Child Development Family Literacy Facilitator

Essential Functions

• Supports children with patience, compassion, and a trauma-informed lens; ensures the health, safety, and well-being of all children which may include, feeding, learning, transitions, play, and other age-appropriate activities
• Ability to work with children with various developmental, cognitive, or behavioral needs. Evaluates children’s development, working closely with Program leadership and in-house Therapist to address children’s needs and recommend therapeutic supports
• Provides age-appropriate class and behavior management, prevents and manages behavior/ emotional crises, and creates a positive learning environment
• Completes monthly assessments on individual children
• Assists in supervision, support, and daily direction of interns and volunteers in the classroom
• Supports parents as they are the first teachers in their children’s lives, integrating literacy activities between parent and child; providing family workshops on literacy and reading development, facilitating fun literacy-related events, and working closely with the Education Coordinator in preparing children for school success
• Prepares curriculum for adults, and modifies instructional approaches to respond to various cultures within the program. Provides outside resources and referrals to families to support their children in their language, when not able at the center
• Models reading to children and guide parents to read to their children. Facilitate incentives to enhance family literacy
• Communicates professionally and with CREED with all families about their children’s progress, addresses challenges with care, and deescalate potentially difficult situations with parents
• Maintains attendance, facilitates meals and snacks
• Participates in staff meetings and program reviews; collaborates in TC-wide events
• Meets regularly with Manager regarding program success and challenges
• Ensures program and agency policies and procedures 
• Ensures accurate and timely documentation in the CSTAR and other databases, including updating service and case notes; updates goals in ADP bi-monthly throughout the year

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Education, Social Work, or related field, or equivalent experience (2 years) working with children and families; plus 12 units in child development, including Infant and Toddler, plus 1 year of experience teaching in a childcare setting, 
• Spanish speaking is a must.
• Minimum 1-year experience working with families and facilitating family literacy/child development activities 
• First Aid & CPR-Pediatric certificate
• Basic user of MS Office
• Ability to pass fingerprinting and background check upon employment
• Be at least 21 years of age, have a valid in-state driver’s license, provide current registration and insurance, and have a driving record with no more than 2 points within the last 3 years  
• Annual Tuberculosis screening and/or other screenings when necessary 23.90 To 26.84 (USD) Hourly