Child and Family Consultant

Responsibilities

• Works with MPK Leadership Team to develop and enforce a County level parent/family engagement and support policy
• Operates as a team member, including meeting and conferring regularly, with Registration and Intake Specialists and Success Coaches to ensure swift and comprehensive service to children, families, teachers, and site providers
• Supports MPK families and center staff in implementing child & family-centered services according to State and MPK Program policies and procedures
• Eliminates barriers (e.g. language, disabilities) so that all parents and families may be engaged with MPK during their child's enrollment and meet engagement requirements
• Serves as liaison between the MPK program, teachers/site providers, families, and Mecklenburg County social worker to facilitate the process of referrals and procuring needed services for children and families
• Observes, assists, and trains MPK teachers in positive classroom guidance to increase the frequency of desirable behaviors and decrease the frequency of undesirable behaviors in both social and academic settings
• Shares positive guidance techniques with families to support parenting skills and reinforce practices used in classrooms
• Helps teachers and site providers identify and modify behaviors and classroom/center practices that negatively affect smooth functioning of the MPK program
• Seeks consultation from others on MPK Team and/or external agencies (with guidance form the MPK Team) for help in understanding program practices
• Works with Success Coaches to guide teachers in implementing evidence-based practices for addressing the needs of children with unique learning needs or challenges
• Participates in IEP meetings scheduled between the site administrators, classroom teacher, parent, MPK staff, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools staff, as needed
• Assists the Mecklenburg County social worker in developing and maintaining all forms and databases for MPK Support Services
• Generates/interprets reports for the MPK leadership and relevant stakeholders as needed
• Reviews records of children's attendance and tardiness to assess a need for intervention

Qualifications

• Minimum of BA/BS degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Child Psychology, or related field
• Three years of successful experience in a professional setting providing direct services to young children and families
• Additional two years of increasingly responsible and progressive administrative leadership experience in early education programs, including direct experience with families combined with training, consulting or providing TA to staff is desired

Education, Experience, and Other Job Functions

Education and Experience Required for Position:

• Minimum of BA/BS degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Child Psychology, or related field
• Three years of successful experience in a professional setting providing direct services to young children and families
• Additional two years of increasingly responsible and progressive administrative leadership experience in early education programs, including direct experience with families combined with training, consulting or providing TA to staff is desired