Overview

Description: Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse Education and Awareness website. This site was implemented under the directive of House Bill 531 (2025). As part of these requirements:"Each specified agency must include a clear and conspicuous link to the webpage on its website and provide the link in all job vacancy advertisements and posts by the qualified entity."Any job announcement that requires a screening through the Clearinghouse must include a link to this website as of 1/1/2026.Position: Workforce Development CoachGrade / Salary: (3-4) $20.00-$25.00 per hour / 40 hours per week / 12 months Pay depends upon experience and credentials Location: Marieb Early Learning Center - Main campus, 1723 North Orange Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34234Reports to: Director of Family ServicesSummary: The Workforce Development Coach (WDC) is responsible for supporting families in increasing their employability skills, advancing their education, and obtaining employment to support family well-being. The WDC provides vocational case management, referrals, training, and support services to families, along with developing and implementing a Parent Training Program. The WDC works collaboratively with staff, families, and community partners. Work is reviewed through regular coaching and feedback with the supervisor. Requirements: Identify family strengths and needs related to family engagement outcomes as described in the Head Start Parent, Family and Community Engagement Framework, including family well-being, parent-child relationships, families as lifelong educators, families as learners, family engagement in transition, family connections to peers and the local community and families as advocates and leaders;Collaborate with families in a family partnership process that identifies needs, interests, strengths, goals and services and resources that support family well-being, including economic stability;Research and recommend new resources within the community;Develop and implement a Parent Training Program (PTP) that provides families with opportunities to work in a variety of areas within Children First, i.e. early childhood education, food services, clerical services or facilities maintenance;Share information with staff, as appropriate, consistent with HSPPS subpart C (PII) and IDEA Assist families to understand economic stability and mobility;Participate in identification and recruitment of eligible families;Maintain regular contact with families to promote continuing services;Provide community resource referrals relevant to family needs and serve as liaison with those resources; follow up as appropriate;Participate in agency- and community-sponsored events to promote family economic mobility through education, training, and employmentAssist in providing parents with educational and employment support services;Provide opportunities for parents to understand vocational services;Review and analyze data to monitor and identify risks and inform strategies for continuous improvement of family outcomes according to the Parent, Family, Community Engagement Framework;Utilize agency identified database systems to review, record and report on program progress toward meeting compliance measures, including and follow-up action required;Provide regular measures of progress to all parties involved;Ensure quality data is collected and entered to support the reliability, validity and timely submission of the agency Program Information Report (PIR);Data collection, entry, quality, integrity, analysis, and reporting. Experience and Education: Baccalaureate Degree in Human Resources, Social Work, or related field with coursework in social services. Two years of experience in the family social services or education setting, including knowledge and experience related to community resources.Specialized training/expertise in employment and/or education advancement. Competencies: Knowledge and Ability Family and Social Services fields. Vocational and e