What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Worker - Family Child Care position at University Settlement Society of New York?
University Settlement partners with 40,000 New Yorkers on the Lower East Side and in Brooklyn every year to build on their strengths as they achieve healthy, stable, and remarkable lives. For over 135 years, weve collaborated with our neighbors to pioneer highly effective programs that fight poverty and systemic inequality. Established in 1886 as the first Settlement House in the United States, we bring the values of that movement into the 21st century by meeting New Yorkers where they live, listening deeply to all perspectives, engaging with every individual holistically, and creating space for people to organize. Joining together with our neighbors to advocate for justice and equality, we help build community strength.
We work with New Yorkers of all ages. We infuse a commitment to civic engagement, equity, and communal action into each of our programs, which include early childhood education, mental health and wellness, benefits assistance and eviction prevention, adult literacy and education, healthy aging, community, and recreation centers, performing and visual arts, and youth development.
Family Child Care Network (FCCN) and the Department of Education (DOE) view family childcare as a respected and valued profession within the early care and education system in New York City. We seek to support and enhance the existing strengths of family childcare as birth-4 programs that promote continuous and responsive relationships, strengthen early learning skills, build resilience, and lay the foundation for all future learning. The primary role of the Family Worker is to build and sustain effective relationships with the families and affiliated providers to support the needs of all children enrolled in DOE family childcare programs.
Responsibilities:
- Support the enrollment process of families and other administrative tasks
- Engage with families and affiliated providers to create individualized family plans
- Provide ongoing services to families needing additional support services
- Support families of children with special needs by attending case conferences and follow-up meetings.
- Connect parents/caregivers to resources and make necessary referrals
- Develop relationships with community partners and other support services
- Collaboratively create and update a Community Partner Resource Guide for all providers and families.
- Coordinate workshops and other activities with team to maintain family participation.
- Document all family engagement sessions and align with the Early Childhood Framework for Quality
- Participate in meetings to connect about providers, families, and coordinate all services
- Participate in professional learning sessions delivered by the DOE
- Support FCCN Director in updating family information in the Network database
Qualifications:
- Associate Degree or Child Development Associate credential.
- Experience working in family childcare and/or with infants and toddlers.
- Ability to travel within FCCN catchment area.
- Bilingual in English/Spanish and English/Cantonese or Mandarin.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to work as part of a team
- Willing to be an advocate for your program, participants, and community.
- Strong commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Work Schedule: Full time, Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Hybrid, 35 hours per week
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive community. We support a broadly diverse team who will contribute to our organization. We are an equal employment opportunity for all regardless of race, color, citizenship, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran or reservist status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.
