Family Support Services Specialist- Early Childhood Programs

Family Support Services Specialist-Early Childhood

Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten? Do you believe in our calling as Christians to welcome the least of these and love our neighbor?

If you answered 'yes', to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you.

At this pivotal moment in time, we are rapidly expanding and growing our team to meet the increasing needs of our world. We are looking for people who want to use their gifts and talents to make a real and tangible difference in our world and the lives of the suffering.

If you're looking for a purpose-driven career in which you can grow your talents, while also standing up for the rights of the vulnerable, we want you to join us today.

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization whose mission is to boldly engage the world's greatest crises in partnership with the church. The organization was founded in the aftermath of World War II to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of war-torn Europe. Since then, for 80 years, across 100 countries, World Relief has partnered with local churches and communities to build a world where families thrive and communities flourish.

Today, organizational programming focuses on humanitarian and disaster response, community strengthening and resilience, and refugee & immigrant services and advocacy.

World Relief Western Washington (WRWW) seeks a Family Support Services Specialist-Early Childhood to help expand our programs and services to the local immigrant and refugee community with children under 5 years of age. Family Support Services (FSS) provides individualized support to children and families in accessing and navigating various early childhood and learning systems and resources for healthy child development and a successful start at the school system.

In addition, this role will also support facilitation of play and art-based group programs for parents and children.

Overall, our programs aim to support and invest in refugee and immigrant children and their families through strengths-based, culturally responsive, and healing-centered wraparound programs that are focused on holistic development, educational support, community integration and a sense of belonging.

This is a temporary full-time position funded through a grant agreement until September 30, 2026, and contingent upon funding extension.

Role & Responsibilities:

Outreach, Enrollment and Intake:

• Build and maintain the FSS program caseload through community outreach as well as following up on referrals from within WRWW, community partners, and direct family requests.
• Follow all due intake and enrollment process.

Resources and Systems Navigation:

• Assist and support with applying for WCCC subsidies, childcare, and early childhood systems such as ECEAP/Head Start, Preschool and home-visitation programs, and Kindergarten.
• Provide follow-through support with additional support needs, including any cross-departmental referrals and case coordination needed.

Playgroups and Parent-child Programming:

• Facilitate the monthly play group in North Seattle.
• Organize and facilitate play-based parent-child workshops, planning art or science projects for families with young children in coordination with community partners.

Family Engagement:

• Partner with families using a culturally responsive and healing centered framework- assessing their requirements, setting goals based on strengths and barriers, facilitating community and resource connections, and offering them relevant support.
• Ensure sustained engagement through active follow-up and relationship-building with families.
• Provide home-visits and accompany families to help with navigating systems and resources.

Community and School Partnerships:

• Continue to build the resources list and establish connections with local organizations & partners to continue expanding the availability of quality services for refugee and immigrant families and children.

Family Engagement events:

• Support with coordinating and organizing family engagement events, field trips, and training/workshops.
• Coordinate and support initiatives to provide family resources and meet felt needs (e.g., backpack drives).

Assessments:

• Administer student assessments and parent feedback surveys to support the program's learning and evaluation efforts.

Documentation:

• Use internal tools and database to collect, track and update participant information, documents, case notes, feedback, and other program details.
• Work closely with the Coordinators and Program Manager to ensure all early childhood programs data are recorded in a timely manner.

Teamwork:

• Assist the rest of the Children and Family programs team with work planning, services, and support with other planned program activities as needed.
• Contribute the overall programming with insights and expertise to strengthen the programming to best serve our…