ABOUT NORTHSIDE CENTER

Northside Center is known for our wonderful work culture and our expert teams of educators and clinicians. Most importantly, look forward to joining us in achieving our mission to provide children and families with the support they need to overcome adversity and thrive. Ensuring that our high-quality outcome-driven behavioral, mental health and education services propel struggling children forward, away from the ill effects of poverty and racism, toward a future limited only by the scope of their dreams.

JOB SUMMARY

We are seeking a Social Services Manger to oversee social services for families enrolled in the Head Start program. They provide team leadership and direction to a team of social service staff, ensuring the delivery of comprehensive services that support holistic development of children and families.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Leadership ability.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to work as part of a team, communicate effectively both orally and in writing, receive and provide feedback, and manage dynamic interchanges in meetings.
• Experience working with families and children aged newborn to five.
• An understanding of the Head Start philosophy and ability to implement its principle of shared authority and decision-making.

• Delivering comprehensive social services to children, families, and pregnant women in the Early Head Start and Head Start programs.
• Providing direct services to clients in need, when deemed appropriate.
• Serving as liaison between mental health and parent involvement consultants in the EHS/HS program.
• Developing a parent involvement curriculum for all Early Head Start/Head Start families that incorporates available on-site and off-site resources.
• Establishing ongoing collaborative relationships with community organizations that are responsive to the needs of Early Head Start/Head Start children, and families.
• Helping organize and oversee the procedures for program recruitment and enrollment.
• Ensuring that EHS/HS multicultural principles are reflected in program practices.
• Intervening in the prevention of child abuse and neglect, as mandated by Federal and State law.
• Maintaining confidentiality of family records and information.
• Encouraging and promoting the family’s achievement of self-sufficiency.
• Participating in all appropriate trainings and meetings
• Fostering the belief in parents that they are the child’s first teacher and reinforcing this concept with practical suggestions for its development.
• Participating in the hiring of all EHS/HS staff members
• Stays current on new initiatives and practices in the field.
• Participating in program annual assessment and federal reviews.