ensure a cohesive, comprehensive services approach resulting in positive experiences and outcomes for participants. Develop and sustain relationships with participants by maintaining frequent, quality contact (e.g., phone calls, informal contacts, meetings). Foster participant engagement in programs. Meet federal, state and program documentation requirements by maintaining accurate, objective, complete, timely and well-organized participant recordkeeping including utilizing agency and funder databases. Meet program requirements and other applicable regulations, e.g., Head Start Performance Standards. Participate in required meetings and training opportunities which may involve out-of-town travel. Responsible for obtaining and forwarding documentation for Non-Federal Share/In-Kind to Blueprints Early Learning.




For more information, please visit our website at www.myblueprints.org or call Alexis Rosko at 724-225-9550 Extension 424.