Summary

Student Support Services | Early Childhood Teacher | Faribault Education Center | Available: 01/08/2024 | Closing: 12/21/23 or until filled

Description

Job Title:     Early Childhood Family Education Cultural Facilitator

Job Description:  ECFE Cultural Facilitator will partner with the HCI team to support the FFN grant. ECFE Cultural Facilitator will identify homes in Faribault city that serve children under 5 and provide monthly visits. Monthly visits would include group time (story, weather, counting, schedule, etc) and one activity focusing on alignment to the ECIPS. Parent materials would be provided to the caregiver to send home about what they did in group time. Materials to support continuation of activities in caregivers’ homes also provided. This position commences on January 8th, 2024 as a part of the 2023-24 School Year.

Essential Functions: 

  • Performs professional work providing a broad range of teaching services within our early childhood family education program, working with parents or caregivers of young children from birth through five years. 
  • Work collaboratively with community partners and organizations that support child development and home visiting programs to provide early education. 
  • Plan and lead child-centered group times in daycares and identify Friend-Family-Neighbor homes of children in care. 
  • Collaborate and support caregivers in parent education around child development and early indicators of progress. 
  • Attend and participate in staff meetings and in-service training.  

 
Knowledge Skills and Abilities: 

  • Must have the ability to work as a team in planning and teaching with an emphasis on preparing and facilitating culturally sensitive curriculum for caregivers. 
  • Speak Spanish or Somali. 
  • Design the program to meet the needs of parents/caregivers with concern for their interests, talents, learning styles, and cultural/socioeconomic backgrounds. 
  • Licensed in early education, parent education, or related degree (AA, bachelors, or working towards with ability to obtain a tier one or two license). 
  • Knowledge of family and child development, and skills in adult education and group facilitation. 
  • Must be able to drive and travel within Faribault. 

Schedule varies. Some weekend/evening commitments. 19 hours per week; additional possibilities may be feasible if full-time work is desired.

Application Procedure:  Apply online at: www.faribault.k12.mn.us

Application Deadline: December 21, 2023 or until filled