Family Support Specialist
Greater Atlanta Area
Serve as a member of the Sheltering Arms/ Educare interdisciplinary team with teachers and administrators to engage and support enrolled families and promote the Educare program’s mission and values. • Promote parent-child relationships and parent involvement in the development of their child’s social-emotional, cognitive, and physical growth and promote parental engagement in their child’s education including advocating for their child's education and community. • Develop and sustain relationships with assigned families and serve as their primary point of contact on behalf of their child and Educare; utilize informal and formal methods to build and maintain productive working relationships with families. • Participate in the recruitment, enrollment, and orientation of families entering the Educare program; provide a thorough orientation for parents regarding program opportunities and expectations. • Conduct Family Assessments and facilitate the development of Family Partnership Agreements; work with families to identify strengths, areas of need and development of goals that will positively influence parent-child relationships and the child’s emotional, social, physical and cognitive growth and development. • Conduct home visits to contribute to enhancing the parent-child relationship and meeting the developmental needs of the child; support and assist families in addressing emotional, physical, educational and employment needs in order to promote and enhance the parent-child relationship; support families in times of crisis. • Create and maintain a Family Resource Table that contributes to the emotional, social, physical and cognitive development of children and families. • Mentor parents with children with special needs and/or behavioral concerns in the areas of building relationships within the educational system including communication and advocacy with teachers and administration.
