The Early Childhood Coordinator (Coordinator) is responsible to implement the Early Steps to School Success (ESSS) program to support pregnant families and kindergarten readiness for children ages 0-5 years throughout the community through increased family and community engagement in early learning.

Although this position is funded through a Save the Children sub grant, the Coordinator is an employee of the school district and directly supervised by district staff. The ESSS Program Specialist will act as the dotted line supervisor for the Coordinator.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Implement the ESSS program elements for Kinder Readiness:

Recruit pregnant families and children ages birth -5 years and parents/caregivers into the progra
Plan and schedule regular program activities, include home visiting, parent-child groups, toddler play groups, transition-to-school activities, and other programmatic activities to support the development of strong parent-child relationships that nurture early learning and language development.
Provide regular home visits for enrolled families (twice monthly) using a Save the Children approved home visiting curriculum.
Organize and conduct regular (minimum of one per month) parent-child groups, in the elementary school when possible and feasible.
Conduct regular child developmental screening and family assessments at identified intervals.
Connect families to community resources and make referrals to community providers for follow-up assessments, as needed.
Participates in training and technical assistance activities including STC sponsored group trainings, technical assistance site visits, monthly audio conference calls and web based resource sharing and training activities.
Support access to early learning resources and materials, e.g., regular home library or book exchange program.
Provide information and supports to program participants on local kindergarten readiness expectations, and support preschool and kindergarten transitions through individual Family Conference meetings and group meetings.

Conduct ESSS program elements for community impact to increase the availability of and access to early learning opportunities for families with young children throughout the community through awareness, engagement and collaboration, including:

Locally-driven efforts to strengthen early learning at home and in community settings, e.g., awareness campaigns, mobile programming, community events, kindergarten readiness local partnerships, etc.
Efforts to promote home-school partnerships and facilitate Kindergarten transition.
Participation in early childhood community collaborative groups (when available) and/or connections with other local community resources, coalitions and initiatives that support overall kindergarten readiness and transition.

Participate in activities to support program implementation, professional development and collaboration, including:

Actively partnering with the ESSS Kinder-Readiness Ambassador, Community Engagement staff and other providers of early childhood services to integrate and sustain efforts in the community.
Participation in data collection and annual evaluation of the program.

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Collaborate with Save the Children’s Program Specialist to foster an understanding of our child safeguarding policies through ongoing training and technical assistance.
Ensure consistent reporting of child safeguarding risks and incidents; strong methodology in the field for managing risks and following reporting protocols; supplying proper documentation in support of incident reports as needed; and collecting data on child safeguarding risks and efforts to mitigate risks in the program environment.
Make intentional, regular efforts to remain up-to-date on key local and state child-welfare policies and reporting protocols.
Follow all key local and state child-welfare policies and reporting protocols, as provided by the Program Specialist.
Complete all Save the Children required Child Safeguarding trainings.

REFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Highly motivated, flexible, individual who is eager to learn and able to work independently
High school diploma, GED Equivalency, Associate degree in related field, Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience
Demonstrated knowledge of early childhood development, including infant-toddler knowledge and family engagement
Home Visiting experience
Experience working with pregnant women and children ages birth to five, and families in rural areas
Strengths-based and non-judgmental approach to engaging and working with parents and caregivers
Strong cultural knowledge of the targeted communities, and understanding of the critical challenges and assets available to families in rural communities
Experience or demonstrated interest in leading parent-child groups, &/or coordinating community-based activities
Competency with computers including previous experience with Windows programming and use of the Internet (Ability to use social media is advantageous)
Available and reliable vehicle, and willingness to travel locally for training and program activities (mileage reimbursed)
Willingness to travel regionally and nationally for training
Ability to keep and maintain accurate records
Willingness to collect data, participate in program evaluation activities, and comply with child safeguarding and data protection requirements

North Beach-Early Childhood Program Facilitator