Pay Rate : $22.52 / hour
Hours per week : 40
Weeks per year : 52
Community Services for Children is seeking a Child Development Partner in the Early Head Start Home Visitation Program for pregnant women, infants, toddlers and their families.
CSC's Head Start / Early Head Start program has been designated as a Program of Excellence. This is a unique opportunity to make a difference in the lives for at risk young children and their families.
We are a large, well-established, high performing organization located in the heart of the Lehigh Valley. Selected as a 2015, 2017, 2020 and 2021 Top Workplace, CSC is a leader in early childhood education.
Work Environment :
Newly hired Community Services for Children staff members will receive a $500 net monetary incentive. The candidate will receive the $500 payout upon completion of probation.
Job Responsibilities
- Deliver weekly comprehensive services to children and families in their homes.
- Provide individualized education on prenatal and child development, parenting and promote a healthy family lifestyle.
- Partner with parents to provide activities, experiences and resources that support healthy births, children ready to learn and stable families.
- Provide bimonthly classroom experiences for children and parents to support positive interactions.
- Promote parents as their child's first and most important teacher.
- Model and support positive, nurturing parent- child relationships.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required in Early Childhood Education, Social Work, Human Development and Family Studies, Psychology or related field.
- Three years' experience working with infants and toddlers required.
- Arabic / English bilingual a plus.
- Spanish / English bilingual a plus.
- Valid driver's license, full time use of a car and the ability to transport families in private vehicle.
- Ability to communicate, organize and maintain records, and use of technology.
- Able to flex work hours to meet the needs of the program including working evenings and occasional Saturdays. Benefits :
- Full time.
- Full time.
- Low cost / rich benefit plans
- Paid leave for vacation, sick, and personal days.
- 13 paid holidays
- Agency sponsored 401k retirement plan.