CFCE Early Childhood Specialist - Palmer & Monson

Job Details

Job Location:

170-EC
- Palmer Family Center
- Palmer, MA 01080

Education Level: 2 Year Degree Salary Range: $22.00 - $22.00 Hourly Travel Percentage:
Negligible

You will be the welcoming face and key resource for families, directly providing weekly parent/child drop-in playgroups and specialized early childhood events. Your primary focus will be to strengthen parent-child relationships and foster children's early development and kindergarten readiness skills. This involves:

• Planning and leading developmentally appropriate activities
• Integrating early literacy
• Conduct community outreach
• Provide families with resources and referrals (including Welcome Baby visits)
• Support transitions like entering kindergarten

Additionally, you will be responsible for program management tasks such as registering new families, collecting required data (including assisting with ASQ screenings), completing monthly reports, and overseeing communications like a newsletter/social media outreach.

What we are looking for

We are seeking a candidate with an Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field (or equivalent experience) and a minimum of two years of experience working with parents and young children. You should possess basic knowledge of child development, family dynamics, and pre/postpartum issues.

Essential skills include:

• Ability to establish rapport with diverse families with empathy
• Work effectively independently and collaboratively as a team player
• Utilize computer skills for Google documents, calendars, and spreadsheets.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule that includes nights and weekends
• Physically be able to actively lead groups for 1-2 hours, move, sing, interact with children, and lift up to 40 pounds to maintain a safe, engaging environment.

CES is an equal opportunity employer and is particularly interested in candidates from diverse backgrounds, especially candidates whose backgrounds are well-suited to understanding and addressing the needs of the diverse student populations we serve.