Child Development Specialist

About Heartland Human Care Services

Heartland Human Care Services At Heartland Human Care Services, we support people as they build on their strengths. We address immediate needs for today, like housing and advocacy, while providing job and financial training for tomorrow. Because we have seen it, we believe that with support and training, lives can change.

Essential Functions:

Plans and implements early childhood education activities. Coordinates early childhood education volunteers and interns, in collaboration with management. Recruits and conducts outreach to families to participate in early childhood development, family literacy and parenting education activities, in collaboration with Adult Education staff. Develops age appropriate and culturally relevant curriculum for early childhood education program. Coordinates testing for Family Literacy program participants.

Plans and implements parent child together activities. Leads library and other parent-child field trips. Completes assessments and tracks and documents outcomes. Prepares monthly and quarterly reports. Provides basic case management services to families with preschool aged children. Collaborates with Adult Education staff to ensure that literacy instruction is aligned. Participates in staff meetings, in-service training, professional development, and organization activities.

Assists families in completing pre-school, Action for Children, and other childcare applications. Builds relationships with local community organizations, schools, and other stakeholders to promote services and outreach potential participants. Organizes informational workshops for refugee and immigrant parents in the community to raise awareness about early childhood education and available services. Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

High School Diploma or G.E.D. is required. Bachelor's degree may be required if mandated by funder and/or regulatory agency. Two (2) years’ experience working in child care, education, case work, human services or related field is required. Experience working with refugee and resettlement populations is preferred. Relevant lived experience in refugee resettlement or forced migration may be considered. Fluency in a second language may be required if mandated by funder or regulatory agency.

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