Evening Advocate

ECS4Kids (formerly Episcopal Children’s Services) is a 2026 Top Workplace that honors young children’s immense potential by helping them enter school ready to learn. We honor young children’s immense potential by helping them enter school ready to learn. We cultivate lifelong learners by immersing children in enriching guided experiences and discovery-oriented approaches. Through programs like Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK), Head Start, School Readiness, Child Care Resource & Referral (CCRR), and more, our dedicated professionals work with families and caregivers throughout Florida to promote children’s well-being. These enable us to strengthen key areas including motor development, cognitive development, social and emotional development, language and communication skills, and problem-solving skills.

Partner with us to help empower communities to rise above generational poverty with comprehensive early childhood education and holistic family support. Medical, dental and vision insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Long-term & short-term disability insurance

Employer-paid life insurance

Paid holidays

To enroll eligible children and families in the Head Start/Early Head Start program and maintain center enrollment. To build professional helping relationships with families in order to develop family support plans that help families towards increased self-reliance and healthy interdependence. Work with Childcare Resource & Referral to obtain referrals of prospective eligible children and families.

Recruit children/families, interview applicants, complete applications and enter applications into ChildPlus.

Maintain an accurate prioritized listing of eligible children waiting to enter the program.

Enroll and re-enroll eligible children who have the highest priority according to the selection criteria.

Maintain qualifying roster and child participation forms for USDA food program.

Monitor children’s attendance for excessive absences or irregular attendance.

Maintain current health records on all children enrolled.

Work with the Head Start support staff to ensure children receive the health, mental health, and/or special needs services they may be eligible for.

Provide referral to families to appropriate service providers that will help meet the families’ interests and needs.

Use the Office of Head Start Parent Family Community Engagement Framework and the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework as a tool to provide families will support and services.

Attend community inter-agency meetings to inform and update the community of services offered by Head Start and encourage collaboration.

Ensure policy council representation is met for each scheduled meeting.

Advocate on behalf of ECS Head Start and the children and families enrolled in the program.

High School Diploma or equivalent required; Associate degree in Social Work, Psychology, or other human services related field and experience working with populations served by the grant, expectant women and children birth through age four preferred

Staff hired after November 7, 2016, must have within eighteen months of hire, at a minimum, a credential or certification in social work, human services, family services, counseling or a related field

Ability to safely transport families to appointments, Central office, etc. Knowledge and experience related to child development and early childhood education; the principles of child and expectant women health, safety, and nutrition; adult learning principles, and family dynamics

Knowledge of community resources and the skills to link families, especially those coping with crisis, with appropriate agencies and services

Able to maintain a flexible working schedule in order to accommodate families and program activities, which include some evenings and weekends

Ability to work independently with little direct supervision

Knowledge of Microsoft Office products at an intermediate to advanced level

Ability to maintain confidential information

LICENSES, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATIONS:

Satisfactory Driving Record (as outlined in Vehicle Driving Policy)

Complete 24 hours of in-service/professional development training hours each fiscal year (July-June)

Must have current First Aid and Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

Works inside in a child care setting

Travel to multiple sites required

Ability to communicate both orally and in writing

Ability to access file cabinets for filing and retrieval of data

Reasonable accommodations will be made for otherwise qualified individuals with a disability)

A Level II Background Screening which consists of a local, state, and federal criminal check will be completed on all employees and any contracted employee position, intern position or volunteer position in which individuals have contact with children, have access to confidential information and / or are in a position of special trust.