Child Development Specialist

CharityFinders, Inc.; California (MO); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

401k with employer match

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Vacation days

Personal days

Jury duty days

Pet Insurance

Discounts

Training opportunities

Growth opportunities

Referral bonus

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Credit Union membership

Job summary

CharityFinders, Inc. is seeking a Child Development Specialist to work under supervision to ensure high-quality early education experiences for children and families in Allies’ network of providers.

You will recruit clients and Providers, provide training, health/safety monitoring, and manage lesson plan processes. The role emphasizes collaboration with multiple specialists to coordinate health, nutrition, and developmental services for children as they transition to preschool or Head Start

Qualifications

• Ability to schedule and perform developmental assessments with input from families and providers.
• Experience coordinating home visits and linking families to resources.
• Strong communication and collaboration with care teams.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and perform observations and developmental assessments of children.
• Conduct two home visits per fiscal year for each family on caseload.
• Identify child health or social needs and provide referrals to families.
• Support parental involvement through planned activities and trainings.
• Collaborate with health, family, and inclusion specialists to address needs.

Skills

Observation

Developmental assessment

Family engagement

Home visit planning

Job description

Job Description

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$2500 SIGN-ON INCENTIVE BONUS

Full Benefits Package offered including:

• Competitive Pay
• 12 Holidays per calendar year
• 10 Sick Leave Days per year
• 10 Vacation Days per year (increases with tenure)
• 2 Personal Days - birthday and anniversary of employment
• 10 Jury Duty Days
• 100% Employer Contribution to: Health - Kaiser or Anthem, Dental, Vision
• Pet Insurance
• 401k Retirement Plan with 50% employer match for the first 4%
• 100% Employer Paid Life and Accidental Insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – for team members and dependents
• Discounts for movie tickets, amusement parks, travel, hotels, sporting events, shows, etc.
• Initial and ongoing training and professional development opportunities
• Opportunities for growth and advancement
• Employee referral incentive pay - $1500
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Credit Union Membership

JOB SUMMARY:

The Child Development Specialist works under the supervision of the Director of Early Care and Education and with the guidance of the Head of Educational Excellence. The Child Development Specialist (CDS) partners with a team of CDS’s to ensure comprehensive, high quality early education experiences for children/families enrolled in Allies’ network of contracted licensed family child care home providers (Providers). The Child Development Specialist plays a critical role in client and Provider recruitment, ongoing training, health/safety monitoring, comprehensive family services and lesson plan processes.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Early Education Duties

Children

• Schedule and perform observations and developmental assessments of children (include parent and provider input); responsible for completion of Desired Results Developmental Profile assessments for children in the FCCHEN and EHS Program.
• Complete semi-annual developmental screenings (Ages and Stages Questionnaires- 3 and Social-Emotional) with parents during home visits; assist in referring children to inclusion team and or local agency, if needed; partner with parents and families through the formal evaluation process

Families

• Conduct two home visits per fiscal year for each family on your caseload to ensure appropriate resources and provide emotional encouragement
• Identify child social or health needs and provide referrals to parents regarding public assistance, health, housing, counseling, etc. as needed
• Support completion of semi-annual 5 protective factors surveys, annual family survey, etc.
• Confer with parents on an as-needed basis, offering them resources and mediating parent/provider conflict, as well as discussing children’s assessments, needs and interests, and strategies to use in facilitating children’s growth and development
• Actively support parental involvement by planning and facilitating responsive and directed parent activities
• Facilitate opportunities for parents and families to participate in program’s education services and trainings
• Participate in implementation of program-wide parent advisory group
• Support Family and Community Specialist in assisting, guiding and educating each family during transition process to a preschool, Head Start Program and or Kindergarten.
• Assist in planning parent activities, encourage parent participation in program activities, and obtain feedback from parents regarding the level of satisfaction with the services they received
• Provide support in the follow-up and retrieval of health, nutrition, mental health and disability requirements
• Collaborate with Health Services Coordinator, Family and Community Specialist, Mental Health Specialist and/or Inclusion Specialist to ensure the health, nutrition and special needs of children are addresse