Early Childhood Development Support Specialist

Community Services for Children • Allentown, PA

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About The Position

Community Services for Children is hiring an Early Childhood Development Support Specialist to provide operational, environmental health and safety, and program support that promotes high-quality Early Head Start and Head Start programming. The role supports compliance with Head Start Program Performance Standards, accreditation standards, and agency policies through ongoing monitoring, documentation, inventory management, classroom support, and program improvement activities. The Specialist helps ensure continuity of services by assisting classrooms, home-based services, group socializations, and other program operations as needed.

The position is with a large, well-established organization located in the Lehigh Valley. The organization describes its values as excellence, integrity, and connection and says its culture encourages a growth mindset and work/life balance. Newly hired staff receive a $500 net monetary incentive upon completion of probation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field.
• Knowledge of infant, toddler, and preschool development, early childhood environments, health and safety practices, and program regulations.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Valid driver's license, current vehicle insurance, reliable transportation, and ability to operate agency-owned vehicles when required.
• Ability to safely lift and carry up to 50 pounds to assist children and move equipment and materials.
• Ability to navigate classrooms, playgrounds, buildings, homes, and community settings, including climbing stairs, bending, kneeling, and responding quickly to ensure children's safety.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting classroom operations, environmental monitoring, inventory systems, or early childhood program compliance.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Monitor classroom environments, indoor and outdoor learning spaces, playgrounds, and program areas for compliance with applicable standards, regulations, and agency policies.
• Complete health and safety monitoring activities, including checklists, documentation, follow-up, and communication of identified concerns.
• Collaborate with classroom staff, supervisors, facilities personnel, site partners, licensing representatives, and other stakeholders to address environmental concerns, maintenance needs, inspections, and corrective actions.
• Support agency health, safety, emergency preparedness, transportation, supervision, and child protection procedures.
• Maintain classroom and program inventories, monitor inventory needs, generate reports, coordinate ordering, and support replacement and enhancement of classroom materials.
• Provide classroom coverage, home-based program support, group socialization assistance, reception coverage, and other direct service support as needed.
• Provide transportation assistance for children and families when needed and in accordance with agency policies and safety procedures.
• Use technology systems, including ChildPlus and other required agency systems, to maintain accurate and timely documentation and data entry.

Benefits

• Low-cost, rich benefit plans.
• Paid leave for vacation, sick, and personal days.
• Thirteen paid holidays.
• Agency-sponsored 401(k) retirement plan.
• $500 net monetary incentive upon completion of probation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree