Child Care Worker/ Infant Toddler Specialist

Job Overview:

The Childcare Worker/Infant Toddler Specialist will provide technical assistance and comprehensive services to aid and enhance the quality of childcare programs and registered family childcare providers serving infants & toddlers throughout Ocean County. This includes collecting and reporting critical data to support program assessment and development of new programs.

Location: Tom's River, NJ

Hours: 35 Hours per Week

Salary: $45,000 per year

CHSofNJ Benefits: Medical, Dental, Life/LTD, PTO, 403(b)

Education requirements: 

Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood or related field

Experience Requirement: 

5 years’ experience working with young children and early childhood education, preferably with the birth – 3-year-old population; familiarity with ITERS-3 and Grow NJ Kids preferred; Bi-lingual preferred.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Promote and support DFD goals, programs & quality enhancement initiatives in existing programs that serve infants and toddlers;
• Provide both targeted and in-depth support to programs serving infants and toddlers through coaching, training, on-site consultation & technical assistance, resource sharing, community outreach and referral to other agencies and quality partners;
• Recruit providers into the Infant Toddler Support Network to exceed DFD minimum requirements;
• Maintain a schedule of contacts & site visits to all programs in the ITSN as directed;
• Conduct ITERS-3 assessments at programs throughout the county in line with ITSN protocol;
• Participate in on-going training and reliability efforts related to ERS tools and other tools and training programs as assigned;
• Achieve and maintain accountability status for both ITERS-3 and FCCERS;
• Achieve and maintain Instructor approval through NJCCIS and any other appropriate agencies;
• Become familiar with and implement IACET standards and guidelines in the creation and implementation of all professional development events;
• Achieve and maintain training credentials for Growing Brain, Zero to Three, PITC, NJ Birth-3 Learning Guidelines, ASQ-3 ASQ-SE and other topics as assigned;
• Achieve and maintain mastery of all training materials and vehicles, including Zoom, PowerPoint and Google Slides; 
• Create training materials & provide training on the above topics as assigned, both virtually and in-person, and any additional topics as directed;
• Work with the lead trainer to coordinate the Professional Development Calendar and provide professional development in line with IACET guidelines on infant/toddler related topic as needed to meet the needs of the community, including daytime, evenings and weekends, both virtually and in-person;
• Promote public awareness of the services through the dissemination of information including presentation at meetings, workshops, conferences, public service announcements, print materials and presentations to organizations & agencies;
• Participate in community events as directed to promote quality enhancement initiatives;
• Participate in Quality Team events as directed, including director’s meetings, information sessions, CDA training, Books Balls & Blocks, screening events, Winter Conference, Children’s Festival
• Complete all program notes and reports and submit in a timely manner;
• Use NJCCIS to track all program referrals, applications, participation agreements, ERS scores, action plans and technical assistance;
• Solicit, collect and organize feedback and needs assessment information from ITSN participants, training participants and the infant toddler community in general;
• Participate in meetings, workgroups and committees as a DFD quality partner stakeholder;
• Inform and educate about DFD quality initiatives, including ITSN & Grow NJ Kids;
• Work closely with the Quality Improvement Specialist to support and encourage transition to GNJK and facilitate and ensure internal communication and knowledge sharing takes place effectively;
• Work closely with Infant Toddler Specialists in other counties and other departments and agencies to coordinate outreach services and to facilitate and ensure internal / external communication and knowledge sharing takes place effectively;
• Work closely with all members of the Quality Team to support quality initiatives and activities throughout the county;
• Participate in and complete all ECLI professional development requirements.
• Complete professional development as directed to develop and enhance coaching, mentoring and instructor skills;

Additional Required Skills:

Excellent teamwork, communication & interpersonal skills, above average computer skills and a good working knowledge of Zoom, Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Outlook are required. Candidate must approach their work with cultural sensitivity towards all participants and staff. Candidate must have a reliable car and a valid driver’s license.

This is a brief description only of the position. Anyone interested may request a full job description from the human resource department.

The Children’s Home Society is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Salary : $45,000