Family Engagement Specialist, Weekdays, The Lourie Center Head Start

Lourie Center - RiverdaleIf you are a current Adventist HealthCare employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account. The Lourie Center Head Start with Adventist HealthCare seeks to hire an experienced Family Engagement Specialist who will embrace our mission to extend God's care through the ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing.
Qualified candidates will be eligible for a $2000 sign-on bonus.

The Lourie Center Head Start (LCHS) program is a federally funded, community-based program for low-income families as well as pregnant women with children from birth to five years old. The program serves children with disabilities, children in foster care and families that are homeless.

As a Family Engagement Specialist, you will:

• Participate in recruitment and program enrollment of families, to include coordination of enrollment transition activities.

• Utilize data from the Family Strength Assessment to identify support needed, aiding in the development of plans and setting goals tailored to each family's journey towards achieving positive and lasting transformation.

• Encourage, organize and oversee family engagement initiatives, promoting active involvement in program activities while seeking feedback from participants to promote and ensure a positive experience.

• Collaborate with Head Start service area managers and Childcare Partner directors to identify family interventions and support needed.

• Establish and maintain child records, documentation and relevant family data within the data management system.

• Provide families with resources, training, and ongoing support during the early intervention evaluation and eligibility process.

• Identify families in need of services and provide referral resources within the community; increasing health, housing and economic equity.

• Participate in meetings, training and collaborations pertinent to the position as identified by leadership.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications include:

• High school diploma required

• Associate's degree preferred

• 3 years working in multi-cultural, multi-ethnic communities.

• Must obtain the Family Development Credential within 18 months of hire

• Valid driver's license and personal vehicle required

Work Schedule:

Monday-Friday, typical hours; 8am-4:30pm, driving between locations is involved.

For more information about The Lourie Center Head Start, visit:

*Current AHC employees are not eligible for a sign-on bonus who are transferring from one entity to another and/or transferring within their entity. Employees that have terminated their employment with AHC are not eligible for a sign-on bonus prior to six months of returning if hired for a position offering a sign-on bonus.

Pay Range:

$48, $67,704.00

If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process.

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as:

United States of America (Exempt)

At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you.

We do this by offering:

• Work life balance through nonrotating shifts

• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise

• Free Employee parking

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire

• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)

• Paid Time Off

• Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period 

• Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance

• Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support

As a faith-based organization, with over a century of caring for the communities in the Maryland area, Adventist HealthCare has earned a reputation for high-quality, compassionate care. Adventist HealthCare was the first and is the largest healthcare provider in Montgomery County.

If you want to make a difference in someone's life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.

Join the Adventist HealthCare team today, apply now to be considered

COVID-19 Vaccination

Adventist HealthCare strongly recommends all applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination.

Tobacco and Drug Statement

Tobacco use is a well-recognized preventable cause of death in the United States and an important public health issue. In order to promote and maintain a healthy work environment, Adventist HealthCare will not hire applicants for employment who either state that they are nicotine users or who test positive for nicotine and drug use.

While some jurisdictions, including Maryland, permit the use of marijuana for medical purposes, marijuana continues to be classified as an illegal drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act.  As a result, medical marijuana use will not be accepted as a valid explanation for a positive drug test result.

Adventist HealthCare will withdraw offers of employment to applicants who test positive for Cotinine (nicotine) and marijuana. Those testing positive are given the opportunity to re-apply in 90 days, if they can truthfully attest that they have not used any nicotine products in the past ninety (90) days and successfully pass follow-up testing. ("Nicotine products" include, but are not limited to: cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco, e-cigarettes, vaping products, hookah, and nicotine replacement products (e.g., nicotine gum, nicotine patches, nicotine lozenges, etc.).

Equal Employment Opportunity
Adventist HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to attracting, engaging, and developing the best people to cultivate our mission-centric culture. Our goal is to have a welcoming, equitable, and safe place to work and grow for all employees, no matter their background. AHC does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and related medical conditions, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Adventist HealthCare will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.  Adventist HealthCare is a religious organization as defined under applicable law; however, it will endeavor to provide reasonable accommodations for applicants' religious beliefs. 

Applicants who wish to request accommodations for disabilities or religious belief should contact the Support Center HR Office.
 

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