Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant Job Posting
Job Title: Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant
Reports to: Susan Petersen, Executive Director
Job Status: Full time, field-based position.
Service delivery area: Kendall, Kankakee, Will and Grundy Counties.
REQUIRED: Candidate must live in either Kendall, Kankakee, Will or Grundy County.
If you want to make a difference in the lives of young children, 4-C: Community Coordinated Child Care has an opening for you. Come, join our team as a Full Time Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant (MHC) and help young children birth to age 5 who are experiencing social/emotional and behavioral challenges. The MHC will work to strengthen the childcare provider’s skills and to support children’s healthy social/emotional development and give them a better chance of growing up to be strong, valuable citizens of their communities.
This HYBRID position will work remotely from the selected candidate’s in-home office and will conduct in-person visits to childcare programs throughout 4-C’s SDA of Kendall, Kankakee, Will and Grundy Counties.
EOE
Salary: $48,500-$51,500 annually, benefits available.
Summary of Job Duties:
- Ability to work with families and children from diverse ethnic and socio-economic groups.
- Engage in community networking to facilitate a better understanding of early childhood mental health issues and practices.
- Collaborates with other agencies and make referrals when appropriate.
- Offers support to childcare programs for children birth to age 5 experiencing social/emotional and behavioral challenges.
- Works to strengthen childcare provider’s skills and to support children’s healthy social/emotional development.
- Offers support in the development of partnerships and relationships between provider’s and parents.
- Helps with problem solving and working with children and parents on difficult issues.
Qualifications – REQUIRED
- Master’s Degree in Social Work, Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Infant Mental Health, or related Human Services field.
- Knowledge of early childhood development, including an understanding of the concepts and dynamics underlying young children’s social-emotional
development. - Must have 2-3 years’ experience with children birth to age 5.
- Must have strong communication and organizational skills.
Working Conditions
- Current Illinois Driver’s License and reliable transportation.
- Travel to and participate in meetings, training activities and professional development opportunities appropriate to the role.
- Frequent travel to child care programs for on-site visits and consultations throughout our four (4)) county service areas.
- Occasional travel and overnight for trainings, meetings and conferences.
- Mileage will be reimbursed at the current Federal Rate.
To apply:
Interested Candidates should send their resume and transcripts to:
Susan Petersen, Executive Director
4-C: Community Coordinated Child Care
444 E Hillcrest Dr. STE 300
DeKalb, IL 60115
Or email to: susanp@four-c.org
Infant Toddler Child Care Specialist Job Posting
Job Title: Infant Toddler Child Care Specialist
Reports to: CCR&R Director
Job Status: Full time, field-based position based out of DeKalb office.
4-C: Community Coordinated Child Care currently has an opening for a Full Time Infant Toddler Child Care Specialist (ITCCS). The Infant Toddler Child Care Specialist works directly with child care providers to plan and implement continuous quality improvement within their child care program, with a specialty in infants, toddlers and two-year-olds. The ITCCS works as part of the Child Care Resource and Referral Team to improve the quality of care in programs throughout our service area by providing on-site consultation and technical assistance, by collaborating with providers via phone, email, virtually and in-person, and by providing trainings to assist providers in their personal growth as care givers and educators.
Salary: $48,000-$50,000, benefits available
Summary of Job Duties:
- Provide consultation, technical assistance and training to providers who have achieved an ExceleRate Illinois Quality Recognition & Improvement System (QRIS) Circle of Quality and those interested in learning more about QRIS
- Offer resources and information to childcare providers in person, via phone &/or email.
- Assist in facilitating cohorts by providing training, technical assistance, reflective practice, and consultation.
- Work in partnership with providers and other specialists to jointly assess and identify a program’s needs and concerns within the six (6) county service area; McHenry, DeKalb, Lee, Ogle, Whiteside and Carroll.
- Maintain documentation of the contract-related activities through a specified data recording system.
- Upon hire, the Specialist receives detailed training on specific classroom and program assessment tools, in which a score threshold is required. ITCCS will use this knowledge in assisting childcare providers with self-assessment and developing continuous quality improvement plans.
- Complete a minimum of 15 professional development training hours and other trainings as required for the position.
Qualifications – REQUIRED
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood, Child Development or related field OR
- A Bachelor’s Degree in one of the following related fields: child psychology/behavioral sciences, family consumer science, social work, elementary education, child welfare, family services, psychology, sociology, human development AND a minimum of 18 hours in early childhood coursework;(come first 2 bullets into one).
- 5 years of experience working in a licensed child care program with 2 of those years working directly with infants and toddlers.
- Knowledge of infant toddler development, and quality child care indicators. (ITERS knowledge is not required, although nice to have)
- Candidate must hold the Gateways to Opportunity ECE Level 5 and ITC Level 4 credentials OR have the ability to complete within 18 months of employment:
*NOTE: if applicant does not currently hold these Gateways Credentials, they should apply to the INCCRRA Credential Department immediately so it can be determined how close they are to meeting the requirements.
- Other attributes include strong communication and organization skills, ability to adapt to a variety of situations, ability to juggle multiple tasks, customer service skills and compassionate and empathic nature.
Working Conditions
- Current Illinois Driver’s License and reliable transportation.
- Travel to and participation in meetings, committees, statewide training activities and professional development opportunities appropriate to the role.
- Frequent travel to child care programs for on-site visits throughout our six (6) county service area
- Occasional evening and weekend work and overnight travel to professional conferences required
To apply:
Interested Candidates should send their resume and transcripts to:
Kim Lamz
Child Care Resource and Referral Director
4-C: Community Coordinated Child Care
667 Ridgeview Dr
McHenry Il 60050
Or email to: kiml@four-c.org