Early Childhood Family Community Engagement Specialist

Early Childhood Family & Community Engagement Specialist

The Early Childhood Specialist supports Brainerd Public Schools' early childhood programs by strengthening family engagement, coordinating outreach and communication, supporting developmental screening and enrollment efforts, assisting with community partnerships and family events, and providing operational support for program implementation. This position serves as a key connection point between families, community partners, and district early childhood services to help ensure children and families have access to welcoming, high-quality early learning opportunities and support.

The Early Childhood Specialist:

• Serves as a welcoming point of contact for families seeking information about early childhood programs and services
• Supports families in understanding available early childhood opportunities including preschool, ECFE, early childhood screening, child care, school readiness, and related district services
• Helps connect families with school and community resources that support child development, school readiness, and family well-being
• Assists with family communication, follow-up, and navigation of next steps related to registration, screening, enrollment, or services
• Develops and coordinates outreach activities that promote early childhood programs, enrollment opportunities, developmental screenings, and family events
• Creates, schedules, and maintains public-facing communication including Parent Square messaging, social media content, flyers, newsletters, website updates, and promotional materials in alignment with district expectations
• Supports enrollment and recruitment campaigns for early childhood programming
• Coordinates and supports planning, scheduling, and implementation of early childhood developmental screening clinics
• Assists with screening registration, reminders, family communication, materials, room setup, flow, and follow-up documentation
• Coordinates and supports family events, open houses, registration events, outreach activities, and community engagement opportunities
• Supports operational tasks related to early childhood programming including purchasing requests, billing support, supply ordering, tracking of materials, and documentation
• Maintains organized records related to outreach, events, screenings, and family engagement efforts
• Assists with data collection and reporting related to participation, communication efforts, screening completion, and program support activities
• Participates in planning discussions, team meetings, and continuous improvement efforts