Early Childhood Development Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct ECD screenings such as Ages and Stages and Social Emotional Development.
• Provide standard information to families of young children on the importance of ECD.
• Provide ECD expert consultation or brief intervention with families.
• Conduct parent workshops.
• Provide ECD expert consultation to the care teams (pediatricians, behavioral health counselors, and social workers).
• Work with the Erie and Niagara County Department of Health Early Intervention (EI) program to engage families in follow-up services.
• Connect families to needed follow-up services.
• Work with Erie and Niagara Head Start/Early Head Start Programs and other community organizations.
• Acquire and maintain sound knowledge and understanding of the ECD program requirements and outcomes, the organization, its mission, and its operational and functional processes.
• Document processes and maintain data records.
• Utilize ECD best practices.
• Participate in and contribute to Quality Improvement activities and functions as needed.
• Leverage appropriate resources, experience, and skills to achieve results on time and within budget.
• Provide regular progress updates and prepare prescribed reports as directed.
• Perform under minimal supervision with accountability for specific goals and objectives.
• Work with the Leadership team to develop performance improvement targets for quality, service, and efficiency.
• Foster a productive work environment and the achievement of goals through the demonstration of problem-solving skills, conflict management skills, and team-building skills.
• Attend meetings as required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or related field - Master's Degree preferred.
• Minimum two (2) years experience working in a program serving young children, i.e., infants/toddlers or preschool-age children.
• Must have strong attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Computer literacy.
• Superb written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Proficiency with Electronic Medical Records systems.