Overview:
Family Centers is seeking a highly qualified and passionate Bilingual (Spanish) Family Service Coordinator to support our Head Start program in Greenwich that provides preschool services to income-eligible families with three- and four-year-old children.
The Role:
This individual will be accountable to facilitate the delivery of high-quality health, mental health, nutrition, parent engagement, and social services to Head Start toddlers, preschool children, and their families while maintaining compliance with applicable regulations. It’s essential that the Family Service Coordinator builds partnerships with families to assist them in identifying their own goals, strengths, needed services and support systems and in developing strategies and timetables for achieving their own goals.
Qualifications:
• Masters level degree in social work, counseling, or other related degree
• At least 2 years related experience in an early childhood education environment
• Demonstrated excellent case work and clinical skills, ability to collaborate and network, knowledge of social service systems and child development
• Spanish fluency
• Ability to work with parents of diverse backgrounds
• Must have valid driver’s license with access to a car to travel to/from sites and for home visits.
• Head Start experience highly preferred
About Family Centers:
Family Centers is a private, nonprofit organization offering health, education and human service program to children, adults and families in Fairfield County. More than 250 professionals and 1,200 trained volunteers collaborate to provide our communities with a wide range of responsive and innovative services. Through our comprehensive network of services, more than 22,000 children, adults, families and communities receive the care, encouragement and resources needed to realize their potential.
Rewards:
Salary commensurate with experience. A suite of benefits including generous paid time off, medical, dental, vision, tax-free spending accounts, disability, life and AD&D insurance. Additional benefits include an employee assistance plan, pet insurance, critical accident and illness, wellness services, tuition reimbursement, and retirement savings. The opportunity to work for an employer consistently rated one of the Top Workplaces in Western Connecticut by Hearst Connecticut Media and a perfect 100 Encompass rating by Charity Navigator 10.
Special Note:
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our community and beyond, it is Family Centers’ commitment to the safety of employees, contractors, volunteers, patients, clients, and student interns, by requiring proof of vaccinations for COVID-19 (or have an approved medical or religious exemption on file).
For more information and to apply, please visit http://www.familycenters.org/ or on our LinkedIn page
Family Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers a competitive salary, training, and generous benefits package.