Family Community Facilitator, Birth - Grade 3 (Rate starts at $28.03/Hour)

Omaha Public Schools • Omaha, NE

12h • Onsite

About The Position

Omaha Public Schools is searching for a Family Community Facilitator to join our growing team! The purpose of this position is to strengthen family engagement and family learning efforts while strengthening partnerships between families, schools, and community childcare providers to support children’s development and successful transitions across the birth through Grade 3 continuum. This role will assist in sustaining the family-school collaboration initiated through the home visiting and strengthen access and quality related to early care and education by coordinating local community-based efforts. The Family Community Facilitator is instrumental in developing systems and processes that strengthen family engagement, support family learning, and promote effective transitions between home, childcare, and school settings. Funding is provided through the Learning Community of Douglas and Sarpy Counties.

Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Human Services, Psychology, Early Childhood Development, or related field that includes coursework in the principles of social work, child development, counseling and/or psychology
• Minimum of three years’ experience in a school setting preferred in EC field, families, or childcare
• Experience meeting the unique needs of early childhood and community providers
• Knowledge and experience coordinating community resources for families in need of services
• The skill and willingness to work with sensitive family situations in a non-threatening and professional manner
• Experience and ability to work in culturally diverse community
• Exemplary organizational skills
• Experience with program development and management
• Proficient in oral and written communication skills
• The skills pertinent to building positive relationships with children and families, and the ability to work e?ectively with instructional staff, students, parents, administrators, and the community childcare providers.
• Demonstrate profciency of the English language to read and communicate with others
• Ability and patience to work with students and parents
• Demonstrate profciency in the ability to take initiative and work independently
• Demonstrate a positive attendance record and prior work history
• Displays a significant degree of professionalism and confidentiality
• Knowledge of OPS’s mission, purpose, goals, and the role of every employee in achieving each of them
• Must always comply with OPS’s guidelines for equipment use.
• Obtaining and providing verification of all licenses, certificates, and other requirements for the position (e.g., Paraprofessionals obtaining “Highly Qualified status,” etc.), as identified and maintaining all licenses, certificates, and requirements for your position throughout employment.
• A background check which demonstrates to OPS that background is acceptable for the position.
• Verification of U.S. citizenship or legal authorization to work in the United States.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (if required for position offered).
• Successful completion of a tuberculosis skin test (if required for position offered).
• Successful completion of a pre-employment medical examination to determine ability to safely and effectively perform the essential functions of the position.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrate profciency of the Spanish language to read and communicate with others is preferred
• Knowledge of District computer software preferred

Responsibilities

• Ability to work a Flexible schedule to meet community needs.
• Provide outreach to families of enrolled preschool-3 rd grade children, including home visits.
• Provide support for two-way communication and information exchange between school staff and families to work toward shared development and learning goals of children, including support for family engagement in children’s growth and progress.
• Facilitate the development of a variety of accessible opportunities for families to engage in family learning opportunities that support their children’s learning and development.
• Collaborate with school staff to facilitate parent-child groups and family engagement activities that increase families’ confidence, skills, and opportunities to advocate for their children’s education.
• Participate in ongoing professional development and technical assistance that will increase teamwork and collaboration within and across participating schools.
• Assists families and community childcare providers in identifying and reducing barriers that limit participation in school and early learning opportunities
• Collaborates with community childcare providers and School as Hub sites to support effective transitions into preschool and elementary school, as well as between school programming and after school care.
• Collect data to support community and district reports
• Coordinates student and family recruitment and outreach, including partnership with community childcare providers to support engagement and enrollment pathways
• Creates a safe and trusting relationship with community partners and families
• Works with families to assist parents/guardians in accessing early childhood programming and navigating transitions between school-based settings and community-based in the Omaha area
• Develops a referral network of local community resources, and ensures families are aware of the resources
• Prepares and submits reports of home visits, childcare center visits and parent/guardian
• Performs other related tasks as assigned by the principal or other administrative staff as designated by the Superintendent.

Benefits

• The offer of employment is contingent upon: Obtaining and providing verification of all licenses, certificates, and other requirements for the position (e.g., Paraprofessionals obtaining “Highly Qualified status,” etc.), as identified and maintaining all licenses, certificates, and requirements for your position throughout employment.
• A background check which demonstrates to OPS that background is acceptable for the position.
• Verification of U.S. citizenship or legal authorization to work in the United States.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (if required for position offered).
• Successful completion of a tuberculosis skin test (if required for position offered).
• Successful completion of a pre-employment medical examination to determine ability to safely and effectively perform the essential functions of the position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level