Early Childhood Specialist II
Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States of America
Full Time
4 days ago
$74,000 - $86,000 USD
Key skills
ECSCommunicationCritical ThinkingProblem SolvingCollaboration
About this role
Job Purpose
The Early Childhood Specialist (ECS) II provides direct services for Early Childhood (EC) initiatives which supports families with young Native Hawaiian children aged 0-5. The ECS II is responsible for providing comprehensive, individualized and group family support services to families with young Native Hawaiian children aged 0-5. This position provides clinical services to support families in strengthening parent-child attachments, improving emotional well-being, healing from trauma, and fostering cultural connections. The Early Childhood Specialist II will also work with the program team to develop, implement and evaluate innovative and impactful programing for our families. This position provides island-wide support, including the delivery of programs and services across multiple sites.
Essential Responsibilities
• Applies a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach to conduct comprehensive assessments of families, utilizing the Pua Lili‘u assessment tools and other screens. Co-develops written Hoʻomohala service plans with frequent updates, focusing on strengthening parent-child attachments, healing trauma, and providing social-emotional support to help children meet developmental milestones and for families to achieve stability and independence.
• Provides in-depth clinical counseling to assist individuals and families with addressing a variety of complex concerns.
• Co-facilitates programs to support and enhance parent-child relationships, social-emotional learning, parent independence, healing from trauma and increase cultural knowledge. Plans other events or activities as assigned.
• Provides clinical interventions, such as Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), to parents and children.
• Supports parents through mākua coaching during supervised visits, focusing on skill-building and nurturing safe, healthy connections with their children.
• Collaborate with other EC teammates to meet the various needs of families including eligibility screening, referral, assessment, internvention and evaluation of family needs.
• Assesses family situations to determine the ability of the family to provide a safe, nurturing home for the children and develops plans with the family to strengthen or remediate the situation.
• Provides services in both residential and community-based settings across multiple sites.
• Makes referrals to needed community services to address family needs and support Hoʻomohala service plan goals.
• Encourages family participation, aims to keep them in the program, and ensures program safety.
• Performs written and electronic recordkeeping functions as required for LT’s internal database on a timely basis.
• Works in tandem with LT teammates to integrate services across the agency.
• Performs crisis prevention as needed.
• Actively participates in agency and program staff meetings, as well as professional group seminars or conferences to enhance professional knowledge and job skills.
Other duties:
• Participates in program planning, budget development, revision, and evaluation.
• Participates in continuing education and training opportunities for professional development.
• Contributes to the Trust’s success by accepting new assignments, helping team members, learning new skills, and striving to improves team and organization results.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
• Master's degree in social work, early childhood, marriage and family therapy, or other related field required.
• 2 years post-Master’s experience in casework, group work or community level experience required.
• 2 years of professional experience working in the social work field with parents and young children required.
• Curently holds or working towards clinical licensure required; a willingness to complete clinical trainings such as Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) or other modalities required.
• Preferred candidates will have experience working with families facing complex challenges, including but not limited to system involvement (child welfare, homelessness, criminal justice), mental health, domestic violence, and substance use.
• Preferred candidates will be able to work independently with minimal guidance while delivering high-quality services in alignment with ethical social work practices.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends and occasional holidays as needed. Ability to travel as needed.
• Valid driver license, clean traffic abstract, and access to a privately owned automobile with valid no-fault insurance.
• TB clearance.
• First Aid and CPR/AED Certification preferred.
Job Competencies
• Aloha: awareness and approach to the work with compassion, empathy, and kindness.
• ‘Imi Na’auao: a constant desire for seeking knowledge; lifelong learner.
• Po’okele: desire to perform in excellence.
• Wiwo’ole: maintain a courageous, brave, and fearless mindset.
• Pono: understand the appropriateness of time, place, reason, people, and tools
• Kuleana: bring a deep sense of responsibility and accountability. Ability to work flexible hours when nessary, including nights and weekends.
• Collaboration: Ability to interact effectively with youth, community partners, and multi-disciplinary teams. Knowledge of community resources and services
• Ethical Practice: Model the highest level of ethical behavior, integrity, and social responsibility. Uphold and embody all LT values.
• Communication: Clearly convey and receive information and ideas. Engage the listener and invite response and feedback. Demonstrate strong written, oral, and listening skills.
• Cultural Competence: Respect and relate well to people from varied backgrounds and sensitive to group differences.
• Relationship Management: Experience working with staff at all levels in a collaborative environment; ability to promote and sustain positive workplace values and relationships.
• Interpersonal Skills: Ability to work well under pressure and to remain calm and controlled when faced with challenging situations.
Organization Competencies
• Alignment with Queen’s legacy: Understanding and appreciation of Queen Liliuokalani’s story, her legacy and the Hawaiian Culture is foundational to staff’s commitment to working with our Hawaiian children, families and communities. Demonstrates respect for and appreciation of Hawaiian values history, and culture, understanding its implication in one’s work, in fostering meaningful relationships, and in embracing the community served.
• Ho`omau i ka `imi Na`auao (Continuous Learning and Improvement): Committed to creating and reinforcing an environment of continuous learning and improvement.
• Ho`ike i na Mana`o Pono (Effective Communication): Communicates with those we serve and each other in a consistent manner that results in mutual understanding, harmony, and action.
• No'ono'o loi (Critical Thinking and Problem Solving): Actively and skillfully understands, conceptualizes, applies, analyzes, synthesizes, and/or evaluates information and develops and supports fact-based analyses and recommendations
• Ho'o kumu a'e or `Imi hakuhia (Innovation): Identifies and integrates creative ideas into new or existing services and promotes effective problem-solving.
• Pilina Ho`ohana a me ka Hana Hilina`i (Building Relationships and Creating Trust): Manages relationships to create optimal opportunities and move the organization forward.
• Alu Like I ka Hana (Teamwork): Works cooperatively and collaboratively with others throughout the organization in alignment with the organization's objectives.
• Ho`onui I ka `Ike (Capacity Building): Encourages personal growth by exhibiting trust and a belief in the capacity of others.
Mental and Physical Demands:
• Perform light physical work, including climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, and lifting weight of up to 25 pounds. Exposed to outdoor climate and diverse terrain.
Terms and Conditions of Employment
• As a condition of employment, employee will be subject to LT’s policies and procedures.
Job Title: Early Childhood Specialist II Reports to: Program Manager, Early Childhood
FLSA Status: FT; Exempt Aligned Executive: Chief Executive Officer
Kīpuka: Koʻolau Poko / Leihano Department: Kamaliʻi Wellbeing
Liliʻuokalani Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to recruit, train, and retain innovative talent from a diverse candidate pool. All employment decisions will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, ancestry, genetic information, citizenship, marital/civil union status, arrest and court record, domestic or sexual violence victim status, credit history, disability or veteran/military status or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
The Early Childhood Specialist (ECS) II provides direct services for Early Childhood (EC) initiatives which supports families with young Native Hawaiian children aged 0-5. The ECS II is responsible for providing comprehensive, individualized and group family support services to families with young Native Hawaiian children aged 0-5. This position provides clinical services to support families in strengthening parent-child attachments, improving emotional well-being, healing from trauma, and fostering cultural connections. The Early Childhood Specialist II will also work with the program team to develop, implement and evaluate innovative and impactful programing for our families. This position provides island-wide support, including the delivery of programs and services across multiple sites.
Essential Responsibilities
• Applies a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach to conduct comprehensive assessments of families, utilizing the Pua Lili‘u assessment tools and other screens. Co-develops written Hoʻomohala service plans with frequent updates, focusing on strengthening parent-child attachments, healing trauma, and providing social-emotional support to help children meet developmental milestones and for families to achieve stability and independence.
• Provides in-depth clinical counseling to assist individuals and families with addressing a variety of complex concerns.
• Co-facilitates programs to support and enhance parent-child relationships, social-emotional learning, parent independence, healing from trauma and increase cultural knowledge. Plans other events or activities as assigned.
• Provides clinical interventions, such as Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), to parents and children.
• Supports parents through mākua coaching during supervised visits, focusing on skill-building and nurturing safe, healthy connections with their children.
• Collaborate with other EC teammates to meet the various needs of families including eligibility screening, referral, assessment, internvention and evaluation of family needs.
• Assesses family situations to determine the ability of the family to provide a safe, nurturing home for the children and develops plans with the family to strengthen or remediate the situation.
• Provides services in both residential and community-based settings across multiple sites.
• Makes referrals to needed community services to address family needs and support Hoʻomohala service plan goals.
• Encourages family participation, aims to keep them in the program, and ensures program safety.
• Performs written and electronic recordkeeping functions as required for LT’s internal database on a timely basis.
• Works in tandem with LT teammates to integrate services across the agency.
• Performs crisis prevention as needed.
• Actively participates in agency and program staff meetings, as well as professional group seminars or conferences to enhance professional knowledge and job skills.
Other duties:
• Participates in program planning, budget development, revision, and evaluation.
• Participates in continuing education and training opportunities for professional development.
• Contributes to the Trust’s success by accepting new assignments, helping team members, learning new skills, and striving to improves team and organization results.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
• Master's degree in social work, early childhood, marriage and family therapy, or other related field required.
• 2 years post-Master’s experience in casework, group work or community level experience required.
• 2 years of professional experience working in the social work field with parents and young children required.
• Curently holds or working towards clinical licensure required; a willingness to complete clinical trainings such as Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) or other modalities required.
• Preferred candidates will have experience working with families facing complex challenges, including but not limited to system involvement (child welfare, homelessness, criminal justice), mental health, domestic violence, and substance use.
• Preferred candidates will be able to work independently with minimal guidance while delivering high-quality services in alignment with ethical social work practices.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends and occasional holidays as needed. Ability to travel as needed.
• Valid driver license, clean traffic abstract, and access to a privately owned automobile with valid no-fault insurance.
• TB clearance.
• First Aid and CPR/AED Certification preferred.
Job Competencies
• Aloha: awareness and approach to the work with compassion, empathy, and kindness.
• ‘Imi Na’auao: a constant desire for seeking knowledge; lifelong learner.
• Po’okele: desire to perform in excellence.
• Wiwo’ole: maintain a courageous, brave, and fearless mindset.
• Pono: understand the appropriateness of time, place, reason, people, and tools
• Kuleana: bring a deep sense of responsibility and accountability. Ability to work flexible hours when nessary, including nights and weekends.
• Collaboration: Ability to interact effectively with youth, community partners, and multi-disciplinary teams. Knowledge of community resources and services
• Ethical Practice: Model the highest level of ethical behavior, integrity, and social responsibility. Uphold and embody all LT values.
• Communication: Clearly convey and receive information and ideas. Engage the listener and invite response and feedback. Demonstrate strong written, oral, and listening skills.
• Cultural Competence: Respect and relate well to people from varied backgrounds and sensitive to group differences.
• Relationship Management: Experience working with staff at all levels in a collaborative environment; ability to promote and sustain positive workplace values and relationships.
• Interpersonal Skills: Ability to work well under pressure and to remain calm and controlled when faced with challenging situations.
Organization Competencies
• Alignment with Queen’s legacy: Understanding and appreciation of Queen Liliuokalani’s story, her legacy and the Hawaiian Culture is foundational to staff’s commitment to working with our Hawaiian children, families and communities. Demonstrates respect for and appreciation of Hawaiian values history, and culture, understanding its implication in one’s work, in fostering meaningful relationships, and in embracing the community served.
• Ho`omau i ka `imi Na`auao (Continuous Learning and Improvement): Committed to creating and reinforcing an environment of continuous learning and improvement.
• Ho`ike i na Mana`o Pono (Effective Communication): Communicates with those we serve and each other in a consistent manner that results in mutual understanding, harmony, and action.
• No'ono'o loi (Critical Thinking and Problem Solving): Actively and skillfully understands, conceptualizes, applies, analyzes, synthesizes, and/or evaluates information and develops and supports fact-based analyses and recommendations
• Ho'o kumu a'e or `Imi hakuhia (Innovation): Identifies and integrates creative ideas into new or existing services and promotes effective problem-solving.
• Pilina Ho`ohana a me ka Hana Hilina`i (Building Relationships and Creating Trust): Manages relationships to create optimal opportunities and move the organization forward.
• Alu Like I ka Hana (Teamwork): Works cooperatively and collaboratively with others throughout the organization in alignment with the organization's objectives.
• Ho`onui I ka `Ike (Capacity Building): Encourages personal growth by exhibiting trust and a belief in the capacity of others.
Mental and Physical Demands:
• Perform light physical work, including climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, and lifting weight of up to 25 pounds. Exposed to outdoor climate and diverse terrain.
Terms and Conditions of Employment
• As a condition of employment, employee will be subject to LT’s policies and procedures.
Job Title: Early Childhood Specialist II Reports to: Program Manager, Early Childhood
FLSA Status: FT; Exempt Aligned Executive: Chief Executive Officer
Kīpuka: Koʻolau Poko / Leihano Department: Kamaliʻi Wellbeing
Liliʻuokalani Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to recruit, train, and retain innovative talent from a diverse candidate pool. All employment decisions will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, ancestry, genetic information, citizenship, marital/civil union status, arrest and court record, domestic or sexual violence victim status, credit history, disability or veteran/military status or other applicable legally protected characteristics.