CCRR Family Engagement Coach

About the role

If you have a passion to train child care professionals on how to do Family Engagement in their centers, we invite you to join our CCR&R Family Engagement Team! The CCR&R Family Engagement Coach have the opportunity to support the referral, education, and training needs of parents, families, child care educators and communities. Family Engagement Quality Coaches will focus on working with parents and families to understand what quality child care looks like and how to access it. They will also work with child care providers to help them understand how to engage parents and families in their child's early education. Family Engagement Quality Coaches will work with communities to understand the importance of high quality child care in the healthy development of children. This person must live and travel frequently within the Mid Cumberland service area.

Core values & ethical conduct

• Consistently model core values of Accountability, Community Impact, Compassion, Trustworthiness, and Teamwork
• Interact with staff, childcare educators, Network Management, community partners and funders in a respectful and professional manner
• Create and embrace new ideas, creative problem solving, improve services and delivery methods
• Work cooperatively with staff, childcare educators, Network Management, funders and community partners
• Be wise, accountable, and careful with use of resources and time
• Conduct oneself with honesty, reliability, and fairness, holding to the organization's code of ethics

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or related field
• Minimum 3 years of related experience including experience in a licensed child care
• Knowledge of standard concepts, practices and procedures within the field, including prior experience in the child care center environment
• Organized and self-starting; position is based out of a home office environment
• Physical examination and record of negative TB test results must be on file with Signal Centers
• Dependable transportation, valid driver's license and insurance required
• Local, regional, and statewide travel required

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance in service delivery areas consistent with those of Child Care Licensing
• Assist families by providing resources for choosing child care, including understanding and identifying high-quality child care
• Educate parents seeking child care on the quality rating system
• Develop, maintain and promote education resources for families that may include but are not limited to resources for identifying and understanding high quality child care, and activities that engage families and children
• Support parents and the local CCR&R staff in the referral process
• Research best practices in parent engagement and train Network Management Staff and/or local CCR&R staff on those topics
• Provide training to CCR&R staff, local child care providers, DHS staff, and other CCDF partners or funder-requested groups
• Provide technical support on family engagement to the local CCR&R staff and child care providers within the service delivery area
• Organize and participate in educational activities for families in coordination with child care agencies, CCDF Partners and the State
• Collaborate with CCR&R Sites and local community organizations within their service area(s) to engage with and support the education of families and the general community regarding high quality child care and other topics as may be identified by the State
• Partner with refugee resettlement agencies to develop materials and resources as may be necessary to mitigate language barriers and strengthen families' understanding of quality child care
• Develop and implement a statewide initiative to increase outreach and services benefiting homeless populations in collaboration with CCDF Partners and the State
• Help parents access the services of the local CCR&R to learn and obtain quality child care
• Assist with the registration of eligible children for the Governor's Books from Birth Foundation and Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
• Develop and maintain a community resource list of agencies serving children and families in each service area
• Promote awareness and resources supporting developmental screenings among child care agencies, teachers and families
• Attend CCR&R Partner meetings
• Attend and participate in CCR&R Super Saturday trainings

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package with health, vision, and dental coverage, HSA, Dependent Care FSA, group life insurance, Teladoc (telemedicine), EAP mental health resources, and short & long-term disability options
• Up to 4% matching 401(k) employer contribution, plus a 3% base contribution
• Generous paid time off to support work-life balance
• Employee discounts on paid services