Job Description

The Family Engagement Coordinator is responsible for coaching and providing supervisory guidance to Family Engagement team members in order to strengthen and expand staff capacity. Works collaboratively with early learning, MH and Disabilities and Health and Nutrition team members to enhance family life practices and circumstances that promote child development and well-being. We are looking for an experienced team builder, collaborator, and motivator who is solution oriented.

Why Acelero?

Our mission is bold: To design and deliver research and evidence-based approaches to eliminate the gaps between young children's inherent potential and their achievement in school and life. With our partners, we accelerate child and family outcomes that honor all of the aspirations and cultures of the communities we serve.

Our values: Data-Informed Learning; Transparent & Open Communication; Growth Mindset; Championing Equality; Caring Teams & Communities.

What You’ll Do:

• Manages eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance oversight to ensure that all systems and operations are in compliance with Head Start Performance Standards and reflect integration of community assessment and other community indicator data.

• Oversees ERSEA Assistant to assure that program maintains active and up to date waiting list, fills vacancies within required timeframes and assures that children are selected according to HS Performance Standards eligibility guidelines.

• Works in coordination with program leadership to develop and implement targeted recruitment strategies that assure enrollment of children with greatest need, including children of working families eligible for childcare subsidies.

• Coordinates with Center and Zone leadership to ensure that family engagement and early learning teams work together to ensure on-time daily attendance of all children, and to implement strategies to reduce chronic absence outcomes-based family engagement.

• Works with agency leadership to align program’s Family Engagement approach with the Office of

• Head Start’s Parent Family Community Engagement Framework, and to enhance interventions to achieve family outcomes in the seven targeted outcome areas.

• Provides coaching and support to family engagement staff to assure the reliability of family assessment and goal progress data and to strengthen staff focus on outcomes-focused family interventions.

• Utilizes qualitative audit and external evaluation data to track family outcomes and to refine strategies to enhance family impact.

• Ensures effective coordination with Early Learning, MHD and Health leadership and staff to develop and implement group and Center-based campaigns and activities that build a program wide culture among staff and families to promote family life practices to close the achievement gap.

• Implements a research based Family Curriculum, Shine On, Families that extends our classroom curriculum into the family's home, modeling high quality adult- child interactions teachers use in their classrooms for families around the four Family Life Practices. Focus on coordination and collaboration with education.

• Utilizes family data sources to understand self-sufficiency trends and assist staff to understand priority family self-sufficiency needs.

• Works with the Director of Family Engagement & Health to secure self-sufficiency partnerships that result in 50% of families achieving significant progress on self-sufficiency goals.

• Coordinates with Early Learning, MHD and Health teams to execute high quality case consultation and case conferencing systems to address the needs of children with chronic health conditions and/or special needs.

• Works with program leadership to secure external partnerships to provide on-site support for

• families of children with chronic health conditions/special needs.

• Oversees and monitors family goal setting, follow-up and coordination for children with chronic health conditions and special needs to assure coordination of home/school strategies.

• Oversees ongoing family assessment to ensure that vulnerable families are identified and referred to clinical social workers, as appropriate, for more intensive support and follow-up.

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Family and Child Development, Public Health, Social Work or related field. (Masters preferred)

• At least 3 years experience working with diverse families in low income communities, with supervisory

• responsibilities

• Background and experience executing evidence-based strategies to strengthen outcomes for children

• and families

• Maintain certification in CPR and First Aid

• Physical exam and background checks are required for this position

• Travel required locally or long-distance up to 10% of the time for work-related meetings and functions

When/Where/How Much:

When: Summer/Fall 2026

Where: 521 34th St Gulfport, MS 39507

How Much: $57,000-$67,000

Why You’ll Love Working with Us:

• A meaningful mission that drives real change in the lives of children and families

• A collaborative, inclusive team that values your growth and well-being

• Robust benefits that support your total wellbeing, including:

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance with multiple plan options to fit your needs

  • Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contributions up to $400/individuals & $800/family annually

  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for health and dependent care expenses

  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with up to 3% company match

  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability and Basic Life Insurance

  • Up to $500 per year in Professional Development Reimbursements

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with counseling and mental wellness support

  • Wellness Programs, including virtual fitness, nutrition, and mindfulness classes

  • Pet Insurance, Legal Assistance, ID Theft Protection, and Employee Discount Perks

We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating a diverse and healthy workplace.