Family Worker, Harlem GEMS

prepares our youngest scholars to succeed in K-12 and beyond by building a strong academic foundation and starting them on the path to college and career.

Harlem Gems is a dynamic and accelerating preschool program that fosters the development of four-year-olds and prepares them to enter kindergarten.

We are currently seeking a Family Worker to recruit, evaluate, enroll, and familiarize eligible families with the Harlem Gems program.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate degree in a related field (social work, psychology, counseling, sociology, human services, etc.),
• 1-3 years of experience in the field
• Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred

Who you are

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Outlook
• Excellent communication, organizational, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills
• A commitment to the mission and programs of HCZ
• Strong conflict resolution and mediation skills
• Excellent verbal, written, and listening skills
• Ability to have good working relationships with supervisors, staff, parents, and outside personnel
• Must have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks
• Ability to work flexible hours

What you’ll do

• Recruit, evaluate, enroll, and familiarize eligible families with the Harlem Gems program
• Facilitate and support parent involvement within the program and community
• Plan and lead home visits and participate in daily classroom contacts with families
• Work in partnership with parents and staff through parent meetings, center activities, education opportunities, and support groups
• Perform data entry for the agency database
• Maintain pertinent case notes as they relate to goals for, and progress of, the family
• Perform strengths-based assessments, assist parents in goal setting, and provide crisis intervention and referrals to community resources, including monitoring follow-up and referral outcome
• Work with families to ensure children have health coverage and vaccinations and receive all necessary medical screenings.

Support parents on needed follow-up)

• Plan and facilitate parent workshops
• Serve as a liaison between the school and families
• Maintains ongoing contact with community organizations that are involved with providing services to the school's educational program
• Ensure that information regarding all changes in student status, e.g., service changes and discharges, are accurately maintained in the student information system
• Attend CPSE / Case conference meetings as needed and prepare meeting minutes
• Able to perform general office administrative activities : copying, filing, delivering, and using the telephone system called Ring Central
• Perform other duties as assigned

Schedule

• Monday Friday
• 8 am-4 pm and 10 am-6 pm

Benefits

As a member of the Harlem Children's Zone team, you will join a supportive and inclusive community dedicated to helping children, families and our staff thrive.

We offer highly competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities for growth.

Our exceptional full-time benefits include :

• Highly competitive base salaries
• Paid time off
• Employee referral bonus
• Career advancement
• No-cost health insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short-and long-term disability
• Additional voluntary benefits
• Wellness discounts
• Commuter benefits
• Financial wellness perks
• Additional Benefits (Discounts on flights, hotels, theme parks, concert tickets, and more.)

The salary range for this position is $45,000-$47,000 per year.