Recruitment, Retention and Outreach Specialist

SAL Community Services•Moline, IL

33d•$21 - $23

About The Position

SAL Community Services connects the community to services that ensure every child can succeed in school and life, and every adult has access to basic human needs like food, counseling, child care, and housing. We do this by listening, learning, and acting to help individuals and families navigate the barriers that prevent them from moving their life forward in a positive way. The Recruitment, Retention and Outreach Specialist serves as a community liaison for Child Care Resource & Referral of Midwestern Illinois (CCR&R) to create connections between CCR&R and community agencies, families, and child care providers. Includes coordination of retention and recruitment efforts of the CCR&R to ensure access to quality child care services across the service delivery area as well as data collection, maintenance, and analysis. You will: Develop and implement strategies to provider support and assistance in the retention and improvement of quality of child care resources Address coordination and development of new childcare options. Identify and implement recruitment strategies to ensure access to quality child care environments reflective of needs across the Service Delivery Area (SDA). Lead community system development efforts within the SDA to foster collaboration and connections that address needs of child care providers and families accessing care. Market services of CCR&R within the community including informational outreach to partnering service providers and recruitment of families and providers for participation in the Child Care Assistance Program. We are looking for team members who: Share a love for children and a passion for helping them learn, grow, and thrive; Enjoy following a routine, and welcome the in-the-moment changes that come with each day in childcare; Believe that early childhood education is the first step to a child's successful future; Are passionate about building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for all, and, Are professional, kind, and don't take themselves too seriously!

Requirements

Associate’s Degree from an accredited college or university in one of the following related fields (ECE, Child Development, Child Psychology/Behavioral Sciences, Family Consumer Sciences, Social Work, Elementary Education, Child Welfare, Family Services); OR an Associate’s Degree with at least two (2) years’ experience in the early care and education field.
This position must obtain required background clearances.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college/university in a related field as listed above.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement strategies to provider support and assistance in the retention and improvement of quality of child care resources
Address coordination and development of new childcare options.
Identify and implement recruitment strategies to ensure access to quality child care environments reflective of needs across the Service Delivery Area (SDA).
Lead community system development efforts within the SDA to foster collaboration and connections that address needs of child care providers and families accessing care.
Market services of CCR&R within the community including informational outreach to partnering service providers and recruitment of families and providers for participation in the Child Care Assistance Program.