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Child Development Specialist

Child Development Specialist

Housing WorksBronx, New York, USA
11 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Description

Compensation Range : $65000 - $75000 yearly commensurate with experience

Benefits :

We have three comprehensive healthcare plans to choose from based on your priorities and budget. Housing Works covers most of the plan; you pay a portion based on your salary. Staff begins accruing PTO immediately for a total of up to 30 days earned in the first year. We offer employees an educational benefit. This money is available for tuition loan reimbursement tuition costs and text books.

Overview :

The Child Development Specialist (CDS) works closely with families in their homes and the office helping to ensure housing stability by promoting independent living skills financial management and health and wellness. The CDS will work directly with the children of young families housed in the program to ensure that they achieve age-appropriate developmental collaboration with the parents the CDS will assist families with childcare techniques and provide psychoeducational resources and community referrals to support a healthy family environment.

Responsibilities :

  • Complete needs assessments and child developmental milestone assessments every six months.
  • Conduct follow-up visits with families every three months.
  • Co-facilitate at least four educational workshops annually based on client needs.

Workshops may include internal or external providers such as Housing Works medical staff early intervention specialists FDNY or the American Red Cross.

  • Increase client participation by 20% in program events such as advocacy sessions Narcan trainings community meetings holiday events and field trips during FY 26 and maintain success annually.
  • Manages and maintains a caseload of 30 formerly homeless young adults and their children.
  • Assists families in managing crises.
  • Attends and incorporates training on the Evidence-Based Practices Framework into program interventions.
  • Participates in new client interviews.
  • Participates in Quality Assurance Review of Charts.
  • Co-facilitate groups including Parenting Journey Groups Collaborates with parents to assist families with childcare techniques as well as provide psychoeducational resources and community referrals to ensure a healthy and stable family.
  • Participates as a member of an interdisciplinary team plans and coordinates case conferences assesses the service needs of each resident formulates and implements discharge plans and provides required aftercare services.
  • Meet with supervisor for bi-weekly individual supervision.
  • Assist clients with school enrollment and referrals including early intervention services.
  • Follow up with clients to ensure evaluations are completed and that children are receiving recommended services.
  • Coordinate with clients and Housing Case Managers regarding ACS (Administration for Childrens Services) cases and provide support throughout the case as needed.
  • Input progress notes in a timely manner.
  • Maintain family trackers including assessments family composition and other relevant data.
  • Complete prenatal and postnatal follow-up assessments
  • Collaborates with Program Coordinator in planning holiday events and family activities including field trips.
  • Perform other responsibilities and duties as assigned.
  • Enthusiastically take part in advocacy and direct actions to end the twin crises of homelessness and HIV / AIDS.

    • Minimum Requirements

  • An LMSW a masters degree in psychology or early childhood education and a minimum of three years of relevant experience in a social services setting working with children families experiencing homelessness mental health issues and / or substance use is required.

    • Job candidates should be aware that scammers may pose as employers and create fake job postings in order to extract personal information from individuals for financial gain. Housing Works will never ask job candidates for personal information such as social security numbers or bank account details over the phone. If you suspect that a job posting may be fake or wish to confirm that a job posting from Housing Works is genuine please contact us at

    Housing Works was founded in 1990; With a long-term commitment to AIDS advocacy. Housing Works established New York States first harm reduction-based OASAS-licensed outpatient drug treatment program. Other services include Health Home care management behavioral health and syringe exchange programs. A pioneer in the social entrepreneurship movement Housing Works operates 10 high-end thrift shops in Manhattan and Brooklyn and a much-loved Bookstore Cafe in Soho. For more information visit

    Housing Works fights for funding and legislation to ensure that all people living with HIV / AIDS have access to quality housing healthcare HIV prevention and treatment among other lifesaving services.

    Housing Works provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability or addition to federal law requirements. Housing Works complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Housing Works also does not request prior salary information during the hiring process. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

    This position is included in a bargaining unit of Housing Works New York City employees represented by a labor union known as the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). Accordingly the RWDSU has the exclusive right to bargain over the terms and conditions of employment related to this position and this position may become covered by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (a CBA) between Housing Works and the RWDSU

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    Employment Type : Full Time

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1

    Yearly Salary Salary : 65000 - 75000

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