Family Community Engagement Specialist (1763)

BakerRipley team members impact the lives of more than 500 000 people every year through our community development work, which has inspired and supported our Neighbors for more than a century.

We believe our neighborhoods are bridges to opportunity, that people can transform communities, and that everyone has something to contribute.

Our unique backgrounds and experiences help us deliver innovative support to uplift our Neighbors.  As one of the largest nonprofits in Texas, our success is fueled by our Mission: Connecting Neighbors and communities to resources, education, and opportunity.

As a member of the BakerRipley Team, you will join an incredibly talented and hardworking program dedicated to serving clients through child care services.  This is an important position in the Child Care Services program function of Family Engagement and Support and Community Partnerships. Serve as a strength-based team player who works to engage with current families and providers to better understand needs and create systems to better support our neighbors. Serve as a resource for and offer trainings on trauma informed practices, adverse childhood experiences, the Strengthening Families approach, and other important topics that will enhance support for our families.
Consistently meet and communicate with community partners to better serve families and strengthen relationships.

Continuously builds on a system for referral pathways to better support families currently receiving services and more quickly provide services to potential clients.
• Offers and communicates regular opportunities for family, provider, and staff trainings throughout the year to increase positive outcomes.
• Engages with early learning providers and families using a trauma-informed and strengths-based approach.

• Provide resources and trainings on trauma informed practices, adverse childhood experiences, the Strengthening Families approach, and other important topics that will enhance support for our families.

Using Appreciative Inquiry, design, develop and implements family engagement strategies and programs to increase family participation and, ultimately, trust in Child Care department.
• Plan, lead, and evaluate the effectiveness of parent education offered for families. Engage families to better understand needs and develop support systems.
• Develop and maintain an effective system of referral pathways where current clients can access wraparound services and community agencies can better support neighbors in need.
• Regularly attend relevant trainings and meetings on latest research, best practices, issues, laws, rules, and regulations related to community resources, family support, child care program regulation.
• Coordinate and provide information/training with both internal departments/programs and external partners/agencies on multiple projects related to services provided.
• Communicates, collaborates, and builds strong relationships with key stakeholders including: families served; community and business partners; and other members of the Early Childhood community within the workforce development board area.
• Remains current with laws, rules, and regulations affecting the Child Care program and ensure processes and procedures meet all requirements.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned.