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Job Title: Lead Infant Toddler Caregiver

Location/Work Status: Oahu, Hawaii (various locations: Waimanalo, Kalihi, Pearl City, Waianae, Waialua)

Job Type: Regular Full Time, Non-Exempt

Compensation: $19.38 - $23.38 / per month with competitive benefits package 

Benefit Highlights:

• 21 Paid Vacation Days, 12 Paid Sick Days, and 14 Paid Holidays
• Medical Coverage through Kaiser or UHA – you chose the best option for your family
• 401K or Roth with 4% Employer Match
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance

 Summary of Program and Position: 

We believe that every child deserves bright and healthy futures. Early education plays a critical role during the important developmental period, especially among disadvantaged children. Investing in early education will have a tremendous impact on life outcomes and provide thriving futures for Hawaii’s young minds.

Federally funded initiatives provide early childhood education and related comprehensive services for low-income parents and children, and children with special needs. Early Head Start (EHS) provides services in centers and in homes to prenatal parents and parents with infants and toddlers. Head Start (HS) serves children ages three through five and their parents to provide a head start for school success.

The Infant Toddler Lead Caregiver will implement an individualized and comprehensive early childhood education program for prenatal women, children ages birth to 3 years and their families in a center-based model.

Essential Duties: 

• Provides individualized comprehensive early childhood education services to Early Head Start families and acts as a family educator and advocate; promotes best practice and acts as a resource person.
• Coordinates and completes weekly lesson plans that are centered on the development of the child through individualized small and large group activities. Emphasis is placed on preparing children for preschool and engaging families throughout the process.
• Coordinate with parents to ensure that prenatal, well-child exams, immunizations, health screenings, and nutrition assessments are complete and necessary follow up occurs.
• Complete Individualized Family Partnership Agreement, Individualized Learning Plans, developmental screenings, and all other required assessments with families in accordance with program policies and procedures.
• Maintain accurate written/electronic records including health information, ongoing assessments, family contact documentation, screening schedule, observations, and other required forms in a timely manner.
• Completes required documents and submits weekly and monthly paperwork associated with assigned classroom and children. Paperwork consists of meal counts, attendance records, health and safety checklists, food temperature logs, feeding progression logs, and other required forms. 
• Use individualized curricula to meet the identified needs of each child and family and ensures linkages and/or referrals are made to community resources. Implements special education services, for children with special needs and their families, through the development and implementation of an Individualized Family Support Plan in collaboration with the child’s Part C provider (e.g., Early Intervention, Easter Seals, etc.) 

Lead Infant Toddler Caregiver Level 2

1. Must be at least 18 years old. 
2. Child Development Associate (CDA), required. 
3. Minimum of twelve (12) college credits in early childhood education, required. 
4. Thirty (30) hours of infant/toddler training, required. 
5. Lead Caregiver qualified as documented through the State of Hawaii childcare registry, required.
6. Twelve (12) months full-time experience working with children under thirty-six (36) months of age in a licensed early childhood education program or center, required. 

Lead Infant Toddler Caregiver Level 3

1. Must be at least 18 years old.
2. Associates or bachelor’s degree in early childhood education or related field, required. 
3. Minimum of twelve (12) college credits in early childhood education, required. 
4. Thirty (30) hours of infant/toddler training, required. 
5. Lead Caregiver qualified as documented through the State of Hawaii childcare registry, required.
6. Twelve (12) months full-time experience working with children under thirty-six (36) months of age in a licensed early childhood education program or center, required. 

About Parents And Children Together

Parents And Children Together has been providing Hawaii’s most vulnerable residents with desperately needed social services since 1968. We originated as a single program in Kalihi and have grown over the years to serve over 17,000 individuals and families annually throughout our state. While we have a legacy of serving areas of concentrated poverty statewide, our headquarters remain at the Kuhio Park Terrace because we believe in being deeply rooted in the communities we serve. Parents And Children Together promotes meaningful and healthy relationships between parents and children, while creating support systems that empower people who often have nowhere else to turn. Our community-based services have grown into a multi-faceted organization with over 400 employees on Oahu, Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai and the Island of Hawaii. Parents And Children Together is fully accredited by the Council on Accreditation and is a member of the Better Business Bureau. MISSION Working together with Hawaii’s children, individuals, and families to create safe and promising futures. VISION Hawaii is a peaceful, safe, and vibrant community with opportunities for all to fulfill their dr...eams. VALUES Respect: In every action we nurture a sense of belonging and Aloha for all who come through our doors. Collaboration: We build strong relationships to ensure that all community voices provide the foundation for our work. Informed Approach: We implement effective and cultural inclusive best practices to generate meaningful conversations that guide us toward relevant solutions and create positive future stories for clients. Excellence: We hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards and service delivery; fostering a culture of professionalism and constant learning. Holistic Care: We use a comprehensive and inclusive approach to meet the needs of the whole individual and the entire family, appreciating that neither can be fully understood without the context of the other. Future Focused: Deep local roots drive our desire to cultivate a vibrant community. We require of ourselves authentic dialogue, up-stream thinking, and bold innovation.

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