Early Learning Outreach (0.568 FTE)

Benefits:
SoWashCo Schools offers a comprehensive benefits program designed to support our employees. Our benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as life insurance, supplemental life insurance, dependent life insurance, and long-term disability coverage. We also offer voluntary plans such as accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and identity protection, along with flexible spending accounts, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and retirement plans. These benefits reflect our commitment to supporting your health and well-being.

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POSITION SUMMARY:

Works with South Washington County Early Learning to establish and sustain community partnerships bridging SoWashCo Early Learning and community organizations and initiatives. 

PRIMARY JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Identify essential district stakeholders for the support of early learning initiatives and program goals.
2. Support identification of, develop and sustain relationships with, community partners to facilitate enrollment in ECFE, Preschool, Early Childhood Screening, and related early learning services.
3. Attend local and district events on behalf of Early Learning while providing developmentally appropriate early childhood and parent/child activities, and early education resources.
4. Obtain and maintain an individual and approved Course Writer Membership in Develop, submit all trainings for approval in Develop's Course Catalog, and ensure ownership of all developed courses are transferred to the SoWashCo District Sponsor Organization
5. Develop a variety of training topics�and subsequent course content, lesson plans, and evaluation tools�based on community need, in collaboration with Early Learning Supervisor, Site Coordinator, other parent educators, and selected professionals,  for use as community trainings.
6. Work in partnership with Washington County Licensing to promote local workshops and trainings.
7. Offer programs, experiences, and classes for parents and/or their children, at partner provider locations.
8. Establish connections with Licensed Center and Family Child Care locations, as well as FFN, for the purpose of informing, scheduling and conducting Early Childhood Screening (ECS) efforts and supporting connection to community.
9. Schedule ECS dates, determine screening eligibility, coordinate screening logistics between SoWashCo screening office and providers, plan and prepare materials for the screening day, assist screeners onsite the day of screening, and support follow up communication, records and resources.
10. Work collaboratively, and meet with, Early Learning Services Supervisor, Site Program Coordinator, and Organizational Outreach positions ongoingly to evaluate progress, goals, and implementation strategies.
11. Work collaboratively with Early Learning staff and SoWashCo schools Communications Department to manage social media and marketing for Early Learning programs and programming experiences. This includes, but is not limited to, regular and ongoing blog posts focusing on early childhood development, program updates, parenting tips, vetted parental and community resources.
12. Other duties as assigned.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS (EDUCATION, LICENSE, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES):

Required:

1. Current Minnesota licensure in Parent Education, Early Childhood Education, or similar license.
2. Training or experience teaching in a parenting or early childhood program.
3. Familiarity and experience working in community with organizations, childcare, and diverse populations as assets.
4. Experience developing, modifying, facilitating, and evaluating adult courses or trainings focused on parenting, parent-child relationships, or B-8 development.
5. Demonstrated organization skills including organization of time, ideas, and materials.
6. Prompt, regular and reliable attendance.
7. Ability to perform routine computer functions, including the use of email and Microsoft Word.
8. Communicates with parents, co-workers, supervisors, and the community in a positive and responsive way that is consistently welcoming and enhances effective work relationships.
9. Demonstrates an appreciation of diversity in all interactions and job functions.

Desired:

1. Current Minnesota licensure in Early Childhood Education.

Posting will be removed from the website when the position has been filled.

Equal Opportunity Employer