About this role
$1,000 sign on bonus after 90 days!
About the role :
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.
Who we are:
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 Denv er 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.
What this Role Involves:
- 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
What we are looking for:
Education:
- Minimum of a bachelor's degree in social work, Human Family Development, or related field required
Experience:
- 1+ years of experience in child-facing roles
Clayton Requirements:
- 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.
Skills, Competencies & Behavioral Expectations:
- Demonstrates integrity, professionalism, and commitment to the organization's mission and values
- Exhibits accountability and ownership by taking responsibility for commitments, actions, and results.
- Creates a safe, respectful, and collaborative environment for children, families, and employees.
- Communicates clearly and professionally, verbally and in writing, while building strong relationships and influencing employees at all levels.
- Build strong relationships through teamwork that prioritizes safety and well-being.
- Problem-solving with resilience, emotional intelligence, and a solution-oriented mindset.
- Strong compassion for children with the ability to interact with children and families in a positive manner
- Experience with and/or knowledge of different cultures and demonstrated ability to adapt to a variety of diverse audiences
- Ability to identify and resolve conflict; ability to remain calm and to calm others in stressful or confrontational situations
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to be patient and supportive with the approach on the learning process
- Planning and time management skills with the ability to manage competing deadlines
Work Environment, Schedule & Physical Requirements:
- Ability to work flexible hours outside of normal business hours as required
- Ability to lift to 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation
- Ability to sit, stand, walk and move throughout the workday as required to perform job duties or with reasonable accommodation
- Ability to travel as needed
- Valid Driver's License, car, and car insurance
The perks :
- $1,000 sign-on bonus after 90 days
- 16+ paid company holidays
- Spring Break and Winter Break - up to 10 paid days off
- Accrued vacation time (starting at 10 days/year, up to 30 with tenure)
- Paid sick time
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance coverage
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Mental health support through our medical plan and EAP
- Long-term disability coverage
- 401(k) with 5% employer match after 1 year
- FSA plans
- College 529 investment options
- Identity theft protection and more
Compensation:
- $24.00-$26.00 Hourly
Clayton's Core Values
At Clayton Early Learning, we believe that our core values help to drive actions and create habits that allow our belief in the unlimited potential of young children to become a reality. We seek candidates who demonstrate our core values and are motivated by a value-driven environment.
- Collaboration builds trust and relationships and brings new ideas, skills, and knowledge to help us do better work.
- Community fosters resiliency, stability, and strength.
- Fun reduces stress, keeps us motivated, builds connections, and models joy for our children.
- Growth allows us to develop as professionals and provide the best service.
- Stewardship enables us to have the greatest impact with the resources we have.
Clayton Early Learning is an equal opportunity employer that values workplace diversity. We strive to create a work place that embraces diverse backgrounds, life experiences, and perspectives. We prohibit discrimination of employees or applicants on the basis of race, creed, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual identity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, disability, or any other classification considered discriminatory under applicable law.