Millard Public Schools is looking for collaborative team member to join our team as an Early Childhood Family and Community Facilitator! The role of a Family and Community Facilitator is to strengthen home/school/community partnerships. Individuals will work to strengthen access and quality related to early care and education by coordinating local birth through five (B-5) community-based efforts and work within the school community to build family engagement and positive relationships between home and school for children birth to grade 3. Position includes:
- Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
- Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick Leave
- Excellent Retirement Plan
- Family-first Culture
Minimum Requirements
- A bachelor's degree or higher in early childhood education, early childhood special education, child development, child, youth and family studies, family science, social work, nursing with at least 12 semester hours of undergraduate or graduate credit in child development.
- Knowledge of early development with an emphasis on infant/toddlers, early language and literacy.
- Knowledge of families living in poverty and functioning under conditions of high stress.
- Experience working with racially, culturally, or linguistically diverse children and families.
- Experience working in a home visiting, infant/toddler early childhood, or parent education program that includes developing and leading developmentally appropriate interactive group experiences with parents and children between birth and age 3.
- Experience collaborating with a variety of community agencies working with children and families.
- A good driving record, reliable vehicle and personal auto insurance for making home visits to families (mileage reimbursed). [as necessary per each school district decision]
Preferred Qualifications
- Bilingual skills to work with ELL children/families in the local school area.
- Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated capacity to work as a team player.
- Ability to develop strong, mutually respectful relationships with families and other community partners.
- Demonstrated organizational skills that blend well with the critical need for flexibility and initiative.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in different aspects of the position.
- Strong computer, written and oral communication skills.
Additional ConsiderationsThe family and community facilitator position is a grant funded full time/full year (12 months) position that completes job responsibilities within a flex schedule that best meets the needs of the families/children enrolled, the staff and the school. This may include late afternoon or early evening home visits, parent-child group activities, or other meetings.