Early Head Start Family Engagement Coordinator

Kansas Children's Service League is looking to hire a full-time Early Head Start Family Engagement Coordinator in Garden City, KS. This position earns a competitive wage of up to $16 per hour and works a Monday - Friday schedule with occasional evenings and weekends.

About Kansas Children's Service League
Stronger families start at Kansas Children's Service League (KCSL). Founded in 1893, KCSL is a statewide, nonprofit agency that serves thousands of Kansas children and families each year. KCSL's mission is to protect and promote the well-being of children. Our programs work with children and families in the areas of health, safety and education to succeed and break cycles of neglect, abuse and trauma. We help both children and parents develop skills for success in their families, schools and workplaces. KCSL is also the Kansas chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America and Circle of Parents.

EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES:

At Kansas Children's Service League, we protect and promote the well-being of children. In doing so, every employee is responsible for supporting the agency's mission, vision, and values. This includes actively and regularly demonstrating high-quality customer service, accountability in all aspects of your position, and respecting the diversity and differences in our staff, customers, and communities. Expected behaviors and qualities include professionalism and competence, active collaboration, effective communication, initiative and innovation, respect, and goal achievement. Employees are to be able, at any time, to provide basic information about the breadth of customer opportunities available through KCSL and to help customers make connections within the organization. KCSL is more than an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a company culture that celebrates and promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion among all people.

JOB SUMMARY

The Head Start Family Engagement Coordinator builds partnerships with families to assist them in identifying their own goals, strengths, needed services and support systems and in developing strategies and timetables for achieving their own goals. Responsible for recruitment, provide support and assistance to families daily, weekly, and monthly as needed, while encouraging them to become self-sufficient, productive citizens in their community

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Family Support and Assistance
  • Complete family strengths/needs (pre- and post-) assessment and facilitate planning goals and objectives to assist Head Start families in meeting their educational, financial, social, health and mental health needs.
• Classroom Support
  • Assist classroom staff in covering duties such as - meal times, behavior management, parent communication, covering staff during breaks and absences to maintain a safe staff to child ratio and consistency in coverage and care.
• Child Support and Assistance
  • Schedule health screenings and preventative care appointments at orientation then ensure program compliance with guidance from health staff
• Literacy
  • Work with parents on improving literacy within the family and personally through continuing education. (In-kind)
• Recruitment
  • Recruit income/over-income/disability and age eligible children continuously.
• Liaison for Parent Events
  • Facilitate and oversee parent group meetings once each month

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Required

• Highschool Diploma or GED
• Must be able to read, write and speak English and Spanish
• Within eighteen months of hire must obtain Child & Family Partners certificate available through KCSL
• At least one year of experience working in an Early Childhood Education Program or working with children and/or families

Preferred

• Associate's Degree in Social Services or related field.