Parent, Family, Community Engagement Specialist - Head Start

For best consideration, please submit application materials by October 5, 2025.

FTE: 0.86923, Full-Time Partial Year. Annual salary will be prorated based on start date and FTE.

JOB SUMMARY 

Oversees family and community engagement for the Head Start Preschool and Early Head Start programs. Coordinates, oversees, and develops policies, procedures and monitoring systems to ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulations. Collaborates with applicable college employees and external liaisons, manages department budget, and provides direct supervision of department employees.  Works independently and in a team environment to support the vision, mission and goals of the College and the Child Development and Family Support programs.     

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

1. Plans, supervises, and facilitates social service, parent engagement, community service engagement, and child abuse program components.Develops, implements, monitors, and reviews annual work such as parent training plans, Family Handbook and Calendars, resource guides, parent surveys, and other agency literature.
2. Ensures the maintenance of complete, up-to-date, and accurate records of family services reports and data.
3. Collaborates with other managers to ensure program services meet the needs of participants according to program requirements.
4. Trains and ensures family advocates complete Family Partnership Agreements, goal setting, and family outcomes to support school readiness goals. Provides direct referrals and follow-up.
5. Manages and encourages parent participation in all aspects of Head Start Preschool/Early Head Start. Oversees and monitors parent engagement component area requirements in Child Plus data system.
6. Recruits, selects, orients, schedules, and supervises staff.  Evaluates staff performance, helps develop professional goals, and provides coaching and ongoing training; rewards and recognizes employees; holds staff accountable and takes disciplinary action, as needed. 
7. Plans and attends Policy Council meetings and trainings. 
8. Ensures all policies and procedures involving family services meet Head Start Performance Standards and are updated and all forms related to assigned policies and procedures are also created, maintained, and updated. 
9. Manages the day-to-day department budget operations ensuring spending within budget allocation; provides input and direction to the budget planning process.  

Additional Duties

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field

Experience/Training: 

• Minimum (3) years of experience providing training, coaching, and/or mentoring 
• Demonstrated proficiency in general office operations
• Experience working with populations with diverse backgrounds similar to the College’s community
• Current driver’s license, insurance, and access to a reliable automobile during work hours. Must have at least three (3) years of driving history

At the College’s discretion, additional qualifying education/experience may substitute for education/experience, on a year for year basis

Preferred Qualifications

Education: Master’s degree in social work, or related field

Experience/Training: 

• Bilingual skills with oral and written fluency in English and in Spanish, Russian or another language that meets community/department’s needs
• Experience in Head Start or Early Head Start

Additional Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in the Oregon Criminal History Registry prior to beginning employment and enrollment must be maintained throughout employment
• Post-offer fitness for duty evaluation, must be obtained within 30 days of hire date: 
• TB screening
• Health appraisal
• Food handler’s card, must be obtained within 30 days of hire
• Complete required Department of Early Learning and Care (DELC) licensing within 30 days of hire

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• Ability to prioritize tasks in order to meet changing deadlines
• Ability to pay close attention to details
• Ability to solve problems independently
• Excellent customer service skills
• Knowledge of best practices in the area of parent engagement and social services
• Ability to establish working relationships with staff, program families, and community members
• Ability to motivate, train and develop adult performance skills 
• Ability to work effectively with diverse internal and external stakeholders
• High personal integrity and sound professional ethics
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
• Computer proficiency (in Microsoft Windows environment preferably, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, Internet, and publishing software) 
• Knowledge of and commitment to the use of information technology to support advancement programs

Working Condition

Works assigned schedule, and exhibits regular and predictable attendance.  As necessary to meet workload demands, works outside of typical schedule, including evening/weekend hours.  Work may require travel to off-campus locations.  Work is sometimes performed in an emotional and stressful environment.   

Salary Placement
Initial salary placement will be based on applicable education and/or years of relevant full-time equivalent experience at the sole discretion of the College, per the guidelines in the Collective Bargaining Agreement and in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws. Please include all relevant education and full and part-time experience (including unpaid and volunteer experience) in your application that you want the College to review towards potential placement. Hired employees will not have an opportunity to update past education and/or experience or appeal initial placement after the time of hire.

Salary : $52,486 - $55,378