Family & Community Engagement Specialist

Create a system for referral pathways to better support families currently receiving services and more quickly provide services to potential clients.

• Offers regular opportunities for family, provider, and staff trainings throughout the year to increase positive outcomes.
• Provide resources and trainings on trauma informed practices, adverse childhood experiences, the Strengthening Families approach, and other important topics that will enhance support for our families.
• Engage with early learning providers and families using a trauma-informed and strengths-based approach.

Using Appreciative Inquiry, design, develop and implements family engagement strategies and programs to increase family participation and, ultimately, trust in Child Care department.

• Performs other duties as may be assigned.
• Communicates, collaborates, and builds strong relationships with key stakeholders including: families served; community and business partners; and other members of the Early Childhood community within the workforce development board area.
• Coordinate with both internal departments/programs and external partners/agencies on multiple projects related to services provided.
• Regularly attend relevant trainings and meetings on latest research, best practices, issues, laws, rules, and regulations related to community resources, family support, child care program regulation.
• Develop and maintain an effective system of referral pathways where current clients can access wraparound services and community agencies can better support neighbors in need.
• Remains current with laws, rules, and regulations affecting the Child Care program and ensure processes and procedures meet all requirements.
• Plan, lead, and evaluate the effectiveness of parent education offered for families. Engage families to better understand needs and develop support systems.

Qualifications
Skills
Required
Cultural Effectiveness: Intermediate
Relationship Management: Intermediate
Communication: Advanced
Active Listening: Intermediate
Influencing Others: Intermediate
Behaviours
Required
Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking
Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them
Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
Motivation
Required
Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
Education
Preferred
Bachelors
Experience
Preferred
3 years: Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Public Health or related field required. : 3 or more years of experience training people, working in a social service setting, and/or working with children/families.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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