What are the responsibilities and job description for the Child Development Partner position at Community Services for Children?
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Community Services for Children is adding to our Early Head Start Home Visitation Program team. We are seeking a Child Development Partner to help us make a difference in the lives of at-risk families. This position provides individualized support for pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and their families. Join us and be a part of CSC’s Head Start/Early Head Start program that has been designated a Program of Excellence.
Work Environment: 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. We work together to prepare young children and their families to succeed in learning – and life! Our culture encourages a growth mindset and promotes work/life balance - offering generous paid time off packages and comprehensive benefits.
Newly hired staff members will receive a $500 net monetary incentive 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 technology.
- Able to flex work hours to meet the needs of the program including working evenings and occasional Saturdays.
Benefits:
- Full time
- Low cost/rich benefit plans
- Paid leave for vacation, sick, and personal days
- 13 paid holidays
- Agency sponsored 401k retirement plan
