Child Development Specialist at Chapman Partnership

Miami, Florida, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

02 Jul, 26

Salary

16.0

Posted On

03 Apr, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Child development, Mentorship, Instructional support, Behavioral science, Social-emotional assessment, Data entry, Conflict resolution, Life skills training, Academic enrichment, Communication, Professionalism, Flexibility, Record keeping, Crisis support, Classroom management

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

Description

SUMMARY: The Child Development Specialist will assist the FRC staff in the instructional process, recreational activities, and the execution of FRC and/or programming duties. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: * Through mentorship, develop relationships with the children in the aim of providing support, guidance, and positive interaction and to ease some of the fear, anger and sadness that may result from homeless shelter placement. * Assess, document, analyze children’s age-appropriate academic, social-emotional, and physical milestone progress and develop individualized strategies to help them continue to grow and learn properly. * Communicate with all FRC staff regarding observations of children’s growth or regression in all milestone areas. * Actively monitor children while they are under the supervision of Family Resource Center staff. * Provide exposure to positive activities, opportunities to learn life skills and positive problem-solving skills. * Support the Supervisor’s planning and implementation of developmentally appropriate learning activities for children enrolled in Kindergarten through 12th grade. * Support Family Resource Center programming and execute weekly calendar of activities, which may include homework help, academic enrichment, physical activities, and field trips. * Assist in the daily set-up and clean-up of Family Resource Center, including before and after provider activities and events. * Enter data accurately and as required into the FRC data tracker. * Performs other assignments or tasks as deemed necessary QUALIFICATIONS: * Associate degree in education or related field or equivalent experience. * Minimum of two (2) years working with children in an educational setting. * Valid driver license (State of Florida) and clean driving record. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: * Developmental/instructional needs of a wide variety of children in Kindergarten through 12th grade. * Experience communicating positively with children and their families. * Knowledge of social services, counseling and behavior sciences. * Overall understanding of the issues affecting our residents. * Experience working with vulnerable populations. * Ability to be professional, flexible, respectful, and calm. * Ability to work well with others. * Ability to lead by example. * Exceptional verbal and written communication skills. * Computer Literate. * Solid social service management skills. * Bilingual in English and Spanish and/or English and Creole preferred. PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIORNMENT: * Frequently required to stand * Frequently required to walk * Frequently required to sit * Frequently required to utilize hand and finger dexterity * Occasionally required to, bend, stoop, or kneel. * Continually required to talk or hear

Responsibilities

The Child Development Specialist will provide mentorship and instructional support to children in a homeless shelter environment while assessing their developmental milestones. They are responsible for executing programming activities, maintaining the facility, and documenting child progress in the data tracker.