Infant Toddler Specialist

OlyCAP's Early Childhood Services is hiring an Infant Toddler Specialist in Port Townsend, Washington. The position is full-time with benefits. While we accept resumes for review, we require our job application if a candidate is selected for an interview. The job application and full job description are available at www.olycap.org (in the employment section of "Get Involved"). Below is a brief summary of the position.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Preferred: Associate degree or higher in early childhood education

Required: Child development associate credential (CDA) or an equivalent credential

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: The Infant Toddler Specialist (ITS) is responsible for the delivery of direct services to children ages birth to 3 years old and their families, in areas of classroom instruction, social service, health education, and parent involvement. The ITS is responsible for proactive participation in center/social service jobs as assigned to support the overall operations of the center.

Responsibilities:

1. Provide direct primary care to a small group of infants/toddlers including routine care, documentation, and interaction with parents and other staff on behalf of these children.

2. Plan, develop and maintain a safe, healthy, and attractive learning environment including provision of developmentally appropriate materials and activities consistent to funding requirements and program standards.

3. Provide required home visits/conferences to participating families according to program calendar.

4. Assist in accessing and documenting perinatal and child health care including well child, dental, nutrition and immunizations.

5. Provide screening to assess the social, cognitive, nutritional and physical needs of children between the ages of birth to three enrolled in Early Head Start; and develop plans in collaboration with parents and other staff to address these assessed needs.

6. Monitor and document the progress of each child in the family file.

7. Discuss progress of the children with their parents and respond to the expressed concerns of parents by designing individualized learning plan (ILP).

8. Develop a partnership with participating parents in which the strengths and needs of the family will be assessed and an individualized family assessment and goal plan will be developed, implemented and documented.

9. Serve as a resource and support in identifying and accessing appropriate community resources for children birth to three years of age and their families.

10. Model appropriate communication skills, guidance techniques, and nurturing qualities and promote positive attachments between caregivers, children and families.

11. Provide consultation and support regarding best practices in early childhood education to providers of childcare for participating children.

12. Help transition families from Early Head Start to the next learning environment in the continuum of early childhood services.

13. Support facilitation of parent committee meetings and other parent groups.

14. Support identification and facilitation of parent training and education needs and potential community trainers.

15. Create a monthly newsletter.

16. Ensure documentation of parent and community involvement, and donations (In-kind).

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17. Prepare and submit monthly reports as required.

18. Maintain family files with accurate and updated information in a timely and organized manner.

19. Other duties as assigned.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $22.01 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Commute:

• Port Townsend, WA 98368 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Port Townsend, WA 98368: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $22