Early Learning Specialist

About the role

The ParentChild+’s Early Learning Specialist (ELS) at Community Health Programs (CHP) plays a crucial role in supporting families and enhancing early childhood development. CHP is a mission-driven nonprofit dedicated to providing accessible health care and family services.

Responsibilities

• Completes a minimum of 16-hours of training prior to beginning home visits.
• Attends and participates in weekly supervisory training (minimum two-hour) staff meetings.
• Videos with assigned families, in their homes, on a twice weekly basis, demonstrating reading, play, and verbal interaction behaviors with two or three-year-old children and their parents or primary caretakers.
• Completes required paperwork on a weekly basis, including preparing written anecdotal reports on each visit and conducting regular child development and parent-child interaction assessments.
• Keeps all family information confidential except as required by law.
• Demonstrates warmth and patience when working with toddlers and their families.
• Enjoys working independently and carrying out work responsibilities without daily supervision.
• Has a non-judgmental attitude toward families and other staff.
• Is flexible in the home setting, can respond to a variety of circumstances as they occur, and shows good judgment in seeking support and guidance when needed.
• Is interested in learning about the model and in being a life-long learner.
• Knows the community they will be working in.
• Experience working with young children or parents and/or with community-based organizations.
• Shares a language, life experiences, cultural, and community match with the families with whom they will be working.

Qualifications

• A High School Degree or Life Related Experience.
• A valid driver’s license and reliable transportation (mileage reimbursement).

Physical Requirements

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Pay

$18.00 - $21.00 / hour

Schedule

Part-Time 5hrs-19.5hrs/week