Case Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Summary of Job Description : The Case Manager is directly responsible to the Social Services Director for providing leadership in implementing and monitoring the ERSEA (eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance) and Family and Community Partnership services as outlined in the Head Start Performance Standards. These activities will include but not limited to developing plans, recordkeeping systems, and approaches to families. This position also assists with the case management, training and other services and activities designed for the fathers, significant others or father figures of children involved in the Head Start Birth to Five Program. The Case Manager will work collaboratively with the Male Involvement Coordinator, management team, and partnerships to ensure optimal father involvement in the lives of the children. This could be recruitment for classes and events sponsored by SMTCCAC as well as within the community. The Case Manager will work closely with other fatherhood initiatives and programs to help the father navigate complex systems that impact children and families.

Summary of Requirements : Bachelor’s degree in social work , human development, or related field and at least 3 - 5 years’ experience in case management and maintaining accurate and current records. Experience working with toddlers and families. Good math skills, analytical skills, and skills using Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, or other software applications to retrieve data, create spreadsheets, and reports. Must always maintain confidentiality. Communication Skills : Communicates effectively, appropriately, and professionally in written and verbal formats with coworkers, supervisors, customers, and vendors.

Responsibilities and Duties :

Assist with the development and annual revision of the family and community partnerships policies and procedures, to include ERSEA. Assist with the development and annual revision of the program governance policies and procedures.

• Thoroughly review the Head Start New Performance Standards to ensure policies and procedures are updated.
• Assist with developing goals, objectives, and strategies to ensure that these standards are implemented.

Manage and monitor ERSEA.

Assist with providing leadership for the family partnership process.

Assist with providing leadership for parent involvement.

Recruit, train and provide guidance for volunteers from the community.

Assist with monitoring student’s Attendance – assist with developing a plan to maintain the required Performance Standards (85%).

Coordinate with Social Services Director to ensure that services are implemented at each center.

Monitor the effectiveness of parent involvement throughout the program.

Assess all families for needs using the assessment tool.

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Provide case management services for all families at the center by

Develop a child and family health plan.

Organize, maintain, and update child and family information.

Classroom / center support when needed.

Other duties as assigned.

Licenses or Certificates :

CPR, and First Aid.

Special Requirements :

A Current Certified Driving Record, valid driver’s license, State and Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal Background Check, National Sex Offender Public Registry Check, Physical, Tuberculin PPD Tine Test at time of employment, and annually, or by physician requirement, thereafter, and Pre-Employment, Random, Post-Accident Drug and Alcohol testing.

Physical Demands :

Work requires moderate physical effort and the ability to lift pre-school children and or up-to 50 lbs. Unassisted. Persons who work with children are expected to participate fully in a program for active youngsters. This includes lifting of young children, getting up and down from the floor, lively outdoor activities, and moving furniture.

Applications Accepted by Mail and Online

Mail to :

SMTCCAC, Inc. - Human Resources Dept.

P.O. Box 280 Hughesville, MD 20637

Online at : www.smtccac.org