Head Start Health assistant

This position entails mainly specific tasks that are technical and diverse in nature and requires the capacity for independent judgment and action and the ability to work with others to accomplish program goals and objectives and integration of program activities to achieve comprehensive program services for eligible children and families. Regular work hours are 8 am to 5 pm; however extended hours may be required.

Assist Health Manager and work with center staff and others to provide comprehensive health services, which include medical, dental and nutritional services for eligible children and families, including children with disabilities. Noise level could be moderate to loud in working centre.

• Assist Health Manager, center staff and others to provide comprehensive health services, which include medical, dental and nutritional services for eligible children and families, including children with disabilities
• Work in conjunction with center staff, resources and service providers, and others to provide high quality Head Start program services
• Assist with communication between center staff, Managers and other grantee or partner administrators with regards to compliance with Head Start performance standards and other applicable regulations and guidelines
• Provide technical assistance, training, and facilitate resource access in the health service areas as requested by center staff, Manager, or other grantee or partner agency administrators
• Attend and/or facilitate training sessions, meetings and staff conferences to gain or distribute information
• Keep abreast of information and significant pending legislative actions related to health services
• Monitor centers to ensure nutrition program is being carried out in all aspects of classroom activities
• Provide training to parents and staff in the area of nutrition services
• Monitor records and program activities and work with program staff and others to ensure Health screenings are complete on each Head Start child within 90 days (preferably sooner) of enrollment.
• Arrange for preventive health services in early intervention
• Assist Health Manager in the establishment and maintenance of the Health Services Advisory Committee
• Be a team player to coordinate health (medical and dental) screenings of all enrollees
• Assist in the development of individual plans for medical and dental emergencies
• Provide leadership, guidance and information to staff, parents, children, vendors and governing bodies on Head Start Performance Standards, day care licensing and USDA requirements and policies
• Coordinate, provide and/or facilitate training for all staff on the health content area for pre-service, in-service training, and on-going staff and program development
• Assist Health Manager with maintaining records and reports for the tracking of Health/Nutrition Services
• Maintain information on accidents/incidents for children and staff
• Check Child Plus Report for immunization records
• Work with staff to ensure that:
  • Physical and dental examinations are complete as specified, and that follow-ups are scheduled and complete. This will include completion of child vision/hearing screening and children having required immunizations as per required schedule.
  • Completion of Individual Child Health Plans and Growth charts
  • Classroom lesson plans include, on an ongoing basis, activities that help children gain knowledge, skills and develop appropriate nutrition and health lifestyle habits
  • Responsible for reporting to immediate supervisor or designee, if they witness or see anything present or anyone not following the SPCAA procedures or processes that place a person or program records at risk
  • Capture, value, and appropriately document In-Kind, non-federal share

• Ensure height/weight is charted
• Assist with reports of all child and incident, accident and illness
• Follow up on documented health problem areas and issues regarding health services to children and/or families
• Assist with Health/Nutrition content plans
• Assist in ordering and filling requisitions for Health supplies
• Monitor to see that child health plans for chronic illnesses…