Bilingual Family Advocate; Spanish

Bilingual Family Advocate (Spanish)

Tulsa Educare is looking for a passionate BILINGUAL FAMILY ADVOCATE who wants to make a lasting impact on young children’s lives. This research‑based early childhood education program provides education, care and support to close the achievement gap of young, at risk children.

Under the supervision of the Director of Family Services, the role primarily focuses on supporting parents in developing strong, positive parent/child relationships by enhancing their understanding of their child’s development, health and learning and by strengthening the parent’s role in their child’s school and educational experiences through both group and individual strategies.

• Use research‑based data/strategies from evaluation information to drive program practices.
• Understand and support core features of ELN such as importance of social emotional development, continuity of care, interdisciplinary approach, and reflective supervision and practice.
• Provide detailed information to parents on the importance of their relationship with their child and how it relates to the child’s language, health, literacy, social development, learning, and future life success.
• Provide “hands‑on” parent/child activities twice monthly to encourage positive child‑parent interactions. Be involved in home visits and parent conferences in coordination with education staff.
• Promote positive child development and social and emotional wellbeing through effective parenting, early intervention, outreach and referral for intervention.
• Comply and lead or assist with efforts in creating parent involvement, family and community partnership and transition service mandates of the Head Start Performance Standards and program assessment.
• Plan and assist with the facilitation of monthly classroom‑based parent meetings in coordination with the administrative staff or collaborative partners.
• Participate in family/child review meetings and provide follow‑up with parents on family portion and communicate follow‑up with classroom staff.
• Assist in establishing a connection to early intervention or disability programs to children/families that require the service.
• Provide information on early childhood development materials and activities to parents.
• In all service delivery, ensure that the ELN goals are promoted:
  1) to support the parent‑child relationship,
  2) support the educational and social/emotional development of the child and the parent having a role, and
  3) increase parent advocacy for their child.
• Support and develop positive relationships within and among families; provide opportunities for parents to serve as peer mentors to new families or to new programs.
• Recruit and empower parents to assume leadership and governance roles in parent groups or Policy Council (if applicable).
• Assist in promoting the health care needs of children and families including finding a medical home for continual health services;
  Provide community health resources on‑site to connect families to common agencies that meet the parent/child needs;
  Consult with other staff as necessary regarding the clinical needs of the children and families.
• Encourage economic self‑sufficiency through adult education, training and employment.
• Communicate to parents the core features and expectations of the Educare model during recruitment, orientation and shared governance platforms.
• Complete Family Assessment and a Family Partnership Agreement within first 45 days of child’s start date.
• Ensure non‑English speaking and immigrant families have access to culturally and linguistically appropriate services.
• Develop materials and implement transition events to assist children and families entering the program, transitioning from one classroom to another and provide families with transition information that will assist parents in having a better understanding of home‑to‑school learning and advocacy possibilities.
• Collaborate with other staff and community partners to work together for the betterment of each family.
• Maintain high daily attendance and enrollment within your school family team by contacting families after two consecutive absences from school.
• Assess…