BCT – Family Engagement Specialist Head Start T/TA

About the position

The Family Engagement Specialist will be part of the Office of Head Start Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) team working with our client, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and the Office of Head Start (OHS). The Family Engagement Specialist will work remotely and must be willing to travel as required. Candidates for this role must be willing to commute to the Regional Office in Seattle, Washington as needed.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison between the OHS and the National Center responsible for parent, family and community engagement.
• Provide subject matter expertise, strategies, and resources to Regional Office and TTA staff on comprehensive parent, family, and community engagement, including strategies for engaging families.
• Serve as a member of a national peer group of Family Engagement Specialists from each of the twelve regions.
• Develop and implement strategies for connecting with grantee PFCE managers and/or coordinators in the Region.
• Aggregate, analyze, and disseminate regional and grantee data from existing government systems to identify emerging trends impacting Head Start grantees.
• Develop and provide presentations and training on topics related to family engagement.
• Provide training to groups of grantees at regional and state events, as directed by the Regional Office.
• Provide direct service to individual grantees, at the direction of the Regional Office.
• Support emerging OHS initiatives and priorities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or advanced degree from an accredited university or college in social work, human services, family services, counseling or a related field.
• Courses, conferences, seminar attendance, relevant work experience and other events that demonstrate remaining current in the relevant field; required when the highest degree was awarded more than ten years ago.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience providing training and technical assistance to management teams and program staff related to parent, family and community engagement.
• Experience working within programs and services for families with children birth to five.
• Experience analyzing data and helping programs make data driven decisions related to providing services to families with young children.
• Experience in facilitating group discussions and presenting to range of audiences.
• Experience working with diverse children, families, staff and communities and training and facilitating groups of learners.
• Experience communicating, both when speaking and in writing, to various audiences.

Benefits

• Base salary between $65,000 and $105,000.
• Heavily subsidized medical, dental and vision coverage.
• Fully vested 401k plan with company match.
• Company paid life and disability insurance plans.
• Paid family leave.
• Generous paid time off policy.