Family Engagement Partner

Pay Rate: $20.47/hr

Hours per week: 40

Weeks per year: 45

Community Services for Children is seeking a caring and warm team member to make a difference in the lives of children and their families for a rewarding career as a Family Engagement Partner.  The position Implements comprehensive family engagement services in partnership with child development services through home visitation that supports the individualized goals of family members, building on and supporting strengths and maximizing family involvement.  We are a large, well-established, high performing organization located in the heart of the Lehigh Valley. Selected as a 2015, 2017, 2020 and 2021 Top Workplace, CSC is a leader in early childhood education.

Work Environment:

Newly hired Community Services for Children staff members will receive a $500 net monetary incentive. The candidate will receive the $500 payout upon completion of probation.

Job Responsibilities:

• Implement comprehensive family development services through home visitation.
• Support the individualized goals of family members, building on and supporting strengths, and maximizing family involvement in all program and agency services to support school readiness goals.
• Commitment to developing helping relationships and collaborating with families. Commitment to working with low-income families and children.
• Complete Family Assessment and establish a Family Partnership Agreement with each assigned family within 45 days of enrollment.
• Guides parents in coordination with teaching staff, by jointly planning, implementing individual, and group parent-child experiences to enhance parents’ participation in their child’s educational program, including parent-child activities and visiting the child’s classroom.

 Requirements:

• Bilingual English/Spanish (speak/read/write) preferred /or
• Bilingual English/Arabic (speak/read/write) preferred.
• Bachelor’s or Associate’s Degree required in Sociology, Human Services, Social Work, Human Development, Family Studies, or related field.
• Knowledge of human behavior and development; health education and group facilitation.
• Commitment to developing helping relationships, collaborating with families and working with low-income families and children.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communications skills.
• Valid driver’s license and full time use of car.
• Ability to transport families in private vehicle.
• Ability to flex work hours to meet program needs, including being able to work 1-3 evenings per week and occasional Saturdays.

Benefits:

• Full time
• Low cost/rich benefits
• Paid leave for sick and personal days
• Paid holidays
• Agency sponsored 401k retirement plan