Head Start ERSEA​/FCE Coordinator

Description

Location: Kansas City, Kansas
Organization: Futures First
Job Type: Full-time, Non-Exempt
Department: Head Start
Reports To: Head Start Director

Are you passionate about connecting children and families with resources that help them thrive?
Futures First is seeking a Head Start Eligibility/Recruitment/Selection/Enrollment/Attendance (ERSEA)/Family/Community Engagement (FCE) Coordinator to join our Head Start team.

This position plays an important role in connecting families with Head Start services while supporting successful enrollment, attendance, family engagement, and program compliance. The Coordinator facilitates the Head Start intake system by engaging with the community, following up with interested families, assisting with application completion, monitoring enrollment funding, and coordinating recruitment efforts across the Head Start program.

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference by helping eligible children and families access and remain engaged in high-quality Head Start services.

At Futures First
, we believe that every child deserves a strong foundation for success. Our Theory of Change focuses on addressing early childhood education, economic stability, and family well-being to create lasting community impact. We invest in evidence-based programs, advocacy, and partnerships to ensure children and families receive the support they need to thrive.

As the ERSEA/FCE Coordinator
, you will play an important role in advancing this vision by helping ensure eligible children and families have meaningful access to Head Start services. Through effective recruitment, enrollment, family engagement, attendance support, and community partnerships, you will help remove barriers and strengthen connections between families and the resources they need to succeed.

Futures First is seeking a Head Start ERSEA/FCE Coordinator to support the successful recruitment, eligibility, selection, enrollment, and attendance of children and families participating in the Head Start program.

This position serves as an important connection between Futures First, families, community partners, and Head Start staff. The Coordinator will lead and monitor recruitment activities, support families throughout the application and intake process, monitor enrollment and attendance data, provide technical assistance to family service staff, and help ensure program activities align with Head Start requirements and established policies and procedures.

The ideal candidate will bring strong organizational, communication, relationship-building, analytical, and problem-solving skills, along with a commitment to serving children and families and supporting equitable access to early childhood services.

Requirements

• Community Engagement & Recruitment: Build relationships with community agencies and partners, participate in outreach events, share Head Start information, and identify resources that support families and program needs. Lead and monitor recruitment efforts to maintain funded enrollment.
• Enrollment & Eligibility: Support families throughout the Head Start application and intake process, including scheduling, documentation, eligibility assessments, data entry, and timely responses to inquiries. Ensure applications are complete and submitted for review within established timelines and promptly resolve identified issues.
• Attendance & Family Services Support: Monitor attendance trends and provide technical assistance and training to family service staff to support the program's 85% attendance expectation.
• Data & Compliance: Monitor Head Start data systems and records to ensure accuracy and compliance with program policies and procedures, the Head Start Act, and Head Start Program Performance Standards.
• Family Transitions: Support family-centered transitions into, within, and out of the Head Start program.
• Training & Technical Assistance: Develop and deliver training, coaching, and technical assistance for family service staff, partners, and other stakeholders regarding family engagement,…