New Haven Unified School District
Location
Hayward, CA | United States
Job description
The Family Center Early Childhood Community Specialist is responsible for the coordination of Family Center services for Families with young children, with a strong emphasis on children aged 0-5. With support from the Family Center and site administrators, the Early Childhood Community Specialist leads, trains, coordinates, and participates in the work and activities of the Family Service Assistants at assigned sites. This work supports meaningful family engagement and helps to address students’ and their families’ behavioral, health and urgent living needs. The Early Childhood Community Specialist also participates in UCFC collaborative partner meetings, county family engagement meetings, and other applicable groups and events. The Early Childhood Community Specialist serves as a key contact with UCFC Partners focused on early childhood growth and development, as well as family strengthening and well-being. The Early Childhood Community Specialist facilitates access to a myriad of services for families including but are not limited to, social services, family support, health insurance enrollment, health education and access to health services, mental health services, family engagement, prevention and early intervention, adult education, early childhood education and child development, academic supports and enrichment services.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Outreach to and recruitment of parents of children aged 0-5, early childhood education providers, partners providing early childhood and child development services to the community
Developing, coordinating, and monitoring collaborative and supportive relationships with early childhood partners, community members, and other agencies serving young children and families
Developing and/or conducting early childhood training for students, parents, district staff, and early childhood service providers
Coordinating navigation of services for families with children aged 0-5, not limited to
Coordinating professional development in child development and early childhood education for local early childhood and daycare service providers
Facilitating the Implementation of early childhood initiatives
Planning and coordinating events/activities to engage the community in early learning conversations including listening sessions, parent cafes and workshops
Assisting with hiring, evaluation, and coordination of assigned Family Service Assistants
Developing and/or conducting training and coaching for Family Service Assistants
Coordinating community/family leadership and civic engagement opportunities
Assisting Family Service Assistants with home visits as needed
Working directly with students, school personnel, partners, and families to address barriers to learning and coordinating appropriate services and referrals at assigned schools
Transporting families to appropriate agencies for services, as needed
Developing, maintaining, and publicizing a schedule of family and early childhood programs and activities offered through UCFC
Facilitating strong communication between all stakeholders for increased service access
Monitoring truancy issues for identified families, as needed
Coordinating the collection and input of evaluation data used to measure ongoing program effectiveness of services and program outcome measures
Managing, organizing, and compiling data (relating to UCFC Family Services) collection for grant reporting purposes
Participating in the UCFC Leadership Team, including participation in Collaborative Partner meetings
Organizing and attending various meetings, outreach and grant related events (program culminations, press events, open houses, community events, county meetings, etc.)
Required to travel to attend meetings, trainings, home visits, pick up/drop off family resource materials and supplies, etc
Other duties as assigned
Knowledge of best practices in early childhood development and parenting skills
Knowledge of community resources/agencies including early childhood resources
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
Ability to effectively work both independently and in a team environment
Bilingual (English/ Spanish) preferred
Ability to multitask, meet strict deadlines and work under time pressure
Strong computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships in the school and community
Ability to work with administrators, teachers, parents, students, and partner agencies
Professional demeanor and strong interpersonal skills
Social work concepts and principles
Principles of child development and early childhood education
Crisis intervention techniques
Telephone techniques and etiquette
Modern office practices, procedures and equipment
Oral and written communication skills
Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy
Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary
Record-keeping techniques
Operation of standard office equipment, including a computer and assigned software
Correct oral and written usage of English and a designated second language
Provide support services to families with various issues
Read, write, translate and interpret English
Read, write, and translate a specific language other than English
Assist families with education and health needs, social services, finding shelter, job placement, handling bereavement and other needs
Establish and maintain direct communication between families, service providers and various organizations
Learn principles of educating adults and training
Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
Work effectively with individuals of various socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds
Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others
Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action
Prepare and maintain records and reports
Understand and follow oral and written instructions
Plan and organize work
Operate a variety of office equipment including a computer and assigned software
Maintain consistent, punctual and regular attendance
Move hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard
Hear and speak to exchange information in person and on the telephone
See to read a variety of materials
Sit or stand for extended periods of time
Bend at the waist, kneel or crouch to reach various materials
Two years of Early Childhood Education college coursework, ECE Certification, or equivalent ECE experience
Experience working in early childhood development and family support programs
Experience in community advocacy strongly preferred
Experience working with individuals of diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds
Fluent bilingual (English/Spanish), oral and written
Valid California driver’s license.
Office environment.
Driving a vehicle to conduct work.
Driving a vehicle during adverse weather conditions.
Potential for contact with dissatisfied and abusive individuals.
Full-time, Monday through Friday. Some evenings and weekends required.
Management salary range 19/1-5, 190 day work year.
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