Family Service Advocate/Center Aide

EMPLOYER: Community Concepts, Inc.

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Description:

Our Children’s Services Head Start program is hiring a Family Service Advocate (FSA)/Center Aide at our Fryeburg Early Learning Center that will work at the New Suncook School in Lovell for August 2023. The FSA/Center Aide provides support while engaging with families in meeting both their children’s and family’s needs; advocates for families by working with other local social service agencies as needed; assists parents in obtaining appropriate medical and dental care for their children; supports parent engagement in center and community activities, committees and educational workshops; completes paperwork, reports, and maintains records and data on individual children. The FSA/Center Aide helps create a healthy, safe, and fun learning environment for preschoolers and works as part of a teaching team providing support to meet children’s social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development needs. Other duties include sharing the responsibility for the proper care and cleanliness of the center. This position is 40 hours per week, 38-40 weeks per year. Travel throughout the service area is required.

Benefits: Community Concepts offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, life, short-term disability, hospital indemnity, accident and critical illness coverage, paid time off, up to 13 paid holidays per year, 403(b) pension plan with agency match, and more.

Community Concepts, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Provider & Employer.  Qualified applicants shall receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation.  Please request any necessary accommodations to participate in the application process.

 

Requirements:

To Qualify: High School diploma or G.E.D required; must have a credential in social work, human services, family services, counseling, or a related field or obtain within 18 months of hire. Other Requirements: Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills; experience coordinating parent activities; considerable stamina to regularly lift, bend, carry and perform other high-energy activities; and knowledge of community resources; a valid driver’s license; telephone; computer/word-processing skills, preferably Microsoft Office; ability to function autonomously and as part of a team. Pre-employment physical, SBI, DMV, DHHS and DOE fingerprinting, sex offender, fraud, and federal debarment background checks must be completed upon offer of hire and as a condition of employment. Must obtain and maintain current CPR and First Aid certifications.