Family Development Specialist - up to $2,500 SIGN ON BONUS!

At The Centers for Families and Children, we recognize that 90% of the brain is formed before a child even steps into a kindergarten classroom. As part of Smart Start Home Visiting team, your work will provide life-changing solutions to the children and families we serve.

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The Centers for Families and Children is one of the oldest and largest nonprofit human services organization in Northeast Ohio. Through innovation and leadership, we strengthen the community by providing individuals and families with life-changing solutions to lead healthier and more successful lives. 

The Centers’ Smart Start Home Visiting Program advocates and provides services for the healthy development for families from pregnancy through age 5, by building the strengths and capacities of families, care-giving professionals, and the communities in which they reside. 

By bringing the classroom into family homes, our trained Family Development Professionals educational materials and a nationally recognized curriculum, including social activities, partnering with families and caregivers to prepare the family for developmental milestones on a weekly basis. This position is responsible for recruitment of participants, planning and preparing activities appropriate for the developmental stage of participating children, facilitating and supporting learning in individual and group settings, identifying needs of families and connecting families with appropriate resources. This position supports parents as the best and first teachers of young children, and is proficient at working collaboratively with parents from diverse backgrounds. The Smart Start Home Visiting program is supported in part by Head Start & Early Head Start, Help Me Grow, United Way, UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, and PNC Bank.

All team members are afforded opportunities for personal and professional growth. With our innovative and collaborative mentoring and coaching sessions, all teachers receive enhanced curriculum, assessment, and observation training and tools to help provide ongoing support. The Centers offers a college reimbursement benefit to help all full-time, benefit eligible team members advance their education. The Centers also offers the opportunity for staff to attend paid in-service trainings, seminars, training sessions, and meetings outside of the organization to stay abreast of research and best practices. 

The Centers offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer contribution (regardless of team member’s contribution amount), vacation/sick/holiday paid time off, employer paid life insurance and long-term disability, and many other benefits. 

* Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Social Services or related.

* Valid Driver’s License, with proof of valid insurance and a way to travel around Cuyahoga County required. 

* No record of child abuse or moral turpitude as determined by background check based on fingerprints

* Ability to engage children and families in mind stimulating activities that promote healthy development

If this sounds like your next path, join a movement of life-changers by applying online. You will have an opportunity to meet some of our team and to better understand the amazing life-changing solutions we provide.