Infant Toddler Child Care Specialist

About the role

The Infant Toddler Child Care Specialist provides training, support, and consultation to child care providers striving to deliver developmentally appropriate infant and toddler child care and improve access to quality child care for all children. They work with child care providers to support them in improving the quality of services to all children, with a specialty in working with infants and toddlers (birth-3 years).

Responsibilities

• Develop working relationships with child care providers (centers and home providers) to support them in improving the quality of services to all children, with a specialty in working with infants and toddlers.
• Provide support to child care providers interested in ExceleRate Illinois quality rating and improvement system.
• Provide on-site technical assistance based on assessments of the infant toddler program (e.g., Program for Infant Toddler Care Principles, Infant Toddler Environment Rating Scale, etc.).
• Work with community partners, e.g., businesses and schools, to increase awareness of the importance of and the impact that high quality child care has on the developing child.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university in child development, early childhood education or related field; OR a Bachelor’s degree in one of the following related fields with a minimum of 18 hours in early childhood coursework (Child Psychology/Behavioral Sciences, Family Consumer Sciences, Social Work, Elementary Education, Child Welfare, Family Services, Psychology, Sociology, Human Development).
• A minimum of three (3) years paid experience working in a child care setting including the experience required by the Early Childhood Education 5 and Infant Toddler Credential 4 Credentials.
• Preferred: Master's Degree OR Required Infant/Toddler and ECE Credentials achieved prior to hire. Two or more years in Early Childhood Coaching or guiding a program through accreditation or a Quality Rating System.

Benefits

• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Health, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(k) with employer contribution
• Pet insurance

About the organization

SAL Community Services (SAL) strengthens 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 to crisis assistance and stabilization services. Today, SAL has a bi-state 17 county regional footprint from the Quad Cities to Central Illinois area. We advocate with and for the people we support, the communities we serve, and the solutions we champion, and we offer an inclusive, welcoming community for the people we serve—and our employees.

Pay

BASE WAGE $22.69-$24.96 per hour based on education and experience.

Location

SAL Child Care Resource & Referral of Midwestern Illinois