Health & Abilities Specialist-Early Head Start BASE WAGE $25.01-$27.49 JOB TYPE Full-Time DESCRIPTION Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships, part of SAL Community Services, is the Quad Cities areas 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 Early Head Start Health & Abilities Specialist is responsible for coordinating and monitoring children’s health, oral health, nutrition, mental health, and individual abilities services for the Early Head Start program. The position advocates for children’s health and development by promoting optimal health habits, interpreting health records and data, coordinating individualized supports, and ensuring appropriate preventive and primary health care for children and families in accordance with Head Start Performance Standards and local, state, and federal regulations. The Health and Abilities Specialist works in conjunction with other program content areas, consultants, families, and community partners to ensure a holistic approach, including coordination of mental health and disability services, confidentiality practices, transition planning, and compliance requirements. The position also collaborates with the early childhood and education team to ensure the implementation of safety practices and inclusive services in compliance with Head Start Performance Standards, Caring for Our Children, Public Law 94-142, HIPAA, PII requirements, and applicable local, state, and federal regulations. All Early Head Start employees will serve as an advocate for Early Head Start families and partner with parents and families as they become lifelong educators by observing, guiding, promoting and participating in the everyday learning of their children at home, school and in their communities. We are passionate about building and sustaining high quality working and learning environments for all children, families, staff, and our communities. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions. As SAL Community Services' Early Head Start Health & Abilities Specialist you will have the opportunity for meaningful work including: Health and Safety:
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We are looking for an Early Head Start team member who:
Salary, benefits and perks Our entire compensation package includes paid time off and paid holidays; health, dental, and vision benefits; 401(k) with employer contribution; and pet insurance. A full list of benefits is available on our website at salcommunityservices.org. Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. A full list of job responsibilities will be provided prior to an interview. This position must obtain required background clearances. Requests for reasonable accommodation as required under applicable law will be considered. Education and Experience – Required: Bachelor’s Degree in related health field, social services, or early childhood education along with two plus years of related experience with child and family health, to include prevention concepts. Preferred: Experience in Head Start or Early Head Start programs. ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION Mission SAL Community Services (SAL) strengthens children, families, and individuals to build and enhance thriving communities. About Us At SAL Community Services, we provide Support, Advocacy, and Learning in our communities—from childhood to adulthood. Our mission is to strengthen 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. Learn more on our website at www.salcommunityservices.org/about-us. EOE STATEMENT SAL Community Services is an equal opportunity employer and believes in equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. Accordingly, all employment decisions are based on the principles of equal opportunity. These decisions include recruitment, selection, promotion, transfer, discipline, compensation, benefits, training and other personnel actions involving persons in all job titles and shall occur without regard to actual or perceived race, creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, religion (or for requesting an accommodation for a religious belief), sex, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information (as defined in Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)), military status or discharge status, veteran status, qualified disabled veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, transgenderism, marital status, citizenship status, familial status, physical or mental disability (or for requesting an accommodation for a disability), association with a disabled person(s), medical condition (including HIV or AIDS status, cancer related or genetic characteristics) arrest record (unless doing so violates contractual, funding, or licensing requirements), order of protection status, pregnancy (including conditions related to childbirth or breast feeding), homelessness or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. LOCATION SAL Community Services Administration Office/ Moline, IL EXEMPT/NON-EXEMPT Non-Exempt |