Family Advocate - Head Start (Morrow County)

p style="text-align:center;"span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12px;"img alt="OHCAC Head Start" height="78" src="https://lirp.cdn-website.com/f5c62866/dms3rep/multi/opt/Logo_OHCAC-218w.jpg" width="220"#160; #160;img alt="" height="78" src="https://spartanburgearlyheadstart.com/wp-content/uploads/EHS_logo1.png" width="199"/span/span/ppspan style="font-size:18px;"span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"bA Job With A Purpose/b/span/span/ppspan style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"We're looking for passionate#160;bufoundation builders/u/b#160;to join us in impacting children and#160;ustrongchanging lives/strong/u#160;during the critical first 2,000 days!#160;/span/span/ppspan style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"At OHCAC Head Start, we recognize that 90% of the brain is formed before a child even steps into a kindergarten classroom.#160;/span/span/ppspan style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"As part of the Early Learning team, your work with infants to preschoolers will provide life-changing solutions to the children and families we serve.#160;/span/span/ppspan style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"We have opportunities in all 4 counties we serve;#160;strongMarion, Morrow, Crawford, amp; Richland/strong./span/span/ppspan style="font-size:18px;"span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"strongOur Head Start Locations/strong/span/span/ppspan style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12px;"The OHCAC Head Start Classrooms provide#160;high-quality care for children during the critical first 2,000 days of life by operating#160;strongu8/u#160;/stronglearning centers, serving children birth through five years old, in Marion, Morrow, Crawford, amp; Richland counties.#160;Because of our high standards, all sites achieved a 5-Star rating on the Step-Up-To-Quality system./span/span/ppspan style="font-size:18px;"span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"strongEmployee Resources and Benefits/strong/span/span/ppspan style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12px;"All employees are afforded opportunities for personal and professional growth.#160;With our innovative and collaborative mentoring and coaching sessions, all teachers receive enhanced curriculum, assessment, and observation training and tools to help provide ongoing support./span/spanbrbrspan style="font-size:18px;"strongJob Requirements/strong/spanbrThe minimum requirement is an Associate Degree in social work, human services, family services counseling, or a related degree, (Psychology), in the field of Family Services.brbrspan style="font-size:18px;"span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"strongOHCAC Head Start#160;offers/strong/span/span/pullispan style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"stronguBase Pay: $20.51#160;- $23.78#160;hour/u/strong/span/span/lilispan style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12px;"College reimbursement benefit to help all full-time, benefit eligible employees advance their education.#160;/span/span/lilispan style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12px;"Opportunity for staff to attend paid in-service trainings, seminars, training sessions, and meetings outside of the organization to stay on top of research and best practices.#160;/span/span/lilispan style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12px;"Comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer contribution (regardless of employee#8217;s contribution amount), vacation/sick/holiday paid time off, employer paid life insurance and long-term disability, and many other benefits.#160;/span/span/li/ulpspan style="font-size:18px;"span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"strongJob Summary/strong/span/span/pullispan style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"Recruit, complete and maintain enrollment with eligible families, develop a rapport and provide service through ongoing interactions/span/span/lilispan style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"Work with families to assess their strengths and support them in setting and meeting individual and family goals./span/span/lilispan style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"Guide families toward healthy self-reliance./span/span/lilispan style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"Encourage and support families to ensure completion of their child#8217;s health screenings./span/span/lilispan style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"Nurture positive relationships with families as they prepare their children for successful transitions to kindergarten and beyond./span/span/lilispan style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"Use the many tools available through the Head Start/Early Head Start programs to identify obstacles and surmount them./span/span/lilispan style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"Partner with local community resources and agencies./span/span/li/ulpspan style="font-size:18px;"span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"strong style="font-size:14px;"Background Checks#160;/strong/span/span/ppspan style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"OHCAC is a drug-free employer. Drug testing of both current staff and new hires will be conducted./span/span/ppspan style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"uEmployment is contingent upon successful completion of/u/span/span/pullispan style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"Driver's Record Check#160;/span/span/lilispan style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"Criminal Background Check/span/span/lilispan style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"Drug Test#160;/span/span/lilispan style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"Employment References check/span/span/li/ulpspan style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12px;"emOHCAC is an#160;Equal Opportunity Employer#160;and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law./em/span/span/p