Job Description
Job Title: Health & Safety Coach, Child Care Assistance Program
Job Duration: Temporary to Hire
Location: Rockford, IL
Pay Rate: $17.00-$17.50/hr
Job Description: - Contact LE providers to schedule & conduct on-site monitoring visits
- Identifies health and safety violations in LE child care settings and as needed, develops a Corrective Action Plan and schedules follow up visits
- Work with the LE provider community to enhance the quality of care being provided in the child care setting
- Maintain files and enter LE Provider information into software programs
- Report abuse/neglect and illegal child care operations
- Outreach to LE Child Care programs
- Assisting LE Child Care providers with completion of online trainings
- Research, gather, and track data for health, safety and child development
- Adheres to CCR&R employee policy & procedures
- Observes reporting requirements and meets deadlines
- Constant phone utilization to schedule visits, plan upcoming training and communicate with providers
- Provides basic technical assistance to child care providers on issues related to Health, Safety and Child Development training requirements
- Stays current with new policy changes & updates
- Links parents and providers to other programs for additional support
- Preserves confidentiality of program, client, and provider information
- Participates in staff meetings, working to uphold the mission
- Participates in continuing education activities
- Communicates with impartiality and respect for all parents'/guardians' child care choices
- Speaks to the purpose and services of the program
- Responds with sensitivity to families' socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic and religious backgrounds, individual needs and capabilities
- Performs other duties as required by Supervisor, Directors and CEO
Qualification: - Must have at least an Associate Degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent education and/or experience in social work, customer service, data entry or related field. Equivalent defined as college credits and/or work hours equal to two (2) full years of education and/or full-time work (Staff hired in this position prior to July 1, 2020 are grandfathered in)•
- Must be able to clear a comprehensive background check including: child abuse and neglect (CANTS), Sex Offender Registry (SOR) and Criminal background via fingerprint check
- Technical proficiency with a personal computer and various software packages
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Enjoy working as a team member as well as independently
- Ability to lift 30 pounds, sit, stand, bend, and twist
- Ability to type at least 30 words per minute
- Valid Illinois driver's license and valid vehicle insurance
- Must become Gateways to Opportunities Registry member within two (2) months of employment
- Obtain and document a minimum of fifteen (15) hours of professional development annually
- Completion of INCCRRA CSD training within one year of hire
- Individual must successfully complete the required training for this position within three (3) months of hire
a. Field Safety Training
b. ECE Level 1 Credential
c. IDCFS Child Abuse and Neglect Mandated Reporter
d. What is CCAP?
e. Shaken Baby Syndrome
f. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Job Tags
Full time, Temporary work,