Mgr, Prnt Fmly&Cmty Engmt

Save the Children US•Dyersburg, TN

About The Position

The Manager of Parent, Family and Community Engagement (PFCE) is responsible for supporting the following components of Head Start and Early Head Start programs: Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment and Attendance (ERSEA), family engagement, family development and community partnerships. You will oversee and work closely with staff in all areas of ERSEA, collaborating with Family Service Coordinators, the Manager of Education & Inclusion and/or Center Directors to maintain full enrollment in funded classroom slots. By assuming responsibility for development and oversight of family service systems, you will secure opportunities for families to identify their own strengths, needs and interests and where applicable, you will have oversight of the Home-Based program option and supervision of Home Visitors. In addition, you will ensure families have opportunities to build on their knowledge and skill base to find their own solutions. Your duties will also extend to develop a parent and community volunteer program and develop relationships with community partners to whom families can be referred for services. You will make certain that family and community partnerships are supported by staff and/or consultants who have experience in fields related to human services. The core of your role is continuing to deepen understanding of parent, family and community engagement, and implementing such knowledge through high quality collaborations that promote family sustainability. Lastly, you will serve as the Corporate Secretary of the Head Start Policy Council and assist the Program Director with meeting logistics, materials, etc. in line with the Head Start Program Performance Standards. As a frontline representative of Save the Children, you will be required to ensure the safety and security of children and families and represent the agency values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity. As a Save the Children employee who will come into contact with children on a routine basis, you are expected to prevent child abuse in every situation by striving, through mental awareness, good practice and training to minimize risk to children. You must take positive steps to protect children who may be a subject of concern and report, respond to any instance of child abuse, and promote training and awareness around all child-safeguarding obligations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in early childhood development, social work, adult learning or a related family/human services field, plus at least 3 years of relevant experience
Extensive Travel [40% in-state]
Proven experience in a position relating to the provision and management of family services for young children and their families, as well as supervisory experience.
Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
Professional proficiency in spoken and written English
Demonstrated interpersonal communication and organizational skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with other staff and community partners in the provision of high-quality services and resources to families.
Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate with individuals and teams at all levels.
Demonstrated commitment to diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
Ability to perform medium to heavy physical work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently and up to 5-10 pounds constantly, performing such activities as sitting, crawling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting and grasping.
Some duties that require repetitive action and motion skills, keyboarding, and computer use.
Clear pre-employment background check requirements, including local, state, and national criminal records check, sex offender registries, employment, and education verifications (including child abuse registry check if required by state regulations) and pass all state and local health requirements required post job offer and prior to employment.
Maintain a valid driver’s license and remain in compliance with any Save the Children policies pertaining to the safe operation of motor vehicles (if operating a motor vehicle to fulfill essential functions).

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in early childhood development, social work, adult learning or a related family/human services field.
Previous Head Start experience.

Responsibilities

Ensure complete and accurate collection, entry, reporting and maintenance of data related to family development services.
If in a supervisory position: direct supervision of Family Service Coordinators (FSCs)
If in a non-supervisory role: provision of technical support to FSCs and their supervisors as needed
Responsible for ensuring family services staff hired have possess the required credentials.
Responsible for the collection, entry, reporting and maintenance of ERSEA records related to program operations including Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
In coordination with the Manager of Education & Inclusion, ensure that vacancies are filled within 30 days, eligibility is properly determined, enrollment includes 10% children with special needs, recruitment is active/ongoing and that funded enrollment is achieved and maintained.
Track daily attendance data and the program staff’s timely follow-up with families on tardiness and absenteeism.
Visit all classrooms on a regular basis (4-6 hours per month per site) to conduct observations and support teaching staff in promoting parent engagement, provide training and technical assistance and coach teachers as they support parents in understanding their role in their child’s educational success.
Where applicable routinely accompany the home visitor on home visits to ensure quality services to families enrolled in the Home-Based program
Prepare and distribute monthly reports, such as attendance, enrollment, etc.
Ensure that electronic data collected can be reported accurately to grant officers.
Provide training and technical assistance and build capacity by working directly with staff, parents and community partners to ensure high-quality programs.
Responsible for tracking that all parents have been offered the opportunity to establish a Family Partnership Agreement and the tracking of strengths, needs, goals, referrals, individual contacts, home visits and follow-ups.
Provide or arrange for training and technical assistance to staff and parents based upon pertinent issues/interests expressed in the Family Outcomes Assessment. This may include: advocacy, family literacy, sustainability, child development, health, parenting skills and other topics as identified.
Provide support to staff in developing parent training opportunities. Track and maintain documentation of parent meetings and training.
Ensure the PFCE Framework is a systematic component of programming, services and management systems.
Assist in the monitoring and reporting of services to ensure high quality support, positive child outcomes and achievement of school readiness goals.
Attend case coordination meetings with other staff in order to fully integrate services.
Design, implement and monitor the volunteer program to include the recruitment and training of parent and community volunteers for the program.
Work collaboratively to train on and distribute the Volunteer Handbook.
Ensure that all regular volunteers have completed the appropriate paperwork and that records are maintained in a locked file cabinet.
Serve as Secretary of the Policy Council as needed.
Assist in arranging Policy Council meetings, preparing and posting agendas, reserving facilities and arrangement of food.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Director.