Family Advocate

JOIN THE ECS4

Kids TEAM

At ECS4

Kids (formerly Episcopal Children’s Services), we honor young children’s immense potential by helping them enter school ready to learn. We cultivate lifelong learners by immersing children in enriching guided experiences and discovery-oriented approaches. Through programs like Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK), Head Start, School Readiness, Child Care Resource & Referral (CCRR), and more, our dedicated professionals work with families and caregivers throughout Florida to promote children’s well‑being.

These enable us to strengthen key areas including motor development, cognitive development, social and emotional development, language and communication skills, and problem‑solving skills.

Partner with us to help empower communities to rise above generational poverty with comprehensive early childhood education and holistic family support. We have career opportunities available in several counties throughout Northeast and Central Florida.

ECS4

Kids offers a competitive benefit package which includes:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 403(b) plan with 5% employer match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Long-term & short-term disability insurance
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Paid holidays
• Generous paid time off
• Career development
• Qualifying employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

Primary responsibilities:

To enroll eligible children and families in the Head Start/Early Head Start program and maintain center enrollment. To build professional helping relationships with families in order to develop family support plans that help families towards increased self‑reliance and healthy interdependence. To ensure that Families’ strengths and needs are assessed and that appropriate referral and follow‑up services are provided.

• Work with Childcare Resource & Referral to obtain referrals of prospective eligible children & families.
• Recruit children/families, interview applicants, complete applications and enter applications into Child Plus.
• Maintain an accurate prioritized listing of eligible children waiting to enter the program.
• Enroll and re-enroll eligible children who have the highest priority according to the selection criteria.
• Maintain qualifying roster and child participation forms for USDA food program.
• Maintain on‑going maximum center enrollment.
• Monitor children’s attendance for excessive absences or irregular attendance.
• Maintain current health records on all children enrolled.
• Assist with screenings as needed.
• Work with the Head Start support staff to ensure children receive the health, mental health, and/or special needs services they may be eligible for.
• Gather and maintain accurate non‑federal share records and other documentation of parent involvement activities.
• Meet with families to gather information regarding family strengths and needs and develop a family support plan that includes goals, tasks, timelines and follow‑up.
• Provide referral to families to appropriate service providers that will help meet the families’ interests and needs.
• Provide timely follow‑up to referrals and family support plans.
• Maintain accurate documentation of family files and family services provided.
• Use the Office of Head Start Parent Family Community Engagement Framework and the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework as a tool to provide families will support and services.
• Plan and attend monthly parent meetings, workshops, trainings, and other parent engagement and literacy activities.
• Develop and distribute center newsletters, calendars, and flyers.
• Attend community inter‑agency meetings to inform and update the community of services offered by Head Start and encourage collaboration.
• Ensure policy council representation is met for each scheduled meeting.
• Participate in school readiness transition activities.
• Advocate on behalf of ECS4
  
  Kids Head Start and the children and families enrolled in the program.
• Submit accurate reports as requested.
• Continue to pursue education and/or professional development goals.

(These essential job functions are not to be construed as a complete statement of duties performed. Employees will be required to perform other…