Early Intervention Specialist - 10827

The mission of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is to work collaboratively toward the prevention of homelessness and the creation of lasting solutions for homeless and at-risk families, children, and individuals throughout Colorado. The Coalition advocates for and provides a continuum of housing and a variety of services to improve the health, well-being, and stability of those it serves.

Our Philosophy of Service: We believe all people have the right to adequate housing and health care. We work to remove the barriers that restrict access to these rights. Society benefits when adequate housing and health care are available to everyone. We create lasting solutions to homelessness by:

* Honoring the inherent dignity of those we serve, affirming their capabilities and fostering their hope that a better life is possible.

* Building strong, caring and trauma-informed communities through the integration of housing, health care and supportive services.

* Advocating for social and racial equity, inclusion and diversity, and challenging the status quo in partnership with our workforce members and those we serve.

* Achieving excellence through continuous quality assurance, innovation and professional development.

* Using resources judiciously and effectively.

The Early Intervention Services Specialist provides prevention-focused, relationship-based support to families with young children experiencing homelessness or housing instability, with an emphasis on promoting healthy child development and preventing child abuse and neglect. Embedded within a childcare setting, the role supports children's developmental and social-emotional growth to build school readiness, while partnering with caregivers, early childhood staff, and community providers to identify emerging needs early, offer developmentally informed guidance, and connect families to resources using trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and strengths-based approaches.

Additional Requirement

• Valid driver's license required. This requirement may be waived, if necessary, based on overall candidate experience and current needs of the business.

Coalition Benefits

• Choice of HMO or PPO health insurance coverage options: full-time employees contribute only 1% of their earnings for their own HMO health coverage and no more than 4% of their earnings for coverage of eligible dependents. We're proud to offer same-and opposite-sex domestic partner coverage.
• Choice of dental insurance or discount plan.
• Vision insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care / dependent care / parking expenses.
• Free basic life and AD&D insurance coverage.
• Employee Assistance Program, a problem-solving resource available to you and your household members.
• Dollar-for-dollar retirement plan matching contributions up to 5% of earnings with 3-year vesting.
• Extensive paid time-off, including 9 holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and three weeks of vacation for new full-time employees in their first year.
The effective date for your benefits will be the first of the month following your date of hire.

Essential Job Functions

• Responds to all referrals within 48 hours and consults with referral sources as needed to further discuss the needs of the family.
• Conduct outreach and engagement with parents and caregivers to explain services, build trust, and encourage voluntary participation.
• Provide relationship-based coaching to caregivers to support children's learning, social-emotional development, and regulation during daily routines.
• Observe children in natural settings (e.g., childcare classrooms, family environments) to identify developmental strengths and emerging concerns.
• Conduct or coordinate age-appropriate developmental, social-emotional, and caregiver-reported screenings, as appropriate.
• Collaborate with care givers to interpret screening results and determine next steps.
• Connect families to appropriate community-based services, including but not limited to: Early Intervention/Community Centered Boards (CCBs), Head Start and early learning programs, pediatric and behavioral health providers, school district Child Find programs.
• Serve as a liaison between families, childcare staff, and external partners to promote shared understanding and consistent support.
• Provide training and consultation to staff and caregivers on child safety topics, as appropriate.
• Obtain training and certification in child passenger safety (car seat installation) and provide car seat safety education and hands-on installation support to caregivers and FSS staff.
• Position may require flexible scheduling, including occasional evenings or community-based outreach.
• Occasional classroom supervision or coverage within the childcare setting may be required.
• Travel within the community is required; valid driver's license and reliable transportation required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Summary

• Must obtain Level 2 Colorado Shine PDIS Teacher Credentials within 90-days of hire, Required.
• Previous experience in implementing programming for young children and families who are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless, knowledge of Medicaid and CHP+ enrollment procedures, and knowledge of early childhood education/development required.
• Bilingual skills (Spanish/English) preferred.
Education
• Bachelor's degree in early childhood education, Special Education, Child Development, Social Work, or related field required.
• Early Childhood experience may be substituted for degree requirements
• Colorado Shines PDIS teacher credentials may be considered to determine classification

$25 - $30 an hour

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is committed to delivering services, making employment-related decisions, selecting volunteers, and selecting vendors without regard to age over 40, race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, military status, or any other applicable status protected by law.