POSITION SUMMARY:
The Coordinator
of Early Learning Family Support will coordinate, monitor, and implement family
support services across the Early Learning Department. The incumbent of this
position will work to provide audit support, contact families who need
assistance with appropriate documentation, assist families with registrations
for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten, support BASELP family councils, and coordinate
and deliver workshops for parents. In
addition, support will include, but is not limited to, coordinating support to
families for counseling and behavior services for Pre-Kindergarten and
Kindergarten.
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Ensures
that all documents needed for registration are completed for families;Develops
strategies for increasing program visibility and expansion of parent training
programs such as learning parties, parent cafes, and involvement with family
councils for BASELP;
Coordinates
with all programs to prevent of duplication of resources for referred families;
Organizes
and maintains a written and electronic database of all services provided and
submits required reports to the Director;
Tracks
school visits and telephone contacts and maintains written family management
reports for audit purposes;
Assists
families in identifying resources and completing documentation to obtain
health, education and social services, as needed;
Coordinates
and plans parent outreach activities for families with assistance from the Early
Learning team;
Works
with the Director to generate reports, as needed;
Provides
family support to the department’s summer
extended learning programs as needed;
Attends
meetings as directed by the Director;
Visits
classrooms and attends school-based meetings to provide assistance for
identified children, especially BASELP, who may need support behaviorally and academically,
etc.; assista in providing coordination of services with school personnel;
Supports
the integral work of the Early Learning Department to ensure efficient delivery
of services to families and children in the respective programs and Prince
George’s County Public Schools; and
Performs
other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Excellent
organizational and record keeping skills; ability to design and maintain
electronic databases;Possess
the ability to solve complex problems;
Experience
in family support and providing direct services and follow-up services to
families with young children; preferred experience in parent training programs;
Demonstrate
the ability to relate positively to colleagues, children, and families to
establish and maintain trusting relationships;
Ability
to maintain effective working relations with office staff, school employees,
officials, agencies, organizations, and the public;
Ability
to work independently with minimal supervision and to follow-up and follow
through with tasks;
Ability
to maintain sensitive and confidential records and prepare reports from such
records;
Ability
to work under pressure and make decisions, in accordance with laws, ordinances,
regulations, and established procedures;
Ability
to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; and
Demonstrated
knowledge of early childhood development and appropriate curriculum for
children from Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or
university with courses in early childhood education required; Master’s degree preferred. Experience in working with Early Childhood preferred.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
None Required.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
No direct supervisory responsibilities.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
None.