Monticello Area Community Action Agency (MACAA) is currently accepting resumes for the position of Family Engagement & Health Manager for the Head Start Program. This is a full time position.
The Head Start Family Engagement & Health (FE&H) Manager is responsible for managing the Head Start Family and Community Engagement service area as well as the Health service area and is responsible for integrating parent and family engagement strategies into all systems and program services to support family well-being and promote children’s learning and development.
The FE&H Manager will develop, implement, and monitor, through accurate recordkeeping, strategies to engage parents in their child’s learning and development; strategies to support the parent-child relationship; and strategies for father engagement. He/she will collaborate with parents to promote children’s health and well-being by providing medical, dental, and nutrition education support services that are understandable to parents and will provide ongoing support to assist parents’ navigation through health systems to meet the general health and specifically-identified health needs of their children.
Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (Master’s degree preferred) in education, human services, or a related field and at least three years’ experience in a managerial capacity are required. Bilingual preferred.
Please submit cover letter and resume’ to MACAA, attn. Jo Nell Chance, Human Resources Director, 1025 Park Street, Charlottesville, VA 22901 or jchance@macaa.org by July 28, 2018.