Child Family Educator Community Based

$1,000 sign on bonus after 90 days!

The Community-Based Child and Family Educator (CFE) supports families and children across partner sites in the Denver Metro area. This role focuses on helping families set and achieve goals, providing resources, and ensuring children's healthy development. CFEs collaborate with families, educators, and community partners to promote school readiness and overall well-being for both the child and family.

Clayton Early Learning is a leading nonprofit dedicated to providing children from birth to five with an exceptional start and empowering families for lifelong success. We directly serve approximately 500 children annually through our school, home-based programs, and community partnership sites. As a proud member of the Educare Learning Network and the Head Start community, we are deeply committed to providing high quality early childhood education through a whole-child, whole-family approach.

Our unique location on a 20-acre historic campus in Denver is the foundation for our strategic vision to become a thriving neighborhood center to serve the community more fully, addressing needs including food security and health care access. Our team of over 125 dedicated professionals works in a supportive environment of collaboration, innovation, and personal growth.

• Implements programs to meet student's needs and ensures parents are involved in the student's development; conducts ongoing assessments and maintains documentation of the student's progress; performs developmental screening of all students; develops weekly plans from results of ongoing assessment.
• Implements case management and support to families; facilitates the identification of family's personal and family goals; completes and monitors the family partnership agreement; refers students showing delays for developmental screenings.
• Functions as a service planner for families; provides information to them on child development, health education, etc.; provides crisis intervention to families around child abuse, domestic violence, emergency food, housing needs, etc.; communicates program expectations and goals.
• Coordinates opportunities for family participation in parent meetings, volunteer opportunities, events, etc.; plans and carries out events including such details as room reservation, speakers, activities for families, childcare, transportation, etc.
• Conducts home visits and works with internal stakeholders to ensure appropriate program and support services are established for each student; continually evaluates ways to best serve families.
• Creates and provides reports, tools or forms to families or internal stakeholders; maintains accurate documentation of caseload.
• Collaboration and Educational Support.
• Communicates regularly and works in an Interdisciplinary manner with parents and internal stakeholders.
• Partners with families to ensure student attendance is 85% or better.
• Assists the internal team in implementing behavior strategies and plans with parents as needed.
• Provides support and/or coverage to the classroom as needed.
• Compliance.
• Collaborates with health service staff to monitor compliance with health requirements; guides families in the acquisition and use of medical and dental services.
• Completes and monitors all forms, tools, program documentation etc. in a timely manner and in compliance with all local, state, and federal requirements.
• Provides regular objective case notes and records of contact and communications with families in COPA.

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in social work, Human Family Development, or related field required.

• 1+ years of experience in child-facing roles.

• Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, including CBI/FBI fingerprinting. Child abuse and neglect state registry, MVR and a national sex offender registry check every 5 years.
• Must have a valid license driver's license with evidence of active vehicle insurance.
• Pediatric first aid and CPR certification.
• Current PPD-TB testing, standard immunizations, and annual health statement, or willingness to obtain as required.
• Participate in training programs, workshops, and meetings related to the role.
• Maintains strong technology proficiency and quickly adapts to new systems, applications, and digital solutions.

• Demonstrates integrity, professionalism, and commitment to the organization's mission…