Family Recruitment & Retention Coordinator

Child Start, Inc. is seeking a motivated and passionate Family Recruitment & Retention Coordinator to join our team. This role is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to recruit and retain families in our early childhood education programs. The coordinator will work closely with community partners, parents, and staff to ensure a positive and engaging experience for families.

• Provide leadership in the development of agency-wide recruitment planning.
• Organize and implement recruitment opportunities to provide information and enrollment opportunities to potentially eligible families.
• Attend outreach events to recruit and engage families and children within the community.
• Provide training, support and feedback to program staff regarding recruitment and attendance policies and procedures, including recruitment strategies and follow-up on chronic absenteeism issues.
• Serve as key liaison with the community and with other organizations, attending events and community meetings.
• Create and distribute marketing materials to promote programs and educate the community, as necessary.
• Develop formal collaboration agreements with community partners to refer children for Head Start services.
• Develop, maintain, and manage a system to track recruitment and attendance to comply with state and federal regulations.
• Develop new initiatives for family recruitment and retention programs.
• Promote continuous quality improvement and quality assurance efforts for the agency.

• Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, Social Work, Family Development or related field.
• Requires 1 to 3 years’ experience in Head Start or other ECE program
• Strong computer skills, and ability to set up and maintain a database system(s).
• Ability to communicate and cooperate with team members, center staff, parents and community members.
• Display a high level of enthusiasm and motivation and willingness to take the initiative with new recruiting ideas.
• Ability to create and make presentations to individuals or groups.
• Maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality.
• Must be sensitive, respectful, and accepting of all families.
• Ability to determine and prioritize workload while being flexible to emergent/unplanned needs and situations.
• Must be able to travel to other Child Start locations and partnership agencies in the communities Child Start serves to organize and conduct recruitment activities and develop partnership agreements.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal & communication skill.
• Must be detail oriented.

Child Start's Family Recruitment & Retention Coordinator is $24.32 per hour, 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.

Child Start offers competitive salary and benefits, including Medical/Dental/Vision plans, company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability coverage, 403(b) retirement plan, 9 paid holidays each year, and much more!

Must have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship.

Must be able to commute daily to Wichita, KS. This is not a remote position.