CCRR Family Engagement Coach

Signal Centers; Clarksville (TN); Remote; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision & dental coverage

HSA & Dependent Care FSA

401(k) with match

Job summary

Signal Centers invites applicants to join the CCR&R Family Engagement Team as a Family Engagement Coach. The role supports referrals, education, and training for families, child care educators, and communities while traveling within the Mid Cumberland service area.

The position focuses on helping parents understand quality child care, engaging families, and collaborating with local CCR&R staff. A home-office setup is expected with regular travel.

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.
• Must have knowledge of standard concepts, practices and procedures within the field, including prior experience in the child care center environment.
• Must be organized and a self-starter as position is based out of a home office environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance in service delivery areas consistent with Child Care Licensing.
• Assist families by providing resources for choosing child care and understanding high-quality care.
• Educate parents seeking child care on the quality rating system.
• Develop, maintain, and promote education resources for families related to quality child care.
• Support parents and local CCR&R staff in the referral process.
• Research best practices in parent engagement and train staff on those topics.
• Provide training to CCR&R staff and child care providers within the service area.
• Provide technical support on family engagement to local CCR&R staff and providers.
• Organize and participate in educational activities for families with child care agencies and partners.
• Collaborate with CCR&R Sites and local community organizations to engage families and community education.
• Partner with refugee resettlement agencies to mitigate language barriers and strengthen family understanding of quality child care.
• Develop statewide outreach initiatives to benefit homeless populations in collaboration with partners and the State.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Travel readiness

Community engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or related field

3+ years of related experience including licensed child care

Job description

Description

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:

• The ability to consistently model our Core Values of Accountability, Community Impact, Compassion, Trustworthiness, and Teamwork
• The ability to interact with staff, childcare educators, Network Management, community partners and funders in a respectful and professional manner.
• The ability to create and embrace new ideas, creative problem solving, improve services and delivery methods.
• The ability to work cooperatively with staff, childcare educators, Network Management, funders and community partners.
• The ability to be wise, accountable, and careful with use of resources and time.
• The ability to conduct oneself with honesty, reliability, and fairness, holding to our code of ethics.

QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE:

• 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.
• Must have knowledge of standard concepts, practices and procedures within the field, including prior experience in the child care center environment.
• Must be organized and a self starter as 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 Include:

• Providing assistance in service delivery areas consistent with those of Child Care Licensing
• Assist families by providing resources for choosing a child care, including understanding & identifying high-quality child care
• Educating parents seeking child care on the quality rating system
• Developing, maintaining and promoting 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.
• Supporting parents and the local CCR&R staff in the referral process
• Researching the best practices in parent engagement and training Network Management Staff and/or local CCR&R staff on those topics
• Providing training to CCR&R staff, local child care providers, DHS staff, and other CCDF partners or funder-requested groups
• Providing technical support on family engagement to the local CCR&R staff and child care providers within the service delivery area.
• Organizing and participating in educational activities for families in coordination with child care agencies, CCDF Partners and the State.
• Collaborating 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.
• Partnering with refugee resettlement agencies to develop such materials and resources as may be necessary to mitigate language barriers and strengthen families understanding of quality child care.
• Developing and implementing a statewide initiative to increase outreach and services benefiting homeless populations in collaboration with CCDF Partners and the State.
• Helping parents access the services of the local CCR&R to learn and obtain quality child care
• Assisting with the registration of eligible children for the Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
• Developing and maintaining a community resource list of agencies serving children and families in each service area.
• Promoting 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.

Working Here:

We believe in supporting our employees and their families as they journey throughout life. Our commitment to our full-time staff includes the following benefits:

• A 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

Our culture is important and we’ve included it in our strategic plan by creating goals which include creating a culture of belonging where everyone has what they need to succeed and thrive and investing in developing the next generation of leaders. Join us in our mission to create a community of lifelong independence, where your contributions are valued, and your professional growth is nurtured. Together, we can make a difference.

Signal Centers is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to affirm the dignity and worth of every person in all that we do. It is, therefore, the policy of the organization to practice and ensure the fair and equitable treatment of all employees and to promote the full realization of this policy through all employment practices.