Head Start Family Service Worker- West Chester

Head Start / Family Service Worker

• Date Posted :

11 / 10 / 2025

• Location :

IU Headstart - CCIU Education Center-West Chester

• Closing Date :

11 / 21 / 2025

At the present time a full-time vacancy exists for a Family Service Worker position with the Head Start Program within the division of Student Services of the Chester County Intermediate Unit.

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Summary :

The Head Start Family Service Worker performs a variety of duties designed to aid the parents in their role as their childs first and primary educator. They serve as a link between the Head Start program (nutrition health education) and the family and they also link the families to community resources. Experience and / or education permits some latitude in judgment and decision-making regarding families and children.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Develop and maintain a confidential profile of pertinent data for identifying familiesneed strengths and goals
• Establish a supportive relationship with the families
• Make home visits following established timelines to families of Head Start children to identify social needs collect data and obtain parental signatures
• Establish a plan to empower Head Start parents to provide for their own needs
• Effectively and efficiently deal with emergency needs of Head Start children and families
• Serve as a liasion between the Head Start centers and the home of the families
• Encourage parental involvement to participate as members of the Policy Council center parent committees classroom volunteers etc
• Act as an advocate and spokesperson for Head Start families
• Provide continued services to children and their families
• Maintain daily contact with assigned Child Development Specialist concerning student and family needs including progress behavior special needs absences and provide necessary support and assistance tothe CDS family
• Maintain ongoing contact with the Family and Community Engagement Specialsit to discuss concerns regarding particular children families or services
• Report suspected abuse or neglect child injuries patterns of medical neglect and related concenrs directly to the Health Specialist
• Substitute in the classroom as a Child Development Specialist or Child Development Assistant as required
• Review and update all data related to family needs and goals using identified database on a weekly basis
• If a specialist (CDS Health etc...) or parent has a concern regarding students needs the FSW is expected to appropriately refer them to community agencies
• Develop and maintain partnerships in the community to provide appropriate supports to all Head Start families
• facilitate student transition to school age program
• Ensure confidentiality of information as required by federal state and local mandates
• Maintain proper documentation of contacts and follow-up with parents students and agenies

Qualifications :

Education and Experience :

• BA or BS degree in Social Services Education or Psychology required ; degree in Social Work stronglypreferred
• Bilingual Biliterate and Bicultural strongly preferred

Professional or Other Required Clearances

• Valid Drivers License & reliable transportation required
• Current police child abuseand FBI fingerprint clearances within 1 year required

Salary :

Project HS1 : $29.18 / hr. - $37.29 / hr. / / $41581.50 / yr. - $53138.25 / yr.

• Placement on band is based on years of direct experience in a comparable role.

Monday - Friday 7.5 hours per day 190 days per year

Location :

CCIU West Chester Education Center : 540 E Union Street West Chester PA 19382

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Chester County Intermediate Unit is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Chester County Intermediate Unit ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race creed gender color national origin religion age sexual orientation or disability. Chester County Intermediate Unit has a policy of active recruitment of qualified minority teachers and non-certified employees. Any individual needing assistance in making application for any opening should contact the Department of Human Resources at .

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Employment Type : Hourly

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1