Child & Family Consultant - Project Challenge

R'Club Child Care, Inc • Saint Petersburg, FL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Child & Family Consultant for Project Challenge provides ongoing observation of children's behavior in childcare environments. This role involves meeting regularly with parents and providers to collaborate on activity plans that promote children's success. The consultant is also responsible for documenting services and providing training to parents and caregivers.

Requirements

• Requires continuous or very complex analysis and the integrating and coordinating of various elements in assigned problem areas.
• Interpretation of and generalization from information are required.
• Work is performed within the direction provided by supervisory/managerial personnel.
• Regular latitude is involved with making decisions about how work is to be completed and which policies and guidelines to follow.
• Customer contacts are a routine component of the job with most interactions being informative in nature and typically civil.
• Position has moderate impact on the Agency’s resources and services both internally and externally.
• Decisions require analysis of the subject, phase or issues involved in each assignment and the chosen course of action may have to be selected from many alternatives.
• Communications regularly require interpretation/explanation of policies, procedures or information relevant to organizational business.
• Knowledge of an extensive body of rules, procedures and operations requiring extensive training and experience to perform a wide variety of interrelated or non-standard assignments and resolve a wide a range of problems.
• Job duties and activities are of a confidential nature.
• Must possess State driver’s license and a reliable source of transportation.
• Computer Software skills a must.
• Knowledge of family dynamics, substance abuse issues and experience working with children and families.
• Bachelor’s degree within specific subject area related to job functions with one to three years related experience required.
• Experience in administration or developmental screenings, assessments and in assessment of parent/child interactions.

Responsibilities

• Observes children in child care environments.
• Meets regularly with parents and providers to facilitate the team’s efforts to establish activity plans encouraging children’s success.
• Documents all services both manually in program files and in funder databases.
• Provides training for parents and caregivers.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees