Spec, Parent Family Community Engagement

About the role

Save the Children has been fighting for the rights of children for over 100 years. The right to a healthy start in life. To have access to education. To be in a safe environment, protected from harm. We work in some of the world’s hardest-to-reach places – over 100 countries, including the U.S. No matter what your role is, when you join Save the Children, you’re creating positive, irreversible change for children, and the future we all share.

Responsibilities

• Ensure complete and accurate collection, entry, reporting and maintenance of data related to family development services.
• If in a non-supervisory role: provision of technical support to teaching staff and their supervisors as needed
• 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 involvement, provide training and technical assistance and coach teachers as they support parents in understanding their role in their child’s educational success.
• 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