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ORGANIZED COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM, INC. HEAD START and EARLY HEAD START

**FAMILY and COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR

Supervisor: Head Start Early Head Start Director Status: Exempt Terms of Employment: Regular Full-Time

Job Goal: To supervise and provide direction for the Family and Community Partnerships Components for sustainability of family and community strengthening.

Essential Responsibilities:

1. Responsible for oversight and monitoring of all Family/Parent and Community Engagement services, including Parent Involvement and Governance.
2. Ensures on-going monitoring, tracking follow-up and analysis of Family/Parent and Community Engagement Services.
   1. Audits childrens files for accuracy and completeness onsite and compares to electronic files in Child Plus. (specifically, Family Services tab)
3. Monitor compliance of Family and Community Partnerships work plans within the Head Start Plans with the performance Standards.
4. Maintains policies and procedures for Family/Parent and Community Engagement services.
5. Maintain a system for making social services referrals and act as a liaison between OCAP Head Start/ Early Head Start and the community.

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``` 1. Ensure Community Partnerships/MOUs are completed annually to ensure services and resources are available to enrolled families. 2. Orient and provide training to staff and community partners on family strengthening. 3. Ensure that community resource directories are updated annually. 4. Ensure that there is a written policy with procedures for responding to emergency and crisis situations. 5. Assist Family Service Specialist in implementation strategies for family and community strengthening. 6. Work with staff and community partners to ensure that families identified as high-risk access needed services and develop needed support systems.

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``` 6. Direct the planning and implementation of parent education and parent support groups for Organized Community Action Program, Inc. Head Start/ Early Head Start.

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``` 1. Ensure a parent education/support group plan is developed and implemented. 2. Ensure that available curriculum material for parent education/support groups meet the needs of program families. 3. Ensure the development of support group linkages with community agencies. 4. Develop linkages to community partners in facilitating parent education programs. 5. Ensure Head Start/ Early Head Start Performance Standards are implemented and performed at each center.

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