Early Intervention Specialist

The mission of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is to work collaboratively toward the prevention of homelessness and the creation of lasting solutions for homeless and at‑risk families, children, and individuals throughout Colorado. The Coalition advocates for and provides a continuum of housing and a variety of services to improve the health, well‑being, and stability of those it serves.

We believe all people have the right to adequate housing and health care. We work to remove the barriers that restrict access to these rights. Society benefits when adequate housing and health care are available to everyone. We create lasting solutions to homelessness by:

• Honoring the inherent dignity of those we serve, affirming their capabilities and fostering their hope that a better life is possible.
• Building strong, caring and trauma‑informed communities through the integration of housing, health care and supportive services.
• Advocating for social and racial equity, inclusion and diversity, and challenging the status quo in partnership with our workforce members and those we serve.
• Achieving excellence through continuous quality assurance, innovation and professional development.
• Using resources judiciously and effectively.

The Early Intervention Services Specialist provides prevention‑focused, relationship‑based support to families with young children experiencing homelessness or housing instability, with an emphasis on promoting healthy child development and preventing child abuse and neglect. Embedded within a childcare setting, the role supports children’s developmental and social‑emotional growth to build school readiness, while partnering with caregivers, early childhood staff, and community providers to identify emerging needs early, offer developmentally informed guidance, and connect families to resources using trauma‑informed, culturally responsive, and strengths‑based approaches.

• Valid driver’s license required. This requirement may be waived, if necessary, based on overall candidate experience and current needs of the business.

• Choice of HMO or PPO health insurance coverage options: full‑time employees contribute only 1% of their earnings for their own HMO health coverage and no more than 4% of their earnings for coverage of eligible dependents. We’re proud to offer same‑and opposite‑sex domestic partner coverage.
• Choice of dental insurance or discount plan.
• Vision insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care / dependent care / parking expenses.
• Free basic life and AD&D insurance coverage.
• Employee Assistance Program, a problem‑solving resource available to you and your household members.
• Dollar‑for‑dollar retirement plan matching contributions up to 5% of earnings with 3‑year vesting.
• Extensive paid time‑off, including 9 holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and three weeks of vacation for new full‑time employees in their first year.

The effective date for your benefits will be the first of the month following your date of hire.

• Respond to all referrals within 48 hours and consult with referral sources as needed to further discuss the needs of the family.
• Conduct outreach and engagement with parents and caregivers to explain services, build trust, and encourage voluntary participation.
• Provide relationship‑based coaching to caregivers to support children’s learning, social‑emotional development, and regulation during daily routines.
• Observe children in natural settings (e.g., childcare classrooms, family environments) to identify developmental strengths and emerging concerns.
• Conduct or coordinate age‑appropriate developmental, social‑emotional, and caregiver‑reported screenings, as appropriate.
• Collaborate with caregivers to interpret screening results and determine next steps.
• Connect families to appropriate community‑based services, including but not limited to Early Intervention/Community Centered Boards (CCBs), Head Start and early learning programs, pediatric and behavioral health providers, school district Child Find programs.
• Serve as a liaison between families, childcare staff, and external partners to…