Overview
Family Engagement Specialist Jobs in Indianapolis, IN at Early Learning Indiana, Inc.
LOCATION: Children’s Village, 5555 Galeao Ct, Indianapolis IN 46241
JOB SUMMARY
The Family Engagement Specialist will deliver and coordinate comprehensive family centered services for families enrolled in our Day Early Learning Early Head Start centers. The Family Engagement Specialist supports family well-being, in order to promote healthy development and increase school readiness skills of the child. They will collaborate within the community to maintain and develop partnerships in order to promote the program goals and individual family needs.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Develops strong relationships with families of children, enabling their input and participation into their child’s learning and development.
Meets regularly with families, and coordinates two home visits annually with teachers and families to better understand and respond to each family and child needs.
Develops a family partnership agreement, to support families in being engaged in their child’s education and facilitates implementation of those plans, working with families, center directors, teachers and others.
Assists with child transitions in and out of the program.
Monitors families CCDF vouchers status and works with center staff to ensure families maintain eligibility and continuity of care for their children, assisting them with paperwork, and providing supports as needed.
Monitors enrollment and attendance of Early Head Start children and families, enters data into Child Plus.
Coordinates with centers in planning and executing a wide range of family engagement programming with goals as diverse as improving parent-child relationships to increasing peer exchanges among families.
Connects families to community supports that address their holistic needs.
Represents the Network at relevant community events.
Shares information about family needs and concerns with center directors, teachers and other support staff, in order to inform and improve programming.
Recruits family members to serve on relevant committees and other governing bodies.
Designs and conducts trainings for staff on best practices with respect to family engagement.
Collects, analyze and enters family engagement data aligned with program goals and PFCE frameworks into Child Plus for program reporting purposes
Initiates and maintains community partnerships that enable family supports, and, contribute to the grant’s matching requirements
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, & OTHER REQUIREMENTS
An individual must have the following education and/or experience.
Bachelor’s Degree in social work, human services, early childhood education, psychology or related field required.
A minimum of three (3) years of experience working with families in a supporting role preferred
Prior experience with early childhood or supporting families of young children preferred
Experience with an Early Head Start or Head Start program a plus
Spanish Fluency a plus
COMPETENCIES & SKILLS
The successful team member will demonstrate individual competency in the following areas:
Ability to build and nurture relationships
Strong written and verbal communication skills correctly tailored to audience
Ability to handle and protect sensitive information
Ability to multi-task, prioritize and be detail-oriented
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
Ability to work independently, resourcefully seek answers, and remove obstacles
Customer service orientation
Flexibility and adaptability
Accountable and takes ownership
WORK CONTEXT
The requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The team member frequently is required to:
Stand, walk, sit
Use hands and fingers to handle books, paper, technology
Use computer and other electronic equipment and technology
Speak and listen to others
See and read
Reach with hands and arms
Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
The team member must frequently lift children or equipment up to 35 pounds.
The team member must occasionally lift children or equipment up to 50 pounds.
This team member will be required to travel up to 75% of the work week, visiting multiple centers within Indianapolis.
Access to reliable transportation required.
Legally able to work in the United States for any employer.
This position’s salary ranges from $42,000-$48,000 based on experience.
The statements contained herein describe the scope of the responsibility and essential functions of this position but should not be considered an all-inclusive list of work requirements.
Employment with Early Learning Indiana is contingent upon satisfactorily completing pre-employment requirements. Pre-employment screenings include, but are not limited to: criminal background and drug screenings. Employment with Early Learning Indiana is at-will.
ABOUT EARLY LEARNING INDIANA
Early Learning Indiana is a nonprofit organization on a mission to ensure children are empowered with essential skills to thrive in kindergarten and beyond. We practice what we teach by operating a network of premier, community-based schools – called Day Early Learning centers – where we advance the science of early education, invest in a new generation of teaching, and instill essential skills in over 1,000 children each day. Building on more than a century of experience, Early Learning Indiana also serves as a leading voice and advocate for the transformation of Indiana’s early learning landscape by addressing systemic barriers to access, affordability, and quality. Learn more about us at EarlyLearningIn.org.
Early Learning Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all team members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sex, citizenship status, military status, marital status, amnesty, or other status protected by law.
Title: Family Engagement Specialist
Company: Early Learning Indiana, Inc.
Location: Indianapolis, IN
