Social Emotional Specialist | Sanford CHILD

Sanford Health • Sioux Falls, SD

2d • $24 - $39

About The Position

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint. Utilizing a collaborative approach, provides education, resources and technical assistance to daycare providers and parents or caregivers in order to support the social, emotional and/or behavior concerns of the child and reduce the likelihood of suspension or expulsion within the early childhood program.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, counseling, teaching, psychology or Early Childhood from an approved preparation program.
• In lieu of degree, would consider equivalent experience within above fields.
• Previous experience in early childhood settings required.
• If degree is in social work, counseling or teaching, current/Valid in one of the following: Certified Social Worker (CSW) Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Licensed Professional Counselor - Mental Health (LPC-MH) Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) Teaching License

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge in child development and utilizes appropriate age-related client care protocol relating to the psychosocial and behavior needs of children.
• Works with the child, parents, and early childhood providers to intervene with support for social and emotional concerns.
• Performs temperament and strength-based early childhood assessments and observes the child within the childcare setting.
• Prepares reports according to findings.
• Consults with the parent or caregiver(s) and the childcare providers to seek feedback on the behavior concerns to be addressed.
• Facilitate the development of an individualized action plan to assist the parent or caregiver(s) and the childcare providers in meeting the child's social emotional needs.
• Provides Technical Assistance (TA) with the childcare staff to support the implementation of strategies that support the action plan within the childcare setting.
• Provides parent consultations to support their implementation of behavior strategies within the home and to help them communicate effectively with childcare staff.
• Offer community resources that may benefit the child's social emotional development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees