Position Summary:

The Coordinator of Early Learning Family Support will coordinate, monitor, and implement family support services across the Early Learning Department. The incumbent of this position will work to provide audit support, contact families who need assistance with appropriate documentation, assist families with registrations for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten, support family councils, and coordinate and deliver workshops for parents.  In addition, support will include, but is not limited to, coordinating support to families for counseling and behavior services for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures that all documents needed for registration are completed for families;
• Develops strategies for increasing program visibility and expansion of parent training programs such as learning parties, parent cafes, and involvement with family councils;
• Coordinates with all programs to prevent of duplication of resources for referred families;
• Organizes and maintains a written and electronic database of all services provided and submits required reports;
• Tracks school visits and telephone contacts and maintains written family management reports for audit purposes;
• Assists families in identifying resources and completing documentation to obtain health, education and social services, as needed;
• Coordinates and plans parent outreach activities for families with assistance from the Early Learning team;
• Generates reports as needed;
• Provides family support to the department’s summer extended learning programs as needed;
• Attends meetings as directed;
• Visits classrooms and attends school-based meetings to provide assistance for identified children who may need support behaviorally and academically, etc.; assists in providing coordination of services with school personnel;
• Supports the integral work of the Early Learning Department to ensure efficient delivery of services to families and children in the respective programs and Prince George’s County Public Schools; and
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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Qualifications:

• Excellent organizational and record keeping skills; ability to design and maintain electronic databases;
• Possess the ability to solve complex problems;
• Experience in family support and providing direct services and follow-up services to families with young children; preferred experience in parent training programs;
• Demonstrate the ability to relate positively to colleagues, children, and families to establish and maintain trusting relationships;
• Ability to maintain effective working relations with office staff, school employees, officials, agencies, organizations, and the public;
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and to follow-up and follow through with tasks;
• Ability to maintain sensitive and confidential records and prepare reports from such records;
• Ability to work under pressure and make decisions, in accordance with laws, ordinances, regulations, and established procedures;
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; and
• Demonstrated knowledge of early childhood development and appropriate curriculum for children from Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten.

Education and/or Experience Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with courses in early childhood education required; Master’s degree preferred. Experience in working with Early Childhood preferred.

Certification:

None Required.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

No direct supervisory responsibilities.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.

Working Environment:

The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.

Additional Information:

None.