Early Childhood Program Coordinator
 Carle Health | |
$26.86 - $44.86 / hr
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 United States, Illinois, Champaign | |
 Aug 01, 2025 | |
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Overview
Responsible for the educational program design and development that includes early childhood education, as well as family educational programming. Providing services to the broader community by working closely with local/regional early childhood programming and home visiting services to ensure best practices are routinely implemented. The designer will use strong interpersonal, written, and visual communication skills, bringing text, images, video and audio to communicate and educate children and families. This role works to enhance the educational and social-emotional development of children, while building and maintaining trusting relationships with staff, families, and community resource partners. This role will guide the education and teaching practices for the Healthy Beginnings volunteers, community liaisons, nurses, and social workers in addition to providing that support to other community home visiting services as well. Qualifications Certifications: , Education: , Work Experience: Responsibilities Requires an overall knowledge of principles, practices, and techniques of providing education assistance to families. Utilize evidence based strategies for family engagement. Holds a robust understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of our clients. Develops and designs the early childhood educational programming provided to Healthy Beginnings enrolled families and associates. Collaborates with local/regional early childhood programming to ensure best practices are utilized. Has the ability to integrate into practice full consideration of the chronological age, developmental level, and the cultural diversity of the family. Designs and coordinates long and short term activities associated with a curriculum’s objectives. Oversight of childcare activities/programs for events related to Healthy Beginnings Home Visiting Services or Mobile Clinic Services. Home Visits for families enrolled in the Nurse Home Visiting Program. Documentation of home visit encounters and activities/assessments performed in electronic medical record. Recommendations for further evaluations or screenings needed. Assists clients and families in utilizing community resources. Assists in facilitating educational opportunities for the entire family. Organize and maintain toy/education resource library for the department. Will act as a mandated reported, reporting suspicions of child abuse and/or neglect to the Department of Children and Family Services. About Us Find it here. Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. The supportive and inclusive team where you can thrive. The place where growth meets balance - and opportunities meet flexibility. Find it all at Carle Health. Based in Urbana, IL, Carle Health is a healthcare system with nearly 16,600 team members in its eight hospitals, physician groups and a variety of healthcare businesses. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet designations, the nation's highest honor for nursing care. The system includes Methodist College and Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world's first engineering-based medical school, and Health Alliance. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com. Compensation and Benefits The compensation range for this position is $26.86per hour - $44.86per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits. | |