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Children's Home and Aid Early Childhood Mental Health & Disabilities Specialist in Carpentersville, Illinois
Description
Brightpoint invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a common vision: an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. As a leader in the human services sector for 140 years, we aim to advance the well-being of children by investing in families and strengthening communities through data-informed, collaborative, and preventative solutions.
Children with special needs and their families need extra attention to ensure that they are identified early and their needs are met in a comprehensive and individualized way. As the Early Childhood Mental Health & Disabilities Specialist, you will provide that extra level of comprehensive, holistic, family-centered support. You will manage all aspects of our agency’s Chicago-based disabilities/mental health services and work closely with other Early Head Start staff to ensure that children receive comprehensive and integrated services.
Candidate qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree required in Early Childhood Education, Special Education, Child Development, Psychology, or a closely related field.
One year of experience working with children with special needs.
Ability to attend community engagements and on-site meetings required.
Valid driver's license, insurance, and a reliable vehicle are required.
Ability to communicate in both English and Spanish preferred.
*Candidates without the required education/credential may be considered with an approved educational plan.
Job details:
Compensation: Hourly: Range is between $20.19-$23.24 per hour, offers are commensurate with experience and bilingual candidates may receive additional compensation. The salary range provided represents our current estimate for this role at the time of posting and is subject to change. The final salary will be determined based on a range of factors, including but not limited to, a candidate's relevant experience, education, qualifications, skills, certifications, and alignment with organizational needs. We are dedicated to fair and equitable compensation practices and are committed to fostering a diverse workforce while providing equal opportunities for all candidates.
Benefits: Medical/dental/vision insurance, 3+ weeks paid time off in the first year including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day (PTO increases with tenure); 11 paid holidays, supplemental insurance options, 401(k) with match (more benefits details here). (https://brightpointbenefits.com/)
Location: Hybrid (on-site/community-based/remote): Work is completed on site and in other community-based locations in the Kane, Kendall, DeKalb, Grundy and Boone County communities. Working from the office is required for team meetings and other program needs with the opportunity to work remotely up to one day per week. The agency office for on-site work will be at the Brightpoint Child & Family Center in Carpentersville (https://www.google.com/maps/place/229+Lake+Marian+Rd.+Carpentersville+IL+60110)
Schedule: Full-time, hourly; general business hours with some flexibility required for special projects and evening/weekend recruitment events.
Student Loan Forgiveness: Brightpoint is an approved agency for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) (https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service) .
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)