Early Childhood Job Center

SUMMARY
The Health Coordinator is responsible for designing and implementing health and prenatal programs that meet the health needs of each participant in both Head Start and Early Head Start while complying with all federal, state, local, and agency regulations and standards.
 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Responsible for achieving annual outcomes as set by employee and director. Uses data analysis to make changes in the areas of health and prenatal development to improve program services.
• Develops and implements comprehensive Head Start Prenatal to Five Health and Services Plan that provides strategies for meeting the health needs of children, prenatal participants and families in Head Start. The service plan will be updated annually based on changes in the community and new research and statistics.
• Ensures that the health, and prenatal services plans are fully integrated with all other Head Start services. This will be accomplished through training and technical assistance, which may include home visits, to parents and program staff on the maintenance of health and the fulfillment of performance standards.
• Ensures staff understands their job responsibilities and knows how to perform all applicable health and prenatal related duties.
• Works in conjunction with consultants and other community professionals to ensure Head Start/Early Head Start participants and families receive all needed health services.
• Assesses the health status of participants and helps parents and staff formulate plans based on this information.
• Ensures individual Child Health Plans are completed, as needed, to meet the individual health needs of participants with special health care requirements.
• Ensures that children and prenatal participants receive a regular schedule of medical and dental care.
• Develops and purchases health resource material for distribution to staff and parents.
• Ensures the fidelity and full implementation of the selected prenatal services curriculum.
• Leads in the implementation of the Health Services Advisory Committee, involving parents and community members in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of health services.
• Provides regular medication administration training, in conjunction with a health consultant, to all new Early Head Start/Head Start teachers and childcare partners.
• Provides training and technical assistance, in the areas of health and active supervision to child care partners.
• Works with the director to ensure expenditures remain within budget guidelines; and maintains accurate records regarding purchases of materials and supplies.
• Ensures that invoices are processed and bills are reconciled in a timely fashion.
• Participates in professional groups in the local community that focus on issues that relate to Early Head Start and Head Start children, prenatal participants, and families.
• Works as a cooperative team member with other Early Head Start/Head Start coordinators, Area Supervisors, and agency staff in the effective integration of all program services.
• Works with the Enrollment Coordinator to ensure that the computerized child tracking system is used to organize and track health and prenatal services.
• Utilizes, trains, and monitors data entry and attachments into the participant tracking system within the health component.
• Completes a regular schedule of Center Visit Reports and file reviews.
• Prepares and submits the Program Information Report annually to the Enrollment Coordinator for submission to the Office of Head Start.
• Analyzes data for health and prenatal services and improves program services based on the information.