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Description

Salary : $60,000-$75,000

Position Summary : This position is an excellent opportunity for a licensed social worker or a candidate pursuing licensing who is motivated to pursue a specialty in early childhood child and family support services. Based in a pediatric Community Health Center that serves both community members and children in foster care, the Child Development Specialist will be an integrated member of primary care and behavioral health teams. The Child Development Specialist will provide support to children and families through case management during the Early Intervention referral process for children with developmental delays and family counseling for children experiencing developmental challenges due to family or other social hardships.

While experience in early childhood is highly valued, training through the HealthySteps program is an integral part of this position and can work to bring anyone with a genuine interest in early childhood the training needed to shape that interest into solid skills. The Child Development Specialist will work hand in hand with medical providers offering developmental support, brief interventions, referrals, and follow-up for families with children ages 0-3. This role focuses on promoting nurturing caregiver-child relationships, supporting families, and fostering the healthy development and school readiness of infants and toddlers.

Essential Duties :

Preventive and Responsive Support

• Participate in team-based well-child visits alongside pediatric medical providers, with an emphasis on supporting healthy development, social-emotional growth, and caregiver-child relationships.
• Provide short-term consultations for developmental and behavioral concerns such as sleep, feeding, and parenting strategies.
• Maintain a family support line, responding to and tracking call requests within designated response times.
• Facilitate parent / caregiver groups and, when needed, conduct home visits or accompany families to key appointments.

Referrals and Community Collaborations

Support Early Development for Children in Foster Care

Team-Based Care

Caseload Tracking, Record Keeping, and Reporting

Additional Responsibilities

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS :

It is the policy of Children's Aid to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment and is dedicated to maintaining a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. Children's Aid will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or retaliation on any basis, including race, creed, color, national origin, ethnicity, alienage or citizenship status, gender / sex (including pregnancy), disability, religion, source of income, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, familial status, caregiver status, military status, marital or partnership status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking, predisposing genetic characteristics, arrest or conviction record, credit history, unemployment status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Children's Aid is committed to complying with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Children's Aid will conduct a prompt and thorough investigation of all allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or any violation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Policy in a confidential manner and will take appropriate corrective action, if and where warranted. Children's Aid prohibits retaliation against employees who provide information about, complain about, or assist in the investigation of any complaint of discrimination or violation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Policy.

Qualifications

Education Masters of Social Work (required)

Experience 3 years : Pediatric Case Management (required)

Licenses & Certifications LMSW (preferred)

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

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