Early Childhood Educator​/Case Manager; Community-Based Program​/Alameda

Overview

Lincoln Families is a workplace that is committed to strengths-based, culturally responsive, attachment-centered, and trauma-informed care.

POSITION: Early Childhood Educator / Case Manager

PROGRAM: Mandela Family Resource Center

HOURLY RATE: $28.00

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The West Oakland Mandela Family Resource Center (MFRC) at Lincoln Families is a Community Hub where children, youth, and families receive individualized and responsive services and supports. It is a place for community members to gather, lift up empowerment efforts, and act to power improvements in family and neighborhood life. Our staff work together to ensure the delivery of programs and services that reflect the needs of the community and impact root causes of poverty and trauma.

Services include:

• Early Childhood — Building on parents’ strengths to support their children’s development, and providing access to supports to ensure their children are ready for kindergarten and academic success, including family literacy activities, play groups, and coaching;
• Parent Leadership — Centering the agency of the caregiver by offering a myriad of workshops, skill development and career exploration spaces to assist caregivers in identifying tangible and self-affirming life goals;
• Health & Wellness — Providing access to case management services as well as workshops/classes to build skills for healthy living and self care;
• Resource Navigation — Linking families to health care and other needed community resources;
• Community Action — Building capacity for engaging in community service and advocacy about issues that affect West Oakland families, including employment, neighborhood safety, and housing/tenant rights.

Reporting to the Program Supervisor, the Early Childhood Educator is responsible for creating and implementing inclusive classes designed for parents/caregivers and children ages 0-5 to participate in together. This is not a childcare facility. The Neighborhoods Ready for School (NRFS) initiative is a place-based collaborative, multi-year partnership between the Mandela Family Resource Center (MFRC) and First 5 Alameda County that supports equity and neighborhood-led investment, programming, and policy related to early childhood development, family health and well-being, and kindergarten readiness.

• Provides case management services to families in a tiered management model.
• Creates and provides daily family literacy, early learning opportunities, and parent education classes.
• Creates and provides pre-K transition programming that includes parent education and parent-child interactive classes that simulate preschool experiences. Programming is designed to help families transition their children to high-quality preschool programs.
• Researches and develops curriculum based on best practices and evidenced-based early childhood programs. Also researches new programs based on target population needs.
• Attends trainings on early literacy and parenting education to grow craft and understand best practices.
• Provides support to families who come to the Mandela FRC and communicates with families as necessary to facilitate consistent attendance at classes.
• Connect with local preschools, office of education, and other professionals in the preschool field to stay current with pre-K trends, issues, and educational strategies.
• Conduct outreach and recruitment activities to the targeted population to effectively promote program services.
• May develop agency material including project flyers and other outreach materials.
• Complete and maintain all service documentation and statistics as required.
• Participate in agency meetings and community meetings as directed.
• Requires driving to conduct meetings at homes or other sites and may include transporting youth or families. The Early Childhood Educator must have a valid CA driver’s license, personal automobile insurance and satisfactory driving record.

A positive, service-oriented team player who is committed to working with youth and families, is passionate about the mission of the Neighborhood Ready for School initiative and children ages 0-5, and has knowledge of…