Early Learning Specialist - CI Job San Jose California USA,Education / Teaching

Position Summary:

In partnership with

Parent

Child+ National Center, Catholic Charities will implement the evidence-based

Parent

Child+ Home Based Child Care(HBCC) Program to enrich care environments via fostering provider-child, provider-parentand parent-child relationships. The National Center ofParent

Child+ will provide oversight in staff development/training, program implementation, data collection,evaluation and reporting in the delivery of the
Parent Child+ HBCC
model.

The Early Learning Specialist conducts bi-weekly home visits to 8 providers to aid children 16 month to3 year-oldto develop their literacy and language skills and support licensed or unlicensed Childcare providers to practice strategies that support language development and child interaction. The Early Learning Specialist is trained by theParent

Child+ National Center tofollow the protocols, curriculum, and strategiesestablishedby the program and follows the evidence based curriculum with fidelity. The Early Learning Specialist supports the recruitment of participants based on program guidelines andcoordinatesprovidersand home visitor placements. The Early Learning Specialist will engage in network opportunities with internal and external organizations and other programs to promote anddisseminateinformation to Caregivers, communitygroupsand staff. The Early Learning Specialist will coordinate and monitor scheduling, pricing, and technical performance of the program.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Provide home visits twice a week to assigned families to deliver

Parent

Child+ HBCC curriculum.

Facilitate model play, reading, and verbal interaction behaviors/activities between caregiver and child (16 months to3 year-old).

Participate in a Community of Practice that takes place one-hour, bi-weekly, for one year

Understand and model age appropriate expectations

Coordinates and monitors service delivery and engages in quality assurance and continuous quality improvement of the program.

Complete written reports after each home visit and input data into the database

Assist in planning, coordinating and execution of workshops, meetings etc. This includes attending, participating in and facilitating sessions, presentations and group discussions/activities.

Provide program oversight and support while acting as the first point of contact to community members/program participants.

Prepare information to be provided as resources in the community and ensure that this information is culturally, linguistically, and developmentally appropriate and relevant to the family;

Help parents and caregivers identify gaps, barriers, and/or issues that interfere with children’s healthy development.

Complete required assessments and collect data as assigned including ASQ and ASQ:

SE, CBT and PICCOLO.

Maintain secure and confidential records and files for each family served. Maintain confidentiality of client information.

Participate in trainings related to Parent Child+ curriculum and developmental materials used for working with families.

Attend Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County trainings, meetings, and events as required.

With the support of the Manager, refer and connect families to community resources and serve as a facilitator in linking participants to social, educational, and health services.

Follow directions from the program manager/ or director in completing duties as assigned verbally or in the work plan.

Understand agency guidelines and policies and procedures and act in alignment with the CCSCC core values of Service, Compassion and Justice for all

Complete all other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience

Experience in social services in community settings with families preferred and experience working previously with other early learning…