WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

909 South 76th Street

Omaha, NE 68114 

 

Position Available for the 2024-2025 School Year 

Job Title:  District Family Facilitator & Home Visitor

 

Job Description:

A full-time family facilitator & home visitor (1 FTE: 40 hours per week) will be hired. The position’s central role will be to assist in sustaining the family-school collaboration.  This will include supporting child and family transitions into preschool, kindergarten, and across the grade levels.  

 

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide outreach and support to families of enrolled children including home visits.
• Provide support for two-way communication and information exchange between school staff and families to work toward shared developmental and learning goals for children.
• Facilitate the development of a variety of accessible opportunities for families to understand and promote their children’s learning and development.
• Collaborate with school staff to facilitate parent-child groups and family engagement activities that increase families’ confidence, skills, and opportunities to advocate for their children’s education.
• Collaborate with community partners that will assist in linking families to needed support services and resources.

 

Minimum Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in early childhood development and education, child, youth and family studies, family science, social work or closely related field with coursework directly related to infants and toddlers.
• Knowledge of early childhood development with an emphasis on preschool and early elementary that includes experience with children and families in poverty who are  racially, culturally, linguistically diverse.
• Experience working in an early childhood, or parent education program that includes developing and leading developmentally appropriate interactive group experiences.
• Experience collaborating with a variety of community agencies working with children and families.
• A good driving record, reliable vehicle and personal auto insurance for making home visits to families (mileage reimbursed).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Social Work.
• Bilingual skills to work with EL children/families in the local school area.
• Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated capacity to work as a team player.
• Ability to develop strong, mutually respectful relationships with families and other community partners.
• Demonstrated organizational skills that blend well with the critical need for flexibility and initiative.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in different aspects of the position.
• Strong computer, written and oral communication skills.

 

Additional Considerations:

The family facilitator & home visitor is a full time/full year (12 months) position that completes job responsibilities within a flex schedule that best meets the needs of the families/children enrolled, the staff and the school.  This may include late afternoon or early evening home visits, parent-child group activities, or other meetings.

Application Procedure:
Apply online

 

Westside Community Schools is an EEO employer