What are the responsibilities and job description for the Infant Toddler Child Care Specialist position at SAL Community Services?
BASE WAGE $22.69-$24.96 per hour based on education and experience.
JOB TYPE Full-Time
Description
SAL Community Services connects the community to services that ensure every child can succeed in school and life, and every adult has access to basic human needs like food, counseling, child care, and housing. We do this by listening, learning, and acting to help individuals and families navigate the barriers that prevent them from moving their life forward in a positive way.
The Infant Toddler Child Care Specialist provides training, support, and consultation to child care providers striving to deliver developmentally appropriate infant and toddler child care and improve access to quality child care for all children.
Our entire compensation package includes paid time off and paid holidays; health, dental, and vision benefits; 401(k) with employer contribution; and pet insurance. A full list of benefits is available on our website at salcommunityservices.org.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. A full list of job responsibilities will be provided prior to an interview. This position must obtain required background clearances. Requests for reasonable accommodation as required under applicable law will be considered.
Education And Experience
Required: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university in child development, early childhood education or related field; OR a Bachelor’s degree in one of the following related fields with a minimum of 18 hours in early childhood coursework (Child Psychology/Behavioral Sciences, Family Consumer Sciences, Social Work, Elementary Education, Child Welfare, Family Services, Psychology, Sociology, Human Development). A minimum of three (3) years paid experience working in a child care setting including the experience required by the Early Childhood Education 5 and Infant Toddler Credential 4 Credentials and the remainder of the three (3) years working as a family child care provider, center-based administrator, center-based teacher or teacher assistant, or Illinois Preschool for All teacher. Preferred: Master's Degree OR Required Infant/Toddler and ECE Credentials achieved prior to hire. Two or more years in Early Childhood Coaching or guiding a program through accreditation or a Quality Rating System.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION Mission
SAL Community Services (SAL) strengthens children, families, and individuals to build and enhance thriving communities.
About Us
At SAL Community Services, we provide Support, Advocacy, and Learning in our communities—from childhood to adulthood. Our mission is to strengthen children, families, and individuals to build and enhance thriving communities. Founded in 1970, we have a history of listening to the needs of our community and responding. We have grown from an organization focused on providing quality child care to low-income working families to one that meets a wide variety of needs, from early care and education to crisis assistance and stabilization services. Today, SAL has a bi-state 17 county regional footprint from the Quad Cities to Central Illinois area. We advocate with and for the people we support, the communities we serve, and the solutions we champion, and we offer an inclusive, welcoming community for the people we serve—and our employees. Learn more on our website at www.salcommunityservices.org/about-us.
EOE STATEMENT SAL Community Services is an equal opportunity employer and believes in equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. Accordingly, all employment decisions are based on the principles of equal opportunity. These decisions include recruitment, selection, promotion, transfer, discipline, compensation, benefits, training and other personnel actions involving persons in all job titles and shall occur without regard to actual or perceived race, creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, religion (or for requesting an accommodation for a religious belief), sex, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information (as defined in Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)), military status or discharge status, veteran status, qualified disabled veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, transgenderism, marital status, citizenship status, familial status, physical or mental disability (or for requesting an accommodation for a disability), association with a disabled person(s), medical condition (including HIV or AIDS status, cancer related or genetic characteristics) arrest record (unless doing so violates contractual, funding, or licensing requirements), order of protection status, pregnancy (including conditions related to childbirth or breast feeding), homelessness or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
LOCATION SAL Child Care Resource & Referral of Midwestern Illinois
EXEMPT/NON-EXEMPT Non-Exempt
JOB TYPE Full-Time
Description
SAL Community Services connects the community to services that ensure every child can succeed in school and life, and every adult has access to basic human needs like food, counseling, child care, and housing. We do this by listening, learning, and acting to help individuals and families navigate the barriers that prevent them from moving their life forward in a positive way.
The Infant Toddler Child Care Specialist provides training, support, and consultation to child care providers striving to deliver developmentally appropriate infant and toddler child care and improve access to quality child care for all children.
- Develop working relationships with child care providers (centers and home providers) to support them in improving the quality of services to all children, with a specialty in working with infants and toddlers (birth-3 years).
- Provide support to child care providers interested in ExceleRate Illinois quality rating and improvement system.
- Provide on-site technical assistance based on assessments of the infant toddler program (e.g., Program for Infant Toddler Care Principles, Infant Toddler Environment Rating Scale, etc.).
- Work with community partners, e.g., businesses and schools, to increase awareness of the importance of and the impact that high quality child care has on the developing child.
- Believe that early childhood education is the first step to a child’s successful future;
- Have great attention to detail while working quickly and are great communicators;
- Are passionate about building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for all, and,
- Are professional, kind, and don’t take themselves too seriously!
Our entire compensation package includes paid time off and paid holidays; health, dental, and vision benefits; 401(k) with employer contribution; and pet insurance. A full list of benefits is available on our website at salcommunityservices.org.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. A full list of job responsibilities will be provided prior to an interview. This position must obtain required background clearances. Requests for reasonable accommodation as required under applicable law will be considered.
Education And Experience
Required: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university in child development, early childhood education or related field; OR a Bachelor’s degree in one of the following related fields with a minimum of 18 hours in early childhood coursework (Child Psychology/Behavioral Sciences, Family Consumer Sciences, Social Work, Elementary Education, Child Welfare, Family Services, Psychology, Sociology, Human Development). A minimum of three (3) years paid experience working in a child care setting including the experience required by the Early Childhood Education 5 and Infant Toddler Credential 4 Credentials and the remainder of the three (3) years working as a family child care provider, center-based administrator, center-based teacher or teacher assistant, or Illinois Preschool for All teacher. Preferred: Master's Degree OR Required Infant/Toddler and ECE Credentials achieved prior to hire. Two or more years in Early Childhood Coaching or guiding a program through accreditation or a Quality Rating System.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION Mission
SAL Community Services (SAL) strengthens children, families, and individuals to build and enhance thriving communities.
About Us
At SAL Community Services, we provide Support, Advocacy, and Learning in our communities—from childhood to adulthood. Our mission is to strengthen children, families, and individuals to build and enhance thriving communities. Founded in 1970, we have a history of listening to the needs of our community and responding. We have grown from an organization focused on providing quality child care to low-income working families to one that meets a wide variety of needs, from early care and education to crisis assistance and stabilization services. Today, SAL has a bi-state 17 county regional footprint from the Quad Cities to Central Illinois area. We advocate with and for the people we support, the communities we serve, and the solutions we champion, and we offer an inclusive, welcoming community for the people we serve—and our employees. Learn more on our website at www.salcommunityservices.org/about-us.
EOE STATEMENT SAL Community Services is an equal opportunity employer and believes in equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. Accordingly, all employment decisions are based on the principles of equal opportunity. These decisions include recruitment, selection, promotion, transfer, discipline, compensation, benefits, training and other personnel actions involving persons in all job titles and shall occur without regard to actual or perceived race, creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, religion (or for requesting an accommodation for a religious belief), sex, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information (as defined in Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)), military status or discharge status, veteran status, qualified disabled veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, transgenderism, marital status, citizenship status, familial status, physical or mental disability (or for requesting an accommodation for a disability), association with a disabled person(s), medical condition (including HIV or AIDS status, cancer related or genetic characteristics) arrest record (unless doing so violates contractual, funding, or licensing requirements), order of protection status, pregnancy (including conditions related to childbirth or breast feeding), homelessness or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
LOCATION SAL Child Care Resource & Referral of Midwestern Illinois
EXEMPT/NON-EXEMPT Non-Exempt
Salary : $23 - $25