Family Child Care Specialist
*Apply online today at www.salcommunityservices.org/jobs*
Family Child Care Specialist - Home Child Care Network
BASE WAGE $21.29-$23.41 per hour based on education level.
JOB TYPE Full-Time
DESCRIPTION
The Home Child Care Network, part of SAL Community Services, is the Quad Cities area’s leading provider of early childhood care and education. We provide a safe, secure and supportive environment centered on how playing can charge the mind of the children we care for.
The Home Child Care Network, part of SAL Community Services, is the Quad Cities area’s leading provider of early childhood care and education. We provide a safe, secure and supportive environment centered on how playing can charge the mind of the children we care for.
As a Home Child Care Network (HCCN) Family Child Care Specialist on our team, you will work with licensed, home child care providers. This means you’ll do things like:
- Collaborates with existing agencies and coordinates services for home providers.
- Recruits and enrolls participating home child care providers; completes necessary paperwork.
- Provides child care referral services to families seeking child care within Home Child Care Network.
- Produces necessary reports and projections to administrative personnel within established timelines.
- Visits home providers on regular, monthly basis; documenting quality of care and regulating compliance.
Required: Associate degree in child development or social work or related field plus at least two years of experience in family/home day care and/or licensed child care center with experience exercising leadership skills, problem solving, issues related to early childhood providers, and establishing and maintaining effective working relationships. In lieu of an Associate Degree, 10+ years of experience as a licensed childcare home provider while also working towards completion of an Associate Degree may be considered qualified. Preferred: Bachelor Degree in child development or similar field with two plus years of experience as stated previously.
