Education and Workforce Development Navigator - Child Care Connection

Higher Education and Workforce Development Navigator

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

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 such as food, counseling, child care, and housing. The Higher Education Navigator’s principal function is to create positive impacts in the early care and education field by 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, the Navigator will advance our mission to support and strengthen the child care system so that families have access to affordable, quality care and education.

• Plan, publicize, and facilitate informational/educational sessions on higher education, scholarship, and financial aid processes and 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, and 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 related to recruitment of interested members, 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, paid holidays, health, dental, and vision benefits; a 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, a candidate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Background clearances are required. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be considered under applicable law.

• 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 is an equal opportunity employer and believes in equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. Accordingly, all employment decisions are based on the principles of equal opportunity. These decisions include recruitment, selection, promotion, transfer, discipline, compensation, benefits, training and other personnel actions involving persons in all job titles and shall occur without regard to actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, military status, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status, familial status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.