Case Manager I - ECS

FLSA Status: Non Exempt – Non Union

Job Mission:

Responsible for building strong relationships with Early Head Start families to help them achieve progress on family and child development goals.

Performance Standards:

1. Conduct weekly home visits providing the family with developmentally appropriate activities to enhance child development and healthy parent-child relationships.

2. Facilitate group socializations and other family group activities as required by Head Start Performance Standards.

3. Provide needs assessment, goal setting, support, referrals, advocacy, and case management, follow-up.

4. Administer standardized screenings and assessments.

5. Monitor and educate parents with respect to children’s health status as it relates to the Head Start Performance Standards and EPSDT.

6. Maintain appropriate records, complete monthly reports, team meetings and perform all other duties as directed by supervisor.

Qualifications:

1. Associates Degree required in social services, early childhood education or related field; Bachelor Degree preferred. As a condition for employment, an employee must enroll in a Child Development Associate (CDA), for a Home Visitor CDA credential upon employment and successfully complete the certification with nine (9) months of hire date.

2. Experience working with low income families with young children of various racial, social and cultural backgrounds preferred.

3. Must be able to meet the physical demands of the job.

4. Valid Michigan Driver’s License and reliable transportation required.

Physical Job Description:

Job Requirements in an 8 hour day:

1. Sit – 3 hours

2. Stand – 1 hour (picking up children and/or supplies)

3. Walk – 1 hour

4. Bend/Stoop – 1 hour (bending down to pick up children or supplies)

Movements:

1. Crawl: Yes

2. Reach Above: Yes

3. Crouch: Yes

4. Balancing: Yes

5. Squat: Yes

6. Climb: Yes

7. Shoulder level: Yes

8. Kneel: Yes

9. Pushing: Yes

10. Weight carried: 26-50 lbs (carrying supplies to home visits)

11. Weight lifted: 26-50 lbs (carrying supplies to home visits)

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