Description SUMMARY: The Childcare Specialist, under the supervision of the Children’s Coordinator, is responsible for ensuring the safety and well-being of children whose mothers are participating in SFRC’s residential or are receiving services through the LAUNCH outpatient program. This role includes supervising children, preparing and leading age-appropriate activities, and assisting with meals and snacks. The Childcare Specialist ensures all tasks are performed in compliance with SFRC policies to create a nurturing and supportive environment for children. Requirements DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Provides care for children: including setting schedules and routines, grooming, feeding, changing diapers, and cleaning rooms and toys. • Develops and encourages age-appropriate learning and socialization to ensure children learn basic skills and concepts, such as communication, manners, sharing, etc. • Maintains a safe workplace by monitoring children for health, behavioral, and emotional issues and reporting concerns to staff and parents. • Helps children discover new interests by introducing them to art, music, sports, and other potential hobbies. • Ensures children are learning positive behaviors and providing guidance or approved discipline, as needed. • Prepares children to enter the next level of care or for entry into school. • Facilitate Circle of security parenting classes and encourage the caregiver to reflect on the children's attachment needs to secure attachment with the child. • Maintains records relating to childcare. Completes daily documentation of each child in InSync. Adds children's demographics to Unite Us platform. • Works with mothers to help children progress towards educational and behavioral goals. • Assists with admissions and discharges of mothers and children including setting up bedrooms to meet child’s needs, tracking inventory of supplies given to mother, giving a tour of the childcare facility, and reviewing childcare guidelines and policies. • Works with clinical, medical, and direct supervisors to make referrals to the appropriate outside organizations when needed. • Monitors inventory of supplies needed for childcare. If items are needed, a purchase requisition needs to be written and approved by the approved staff. • Data collection and other grant related tasks assigned by the direct supervisor. When childcare duties are not required. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Skills/Knowledge/Abilities: • Strong understanding of the stages of childhood development. • Strong verbal and written communication skills. • Able to communicate with and take direction from the staff at various levels, clients, family members, and community service providers. • Possess skills that promote teamwork and critical thinking/problem-solving. • Possess decisiveness, patience, and stamina to chase after, lift, or carry children. • Must be able to lift packages that contain baby/children’s items. • Sound understanding of all federal and state regulations including HIPAA and OSHA. • Must be computer literate in meeting requirements for use of Electronic Health Record systems, enterprise resource planning software, and other electronic platforms. Education and Experience: • High school diploma or GED is required. • New Mexico Early Care, Education, and Family Support, 45- hours Entry Level Course or equivalent is required. • Associate's degree in early child development/child development is preferred. • At least one year of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified. • Minimum 21 years of age. • Current certificates in CPR and First Aid. • Must have and maintain a current, valid NM Driver’s License. • Must have and maintain a clean driving record, as well as auto insurance. • Bi-lingual/Bi-cultural preferred (English/Spanish).