Holy Family Day Home is a 501(c) (3) organization celebrating 100 years of providing high quality childcare and family support services in San Francisco. Our mission is to provide affordable, high quality, early educational childcare in a stable and nurturing environment, thereby offering the children of working families a sound foundation for lifelong development, continuing a tradition established by the Sisters of the Holy Family.

Scope of Work:

The Social and Emotional Specialist is a member of the Family Support Services team and a key member of our classroom support team. The role of the Social and Emotional Specialist is to develop, facilitate, and support the social-emotional growth of young children who attend Holy Family Day Home through behavioral and ABA-based interventions. The Social and Emotional Specialist will provide immediate and scheduled support for classrooms and children exhibiting maladaptive or unmanageable behaviors. This specialist will be assigned students to work with by the Family Support Services team and will be expected to maintain consistent and sound therapeutic notes and document progress toward treatment goals. The Social and Emotional Specialist will be expected to develop behavior support plans and objectives for each client on their assigned caseload. The Social and Emotional Specialist collaborates with the program team to keep abreast of the needs of the students in their sessions.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA/BS Psychology, Social Work, Child Development, Applied Behavior Analysis.
• At least 2 years’ experience working in an ABA therapeutic or clinical capacity with children below the age of 5 exhibiting moderate to severe behavioral issues and/or social emotional and developmental delays.
• Ability to maintain composure and sound judgement
• Willingness to implement physical/verbal/gestural/ and other re-directive techniques.
• Excellent computer skills including working knowledge of Windows, Outlook, Excel, MSOffice.
• Bilingual (English-Spanish preferred)
• Experience working with people from diverse racial, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds, including houseless neighbors.
• Ability to lift 50lbs and to sit, stand, and bend for long periods of time.
• Must pass Live Scan fingerprinting process and background check.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provide in classroom support to children with behavioral needs.
• Work with HFDH Family Services Team; consisting of Case Manager, Family Service Coordinator and Program Director to identify and engage child and families in supportive services.
• Collaborate with teachers and support staff to provide trauma-informed behavioral support plans.
• Provide or collaborate on a formal assessment for each child after meeting with the child's family and teachers, observing the child in class and meeting with the child individually.
• Draft behavior support plans for each child and discuss them with the parents; obtain the parents’ approval of the plan.
• Provide referrals to adjunct services for children as needed.
• All other duties assigned.

Communication:

• Work cooperatively with parents, staff and third-party consultants to meet the individual needs of children and their families.
• Conduct meetings with parents/guardians for child assessment.
• Maintain communication regarding Holy Family Day Home to parents, other staff members, and the surrounding community.
• Meet regularly with administration, parents, teachers and others regarding the developmental progress of children and interpretation of HFDH policies.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $32.00 - $35.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus opportunities

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• ABA therapeutic capacity with children under 7 yrs. old: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person