Recruitment, Retention and Outreach Specialist

Recruitment, Retention and Outreach Specialist

BASE WAGE $20.53-$22.58 per hour based on education level.

JOB TYPE Full-Time

SAL Community Services connects the community to services that ensure every child can succeed in school and life, and every adult has access to basic human needs like food, counseling, child care, and housing. We do this by listening, learning, and acting to help individuals and families navigate the barriers that prevent them from moving their life forward in a positive way.

The Recruitment, Retention and Outreach Specialist serves as a community liaison for Child Care Resource & Referral of Midwestern Illinois (CCR&R) to create connections between CCR&R and community agencies, families, and child care providers. Includes coordination of retention and recruitment efforts of the CCR&R to ensure access to quality child care services across the service delivery area as well as data collection, maintenance, and analysis.

You will:

• Develop and implement strategies to provide support and assistance in the retention and improvement of quality of child care resources
• Address coordination and development of new childcare options.
• Identify and implement recruitment strategies to ensure access to quality child care environments reflective of needs across the Service Delivery Area (SDA).
• Lead community system development efforts within the SDA to foster collaboration and connections that address needs of child care providers and families accessing care.
• Market services of CCR&R within the community including informational outreach to partnering service providers and recruitment of families and providers for participation in the Child Care Assistance Program.

• Share a love for children and a passion for helping them learn, grow, and thrive;
• Enjoy following a routine, and welcome the in-the-moment changes that come with each day in childcare;
• Believe that early childhood education is the first step to a child's successful future;
• Are passionate about building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for all, and,
• Are professional, kind, and don't take themselves too seriously!

Our entire compensation package includes paid time off and paid holidays; health, dental, and vision benefits; 401(k) with employer contribution; and pet insurance. A full list of benefits is available on our website at salcommunityservices.org.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. A full list of job responsibilities will be provided prior to an interview. This position must obtain required background clearances. Requests for reasonable accommodation as required under applicable law will be considered.

Required: Associate’s Degree from an accredited college or university in one of the following related fields (ECE, Child Development, Child Psychology/Behavioral Sciences, Family Consumer Sciences, Social Work, Elementary Education, Child Welfare, Family Services); OR an Associate’s Degree with at least two (2) years’ experience in the early care and education field.
Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college/university in a related field as listed above.

SAL Community Services (SAL) strengthens children, families, and individuals to build and enhance thriving communities.

At SAL Community Services, we provide Support, Advocacy, and Learning in our communities—from childhood to adulthood. Our mission is to strengthen children, families, and individuals to build and enhance thriving communities. Founded in 1970, we have a history of listening to the needs of our community and responding. We have grown from an organization focused on providing quality child care to low-income working families to one that meets a wide variety of needs, from early care and education to crisis assistance and stabilization services.

Today, SAL has a bi-state 17 county regional footprint from the Quad Cities to Central Illinois area. We advocate with and for the people we support, the communities we serve, and the…