Family & Community Engagement Manager *Internal Candidates Only

Internal Only Job Postings

Somerville, MA

ID: 12116-709

Full-Time/Regular

Exciting opportunity to join Riverside Community Care as a Family & Community Engagement Manager!

The Family & Community Engagement Manager is responsible for overseeing the program’s family engagement systems and ERSEA operations to ensure full enrollment, meaningful family participation, and high-quality service delivery. This role provides strategic leadership across recruitment, enrollment, family engagement, and community partnerships, with a strong emphasis on data analysis, systems improvement, and performance monitoring.

The Manager ensures alignment with Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS), the Parent, Family, and Community Engagement (PFCE) Framework, and program goals by using real-time data to drive decision-making, strengthen outreach pipelines, and improve family outcomes.

Schedule: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Pay Rate: $38.00/hour

Why You'll Love Riverside

We make a true difference in people’s lives through rewarding work. Most of our jobs come with great benefits – including healthcare, numerous professional development opportunities, and generous time off - all in a respectful and inclusive environment, perhaps why Riverside was named a Boston Globe Top Workplace and a best-in-state employer by Forbes.

Benefits Include

• Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options
• Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care
• Eleven paid holidays
• Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time
• Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan
• Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
• Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events
• Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee
  
  

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Required Skills

• Multilingual candidates preferred
• Valid Massachusetts driver’s license and regular access to a reliable vehicle
  
  

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, education, or related field
• Strong experience with data analysis, reporting, and program performance monitoring
• Early Head Start/Head Start experience preferred
• Experience working with pregnant individuals and families with young children, including families facing economic or housing challenges preferred
  
  

Riverside Community Care is dedicated to respect, integrity and engagement of all individuals. We are committed to building an inclusive and culturally competent organization and we value the richness of having a diverse applicant pool. As an employer committed to equal opportunity, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic as established by law.