Family Engagement Specialist

Kids’ Corps, Inc. is seeking a dynamic and compassionate Family Engagement Specialist to support and empower families as lifelong educators. This role is responsible for coordinating family education events, supporting parent-child relationships, and ensuring successful transitions within early childhood programs. As a key part of our family services team, the Family Engagement Specialist also works as a Family Advocate—building positive, goal-oriented relationships with families to promote wellness, school readiness, and self-sufficiency.

Key Responsibilities

- Coordinate parent education events and parenting curriculum (e.g., Conscious Discipline)

- Lead transition efforts to kindergarten and between program levels

- Provide support and training to staff on family engagement strategies

- Partner with families to set and track goals through the Family Partnership process

- Assist families with accessing health care, social services, and child development resources

- Encourage parent involvement in decision-making and program governance

- Collaborate with community partners to support family needs

- Support as a Family Advocate and provide enrollment assistance as needed

Qualifications

- Family Development Credential (FDC) or Higher with experience in family engagement, social services, early childhood education, or a related field (+ 12 months of experience working in similar position with parents or families)

- Regular schedule adjustment and availability for frequent evening events

- Strong interpersonal and communication skills

- Knowledge of community resources and family partnership principles

- Ability to build trust with families and maintain professional boundaries

- Competent with data tracking and time management tools (e.g., Outlook, QuickBooks Time)

Preferred

- Experience with Head Start or Early Head Start programs

- Familiarity with Conscious Discipline or similar parenting curricula

- Bilingual skills (Spanish, Samoan, Hmong, Alaska Native languages, etc.)

Starting salary dependent on education and is non-negotiable: To be considered for a degree rate, your degree must be in social work, human services, family services, counseling or a related field .

Family Development Credential: $23.35 per hour

Associate Degree: $24.98 per hour

Bachelor Degree: $26.74 per hour

Graduate Degree: $28.60 per hour

There is a 10-step wage scale built into this position that occurs annually.

This is a non-exempt position. 90 day introductory period.

There is a leave blackout period for this position from July 15th - September 15th of each year. During this time, no leave longer than 2 days will be approved unless there are exceptional circumstances. This is an in-person position only. Remote work not available.

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