Education Navigator - Child Care Connection

BASE WAGE

$21.61-$23.77 per hour based on education and experience.

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 Higher Education Navigator’s principal function is to create positive impacts in the early care and education field through recruiting and connecting the incumbent workforce with Early Childhood Education programs at 2- and 4-year colleges and universities and supporting attainment of additional degrees, licenses, and credentials. By facilitating cross-system collaboration efforts, the Higher Education Navigator will advance our mission to support and strengthen the child care system to attract and build the child care workforce so that families have access to affordable, quality care and education.

You will:

• Plan, publicize, and facilitate informational/educational sessions on higher education, scholarship, and financial aid processes/opportunities for incumbent Early Childhood Education workforce.
• Provide support to incumbent workforce on assessing needs, sharing information, and connecting them to higher education opportunities through phone calls, email, in-person / virtual meetings.
• Build relationships with key staff at Early Childhood Education programs at 2- and 4-year colleges and universities to understand programs and help identify appropriate candidates from incumbent workforce.
• Conduct outreach activities to members of the Early Childhood Education workforce in matters related to the recruitment of interested members of the incumbent workforce, technical assistance, and informational outreach.
• Collect information on barriers to higher education experienced by incumbent workforce members.

• Believe that early childhood education is the first step to a child’s successful future.
• Have great attention to detail while working quickly and are great communicators.
• Are passionate about building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for all.
• 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: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university and a minimum of two years of work experience in early childhood care and education, counseling/social work, family support, adult education, or higher education.

Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in one of the following related fields (Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Child Psychology/Behavioral Sciences, Family Consumer Sciences, Social Work, Elementary Education, Child Welfare, Family Services).

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…