Family Engagement Specialist

About Glide

GLIDE is a nationally recognized center for social justice, dedicated to fighting systemic injustices, creating pathways out of poverty and crisis, and transforming lives. Through its integrated comprehensive services, advocacy initiatives, and inclusive community, GLIDE empowers individuals, families, and children to achieve stability and to thrive. GLIDE is on the forefront of addressing some of society’s most pressing issues, including poverty, housing and homelessness, and racial and social justice.

GLIDE’s mission is to create a radically inclusive, just, and loving community mobilized to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and marginalization

About Glide

GLIDE is a nationally recognized center for social justice, dedicated to fighting systemic injustices, creating pathways out of poverty and crisis, and transforming lives. Through its integrated comprehensive services, advocacy initiatives, and inclusive community, GLIDE empowers individuals, families, and children to achieve stability and to thrive. GLIDE is on the forefront of addressing some of society’s most pressing issues, including poverty, housing and homelessness, and racial and social justice.

GLIDE’s mission is to create a radically inclusive, just, and loving community mobilized to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and marginalization

Position Summary
The Family Engagement Specialist serves as the primary point of contact for families accessing the Family Resource Center. This position creates a welcoming and inclusive environment while providing family-centered support through outreach, coaching, resource navigation, intake and assessment, parent education, and community engagement. The Specialist builds trusting relationships with families, Family Child Care (FCC) providers, community partners, and internal programs to increase family stability and promote healthy child development.

Working from a strengths-based and trauma-informed approach, the Family Engagement Specialist supports families in identifying goals, accessing resources, strengthening parenting practices, and connecting to services that promote long-term well-being. The position also supports Family Resource Center operations through front desk coordination, event support, inventory management, documentation, and program implementation.

Essential Duties And Responsiblities
Family Engagement & Coaching

• Build trusting relationships with children, parents, caregivers, and Family Child Care providers.
• Provide ongoing strengths
  -based coaching and support.
• Assist families in developing individualized goals and action plans.
• Support parents with child development, behavior guidance, stress management, and family well-being.
• Connect families with internal and external resources.
• Maintain an active caseload and document services.

• Conduct detailed oriented family-centered intake assessments.
• Complete and record assessments and referral information; assist families with accessing food, diapers, housing resources, benefits, and other community supports.
• Follow up with families to monitor progress.
• Advocate for family needs while promoting self-sufficiency.
• When needed , p artner with GLIDE program s, program leaders and external agencies.

• Conduct outreach throughout the community and with Family Child Care providers.
• Promote FRC resources and b uild relationships with community organizations and partners.
• Support mobile outreach activities and r epresent the Family Resource Center at community events.

• Welcome families and visitors and coordinate participant check-in.
• Facilitate parenting workshops, lead support groups and assist with children's programming.
• Maintain informational materials, order supplies and maintain an organized welcoming reception area.
• Actively participate in meetings; s upport daily Family Resource Center operations such as managing inventory of diapers, food, and other basic needs.
• Support Child Watch services as needed.
• Support special projects and community initiatives.

• Maintain accurate case notes and track goals and outcomes.
• Complete…