ELECT and Family Center Specialist

The Manager for Family Center and Project ELECT provides essential program support to both Family Center and Project ELECT programs to ensure effective and successful programming.

Essential Functions

• Assist with the development of ELECT, Family Center and Head Start programs per supervisor directive (e.g. opportunities to increase efficiency and effectiveness; promote programs and services; identify relationships with community partners, locations for new and appropriate resources for staff and families) for the purpose of achieving defined grant objectives by planning, evaluating, developing, implementing and maintaining services in compliance with established guidelines.
• Collaborate with internal and external personnel (e.g. other administrators, public agencies, community members, co-located staff, hospitals) for the purpose of implementing and/or maintaining services and programs.
• Work collaboratively with Head Start Health and Nutrition Manager and Family Services Coordinator to coordinate ELECT and Family Center services for Head Start families.
• Prepare a wide variety of materials including community presentations, parenting class materials, program reports, internal file monitoring reports, and more.
• Work with Family Development Specialist to plan and implement Group Connections that align with Parents as Teachers standards for Delaware County families.
• Day to day supervision of ELECT and Family Center staff.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in job related area; Master’s degree in job related area preferred.
• Job related experience is required
• Oral and written communication skills, computer literacy, strong organizational skills, must use tact and diplomacy, display leadership within organization and the community.