Childcare Specialist

Program Description
Please type in program description summary The Family Recovery Center (FRC) serves pregnant and parenting women and their children through the age of 10. The clients are provided services regardless of age, ethnicity or economic status. The FRC residential program begins by providing assistance with basic needs, such as food, shelter, clothing and personal supplies. There are four major components of our FRC treatment program: Residential Treatment; Day Treatment; Outpatient Treatment; and the Transitional Services.

Position Description
• Provides child development services for children of women in residential day treatment, and outpatient program during treatment hours and others as scheduled, including some holidays and evenings.
• Provides case management services to individual children in collaboration with Counselor.
• Participates in training and supervision of mothers and volunteers in the CDC including providing supervision, guidance, and support to mothers of children in the program.
• Assures compliance with licensing requirements for individual children on caseload.
• Plans curriculum for CDC in cooperation with Parent Educators and Manager of Children’s Services.
• Maintains case file documentation in accordance with evaluation requirements.
• Participates in maintenance of security procedures of the facility.
• Displays regular and reliable attendance and successfully functions as a team member.
• Drives program van when needed.

Education and Experience Requirements
• Must have 12 Early Childhood Education or Child Development units, 3 of the units must be Infant/Toddler ECE.
• Must have at least 6 months experience.
• AA or BA in Child Development or related field preferred.
• Experience working with ethnically and culturally diverse children and families.
• Skills: cooperative, self starter, solution focus, problem solver. Good written and oral communication skills.

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