Kansas Children's Service League (KCSL) is ready to hire a full-time Parent & Child Educator for Early Head Start who is bilingual to join our nonprofit team in Garden City, KS. This is a great opportunity is for somebody who is passionate about caring for the community and desires to partner with parents as they work toward playing an active role in their children's education. For this full-time bilingual Early Head Start Educator position, we offer a competitive hourly wage of $16.50. Are you looking for a job that gives you purpose, direction, and the ability to partner with an active nonprofit organization? If so, keep reading!

WHY KANSAS CHILDREN'S SERVICE LEAGUE (KCSL) IS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK

We treat customers, partners, and each other with respect and strive to always build positive working relationships. Quality, competence, and courageous service are important in all we do. Our employees live up to these values and are key to our mission. For our amazing team, we offer a comprehensive full-time benefits package, rewarding work, and opportunities for growth and advancement!

TOP-NOTCH BENEFITS

Our nonprofit team enjoys the following:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Sick leave

ABOUT US

Our mission is to protect and promote the well-being of children. We work with children and their families to help them succeed and break neglect, abuse, and trauma cycles. We do this through health, safety, and educational outreach. Our programs help children and parents develop successful skills in their families, schools, and workplaces. We work to create and restore healthy parent-child relationships and pledge to serve through advocacy and community engagement. Stronger families start here!

WORK SCHEDULE FOR OUR BILINGUAL PARENT & CHILD EDUCATION FOR EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM

This full-time Spanish-speaking Head Start educator position requires extensive local travel to homes, trainings, and recruitment events as well as providing transportation to group socialization and parent meetings.

YOUR ROLE ON OUR NONPROFIT TEAM

Our bilingual Parent & Child Educator for Early Head Start is essential to the success of the families we service. Much of your time is spent working hand-in-hand with children and their families as you promote continued parental involvement in their children's education. You schedule home visits, coordinate any required program services, and provide guidance, support, and services to aide families in functioning better both individually and within their family units. In all your functions, you are mindful to follow any Health and Family Services mandates, and you are committed to keeping open lines of communication both with families and your supervisor as well. You strive to keep families "in the know" when it comes to what services and resources are available to them.

On top of working directly with the families in your care, you continually promote education by conducting 2-hour socialization events twice per week and parent meetings 12 times per year. Further, utilizing ChildPlus.net and Frog Street Aim systems, you perform required data entry for any documentation related to your caseload, and accurately maintain all case files in accordance with governmental regulations and our organizational philosophies and policies. In order to effectively extend our reach, you provide support for our programming through recruitment of income- and age-eligible children as well as parent representatives for our policy council and parenting committees. Finally, you are all about being "hands-on" and an accessible resource, so you step up to help provide transportation for children and their families to and from medical appointments and provide help if/when emergencies arise. You are proud of the role you play on our team, and you take responsibility and initiative when it comes to the overall health and wellness of the children and families that utilize our services!

REQUIREMENTS

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Can speak English and Spanish fluently

Are you ready to have a job that is about so much more than just showing up from 9-5? Can you share knowledge and experience with others to help with their personal growth and development? Are you passionate about promoting healthy family structures, and providing the resources for families to begin building theirs? Can you contribute to a team that is purpose-driven and community-focused? Do you enjoy working with a clear mission and vision? If so, you might just be perfect for this Parent & Child Educator for Early Head Start / Bilingual position!

HOW TO APPLY FOR OUR NONPROFIT

If you meet our basic qualifications and are excited about this bilingual family educator job, please fill out our initial 3-minute, mobile-friendly application. We look forward to hearing from you!

KCSL requires all employees to be fully vaccinated by January 2022. Religious and medical exemptions are available. Are you vaccinated or plan on being vaccinated before employment?

Location: 67846