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Strengthening children & families through early learning, child development, and community partnerships.

Join our team as a Child & Family Educator providing and implementing comprehensive early childhood education and support services for children and families served in Head Start in accordance with performance standards in a Home-based model.

The Child and Family Educator (CFE) is a professional position providing intensive support services to participating families and is their primary contact. The CFE works to empower families in the areas of parenting, child development, health, nutrition, self sufficiency, and family relationships. They also support families in goal setting and assists in utilizing community resources. This benefited position is classified as regular, full-time, full year and budgeted for 40 hours a week Fully qualified-$22.40, Trainee- $21.44

Spanish/English speaking, Highly desired

Benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision- Plans as low as $0.00 out of your paycheck!

• Paid time off/sick leave

• Paid holidays

• EOCF will pay for required education

• Paid STARS trainings

• Paid CPR/First Aid training

• Employee Assistance Program

• $10,000 Basic Life Insurance

• Voluntary STD,LTD, and additional life insurance

• 401K- 3% annual employer contribution

• Quarterly passes to Columbia Sportswear employee store.

  *Please create a Merit account and submit an application for the Portable Background Check. It can be found in the application tab once you create the account. If you are hired we will reimburse you for the cost of the background check. *

  https://apps.dcyf.wa.gov/MERIT/Home/Welcome

  • Interviews will begin once a qualified pool is reached.

    REQUIREMENTS

  • Training plan may be considered based on qualifications.

  Required Education

  AA degree in Human Development, Social Work, Sociology, or ECE related field.

  Knowledge of

• Current best practices in early childhood development and education; developmentally appropriate best practices in early childhood home visiting programs.

• Available services and resources for pregnant women, children and families in the community

• Principles of case management, advocacy and family dynamics.

• Principles of human development and family services.

• Basic rules and principles of grammar, written and verbal communication, and mathematics

• Computer processing and database programs

  Ability to

• Establish consistent, stable and supportive relationships with pregnant women, children 3 to 5 years of age and family members from varying cultural, socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

• Prepare the home and classroom environments to meet the educational needs of each child.

• Identify and nurture strengths, maintain objectivity and be non-judgemental.

• Work cooperatively with staff members and clients from diverse cultural, socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

• Demonstrate professional and effective written and verbal communication skills; receive information and feedback in an understanding manner; use good judgment.

  Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

  EOCF shall not discriminate in its staff, hiring practices, board, volunteers, volunteer committees, or recipients of any service on the basis of a person's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status, veteran status, mental, physical, or sensory disability, or any other status not listed, as protected by state and/or federal law.