Location: Tippecanoe County in Indiana
Exempt/Non-Exempt: Non-Exempt
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AFLAC, Paid Time Off
Type: Full Time/Part Year
Division - Program: Early Care and Education - Head Start
Description: Assist individuals and families requiring assistance by performing the following duties.
- Engage and assess clients with problems such as personal and family adjustments, finances, employment, food, clothing, housing, and physical and mental impairments to determine nature and degree of problem.
- Secure information such as medical, psychological, and social factors contributing to clients situation.
- Encourage clients to become self-sufficient to retain feeling of independence and self-esteem.
- Resolve immediate crises and teach skills necessary for families to remain together and provide for the safety of all members of the family.
- Refer clients to community resources and other organizations.
- Review service plan with clients and perform follow-up to determine quantity and quality of service provided. Secure supplementary information such as employment, medical records, or school reports.
- Provide transportation in own car. as necessary.
- Maintain communication with referral sources, collateral contacts and other service providers.
- Meet weekly with program director for supervision and participate in staff meetings.
- Participate in case conferences and provide court testimony as needed.
- Assist with special projects or recruitment events as assigned by the Family & Community Engagement Manager.
- Facilitate inter-agency and intra-agency collaboration that support the Bauer mission.
- Other duties as assigned.