Health Specialist (Early Childhood)

Children's Home & Aid; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a mission-driven team focused on creating equitable opportunities for children and families. As a Health Specialist, you will play a vital role in our early childhood education efforts, ensuring children's health data is accurately managed and services are scheduled effectively. This position offers a chance to make a real difference in the community while collaborating with passionate professionals. Enjoy a supportive environment that values diversity and inclusion, where your contributions will help shape the future of families in Illinois. If you're ready to take on meaningful work and grow your career, we encourage you to apply today.

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off (3+ weeks)

11 Paid Holidays

401(k) with Match

Student Loan Forgiveness

Qualifications

• Experience with database management and health data is essential.
• An associate’s degree in health or social services is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support for health services in early childhood programs.
• Monitor and enter children's health data into the management system.

Skills

Database Management

Health Data Management

Administrative Support

Education

Associate’s Degree in Health Services

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Services

Job description

Brightpoint invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a common vision: an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. As a leader in the human services sector for 140 years, we aim to advance the well-being of children by investing in families and strengthening communities through data-informed, collaborative, and preventative solutions.

The Health Specialist is a critical member of the region’s early childhood education team, working collaboratively within and across programs to ensure a relentless focus on keeping children safe and supporting families, consistent with our agency's Blueprint for Impact, which includes replacing what we currently think of as child welfare services with what we know to be child, family, and community well-being solutions. As a Health Specialist, you will provide administrative support in the health area to staff in 0-5 Early Childhood programs. You will monitor documentation of children’s health data and enter information in the data management system as well as schedule health services for the children at the centers.

Candidate qualifications:

• Associate’s degree in Health Services, Social Services, or related field required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with database management required; experience maintaining health data a plus.
• Valid driver's license, insurance, and a reliable vehicle required.

Job details:

• Compensation: Hourly: Range is between $20.19-$25.24 per hour, offers are commensurate with experience and bilingual candidates may receive additional compensation. The salary range provided represents our current estimate for this role at the time of posting and is subject to change. The final salary will be determined based on a range of factors, including but not limited to, a candidate's relevant experience, education, qualifications, skills, certifications, and alignment with organizational needs. We are dedicated to fair and equitable compensation practices and are committed to fostering a diverse workforce while providing equal opportunities for all candidates.
• Benefits: Medical/dental/vision insurance, 3+ weeks paid time off in the first year including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day (PTO increases with tenure); 11 paid holidays, supplemental insurance options, 401(k) with match.
• Location: In office, must be on site at our Schaumburg location.
• Schedule: Full-time, Mon-Fri hourly; evening hours required as well as occasional weekends.
• Student Loan Forgiveness: Brightpoint is an approved agency for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

Where you work matters.

We believe that by building diverse and inclusive teams of passionate advocates for youth and families, we can continue to show up for Illinois families, putting those families at the center of every decision, and strengthening the communities where we all work, play, and live together.

We invite you to become an active member of a team that supports, inspires, and challenges each other, and grow your career in an organization that celebrates emerging leaders and provides development and learning opportunities aligned with your individual goals and aspirations. If you are looking for an opportunity to do meaningful work, including raising your unique and authentic voice to disrupt the systemic inequality impacting children and families, we encourage you to apply today.

Brightpoint is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action. All employment activities are conducted in an equal and equitable fashion. The Agency prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, parental status, veteran status, source of income, and any other legally protected category in the recruitment, selection, hiring, determination of salary level and benefits, promotion, demotion, layoff, termination, and other terms and conditions of employment.

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