Program: Parenting Together: Raising Healthy Families Program
Hours: 35 Hours/Week
Reports to: Executive Director
Position Summary
The Parenting Education Coordinator is responsible for the planning, coordination, and oversight of the Parenting Together: Raising Healthy Families program. This role ensures high-quality program delivery, fosters strong community partnerships, supports families through culturally responsive programming, and supervises program staff.
Key Responsibilities
1. Program Oversight
- Lead the overall management and implementation of the Parenting Together: Raising Healthy Families program.
- Plan and schedule monthly events within NCP and the broader community, both in-person and online.
- Monitor and evaluate program outcomes to ensure alignment with program objectives, service delivery targets, and fundraising goals.
- Ensure programming and physical environments follow best practices in the field, including Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 (CCEYA) guidelines, and reflect community input and needs.
- Oversee the smooth delivery of all program activities, special events, and field trips.
- Develop, edit, and co-create presentations and resources that promote family well-being, incorporating culturally relevant content.
- Collaborate with the Communications Advisor to align outreach and promotional materials with NCP's marketing policy.
- Ensure all materials (e.g., newsletters, flyers, emails) are approved and appropriately distributed; manage the outreach folder
- Organize and lead Parent Committee meetings, Parent Ambassador onboarding sessions, and volunteer engagement initiatives.
- Build and maintain collaborative relationships with community partners and internal departments to support shared goals.
- Coordinate outreach efforts, guest speaker invitations, and the management of family donations.
- Foster strong, respectful relationships with families by offering ongoing support, culturally sensitive resources, and research-informed strategies.
- Maintain and update parent and community resource materials in both print and digital formats, including the parent information board.
- Demonstrate responsiveness to diverse cultural backgrounds and unique family experiences.
- Supervise program staff, including scheduling, approving timesheets and travel claims, conducting performance evaluations, and providing coverage when necessary.
- Facilitate weekly team meetings and monthly check-ins with the Executive Director.
- Coordinate relevant professional development opportunities for staff to ensure best practice implementation
- Manage the program budget and coordinate the purchasing of supplies and materials.
- Prepare program reports and contribute to grant applications to secure additional funding.
- Use evaluation feedback to streamline and enhance program operations.
- Represent the parenting team at NCP administrative and planning meetings.
- Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field.
- Demonstrated experience working effectively with families in diverse communities.
- Strong organizational skills; self-motivated, creative, and energetic.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Valid First Aid and CPR certification.
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