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Family Advocate - Head Start - full time
Opportunity Alliance
Westbrook, ME; 410 Bridge Street Westbrook, ME 04092
Source: Opportunity Alliance careers · View original posting
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Head Start Family Advocate
The Opportunity Alliance is seeking a Family Advocate in Portland. Join the Head Start team and make a difference in the lives of children and families in your community.
Head Start promotes the school readiness of young children from low-income families through high quality, culturally appropriate early care and education experiences. Classrooms implement a responsive curriculum with a strong focus on social-emotional well-being with a low teacher to child ratio to support growth and learning in all domains. Head Start centers families in their children’s education and care through meaningful engagement.
All staff are supported to identify and work towards their professional goals through a combination of ongoing supervision, coaching and training.
The Family Advocate supports family well-being and school readiness through whole family coaching. They work with participants to identify strengths and goals and provide connections and referrals to community-based resources . The Family Advocate also promotes child health and wellness by supporting families to navigate the health care system to access preventative and follow-up care.