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1) Assists
Supervisors and Coordinators of Health Services in planning for
dental screening, examination, and flouride treatment for all
Head Start/Early Head Start enrolled children and Early Head
Start expecting moms.
A) Plans,
schedules, and coordinates dental appointments.
B)
Arranges transportation and/or transports children to
appointments.
2) Ensures that each child
and family has access to a dental home.
A) Serves
as a liaison to the dental providers in the TAP service area.
B)
Monitors records to ensure that eligible children have dental
insurance.
C)
Monitors records for compliance with Virginia licensing and Head
Start Performance Standards concerning dental requirements.
D)
Coordinates follow-up care for dental needs of enrolled
children, pregnant moms, and families.
3) Works with other service
area coordinators to facilitate an integrated system of service
delivery to children and families.
A) Attends
child development team meetings as needed to discuss needs of
individual children and families.
B)
Documents a plan of action for children and pregnant moms dental
needs and follows up to ensure that the plan is carried out.
C) Tracks
requests for information from service providers.
D) Updates
the Supervisor of Health Services concerning follow up and
referral.
E) Works
with the Supervisor of Health Services to provide technical
assistance to staff concerning dental issues as requested.
F)
Monitors all dental related documentation and tracking for
compliance and service delivery.
G)
Monitors computer data reports for accuracy.
4) Plans and delivers
trainings on oral health topics in the classroom, on home
visits, and at parent meetings as requested.
5) Supports a team approach
when working with staff.
A) Attends
weekly family and health services Supervisors and Coordinators
team meeting.
B) Attends
weekly coordinators meeting.
C) Attends
all assigned meetings.
D) Plans
with appropriate staff as a team for handling oral health
related concerns of children and families.
6) Adheres to a professional
standard of work.
A)
Completes documentation, recordkeeping, and reports in a timely
and efficient manner.
B) Informs
supervisor of oral health related center concerns.
C)
Participates in health related community teams, events, and
coalitions as assigned.
D) Adheres
to all TAP and TAP Head Start policies and the NAEYC Code of
Ethics as adopted by TAP Head Start.
E)
Maintains confidentiality of all child, family and staff
information.
F) Adheres
to the Head Start Performance Standards, Virginia Licensing, and
State/Local laws and regulations.
7) Attends meetings,
conferences and workshops as requested.
8) Performs any other job
related tasks upon request. |
