Home Visit Program Coordinator

Application Deadline

Your responsibilities will include;

• Work with Tunza Sports ‘Field Operations’ Team
• Lead role in conducting home visits to players families
• Provide on-site program assistance
• Learn and understand the culture within your region
• Take family history of players from different members and compare notes for accuracy
• Build an accurate and complete health history, including immunization certificates
• Inform the management and coaches of health conditions to ensure each player’s safety
• Maintain confidentiality of family records and information
• Empower parents to establish a strong foundation for their child’s sport career
• Provide comprehensive services that identify the needs of the players and families
• Educate parents on child development, nutrition, safety, and mental health
• Take part in family video interviews and provoke/lead conversations
• Explain to parents the role of Tunza in their child’s life to avoid misguided expectations
• Maintain a comprehensive and ongoing portfolio assessment for each child including in-practice observations, and developmental assessments
• Engage parents on health and personal habits of the children, such as eating, resting, brushing teeth, and toilet habits
• Identify available community resources to match family needs
• Provide support, make referrals, and document progress on goal achievement
• Enlighten parents on Tunza policies on child labor and child rights
• Encourage and invite families to Tunza events to promote community engagement, interaction, and education
• Promote parent participation in program governance, and overall program participation
• Conduct monthly ninety (90) minute per home visit to at least 10 players and their families
• Spearhead and ‘Hockey Moms’ and ‘Hockey Dads’ groups to help engage parents in their children’s sporting activities.
• Attend practice and games to be able to provide eyewitness report to family
• Document all referrals to families as required by the performance standards, on a daily
• Develop, in collaboration with the family, individual plans that identify strengths, goals and needs of each family
• Act as a liaison and advocate between Tunza and families
• Involve parents in the sports activities of the program to enhance their role as the principle influence on their child
• Promote good relationships with neighborhood and community groups
• Report child abuse of any kind to Management

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications / Education/Public Relations/Social work
• Ability to work well under pressure and adapt to ever-changing scenarios.
• 1+ years’ experience in community service
• Be well versed on Tunza mission and goals
• Experience in jobs that involved heavy volume of interaction and communication
• Demonstrate proficiency in note taking or use of recorder
• Experience in relationship management, and excellent interpersonal skills
• Customer service-oriented attitude required
• Well-honed leadership qualities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Be well versed with cultural and social barriers of underprivileged communities
• This position requires traveling to regions in areas that are remote and poor

You might be a good fit if you,

• Are highly tech-savvy [Google Suite, WordPress, MS Office];
• Effective at working independently.
• Ability communicate where there is language barrier
• Calming attitude that can handle hostile parents
• Self-control with empathy as opposed to sympathy in distressful situations
• Assertive, pro-active and ability to say no.

Key details

• This position CANNOT be combined with another position
• Location: Varied
• Compensation: Travel Expenses
• Work schedule: Twice a Month
• Duration: 1 Year
• Minimum age required: 25 years