Family Support Specialist

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Wellness resources

Closes: 11/16/2026

Reports to:

Family Support Supervisor

Salary (Grade):
Negotiable

Status:
Reg., Full-time (Non-Exempt)

Location:

317 Frenchman St., Winnebago, Nebraska 68071

Educare Winnebago is a collaborative partnership between the Winnebago Tribal Council, Winnebago Head Start, Early Head Start/CC Partnership, and the Winnebago Public Schools. The mission of Educare is to promote school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children ages 0 to 5 through the provision of evidence-based education, health, nutritional, social and other services to enrolled children and their families.

The Family Support Specialist will assist in the recruitment, enrollment, and monitoring of attendance of Educare students. He/she will team with teaching and administrative staff to develop and implement family engagement opportunities to enhance family well-being, promote positive parent-child relationships, and support family members as lifelong educators, engage family members as learners, inform families during the transition of their children from one developmental program to another, connect family members to peers and their community and promote family members abilities to advocate and serve as leaders in their community.

The Family Support Specialist will also assist families as needed to address crisis events that may impact a child’s regular participation in the program and/or relate to basic family needs

• Demonstrates the Winnebago Tribe's core mission, vision, and values.

• Engages with peers, family members and children in a manner sensitive to the experiences, needs, and strengths of low-income and diverse populations and individuals with disabilities.
• Conduct Family Needs Assessments to identify family strengths, needs, resources, and barriers, and update assessments as family circumstances change.
• Collaborate with families to develop and review individualized goals through the Family Partnership Agreement process, including action steps, progress monitoring, and ongoing follow-up. Meetings may take place at Educare, in the family's home, or at another mutually agreed-upon location.
• Support and advocate for families of children with disabilities, developmental delays, or behavioral concerns by collaborating with families, teaching staff, and appropriate service providers to address individual needs and support transitions.
• Assist in planning, coordinating, and facilitating family engagement activities, educational opportunities, and events that respond to identified family interests and needs.
• Assist the Family Support Manager in coordinating and facilitating family engagement activities, educational opportunities, and events that respond to identified family interests and needs.

• Participate in interdisciplinary work with the Health and Safety Coordinator and/or Teaching Staff to do the following:
• Follow up on the health care needs of children and families.
• Coordinate the delivery of services to the family and/or child in response to the needs identified by the family.
• Provide information and guidance to assist the child and family as the child transitions from the Infant and Toddler program to the Preschool Program and form the Preschool Program to Kindergarten.
• Conduct regular classroom check-ins to build relationships with children and teaching staff, maintain communication, and identify family needs or concerns.

• Refer and link children and families to needed community services as identified during the Family Needs Assessment, Family Partnership Agreement process and as needed.
• Provide appropriate support to families experiencing crisis or challenging circumstances, including identifying immediate needs, connecting families with resources, and notifying appropriate staff when necessary.
• Advocate for and empower families to have access to community services, resources, and support systems while encouraging family independence and self-advocacy.
• Assist families initiating and maintaining eligibility for childcare development block grants and/or a private pay agreement.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of family contacts, services, referrals, follow-ups, and outcomes in Child Plus and other required records.
• Maintains organized, accurate, and confidential electronic and physical…