Infant Toddler Specialist, Los Angeles, CA (Temporary)

About WestEd

As a community of over 1,400 researchers, practitioners, consultants, and administrative professionals from all backgrounds and life experiences, we are committed to making a qualitative difference in the lives of youth, children, and adults. We conduct and apply research, develop evidence-based solutions, and provide consulting services across the country in both rural and urban communities to improve equitable outcomes for individuals from infancy through adulthood. Serving as trusted partners in the areas of education, health, and justice, our teams enhance capacity within communities and school districts to prioritize impact — asking the right questions, customizing methodologies, developing relevant tools, and implementing best practices specific to a diverse range of stakeholder needs.

WestEd supports individual initiative, excellence, and hard work of all individuals in our hiring and work practices. WestEd complies with all applicable federal and state anti-discrimination laws, as well as OFCCP requirements. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, or status as a protected veteran.

SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING THE WORK LOCATION OF THIS POSITION—Although WestEd provides the option of working at one of its facilities for employees, many roles allow employees to choose to work remotely for their own convenience. The decision to allow remote work at the employee's convenience is based on the requirements of the position or project in question.

Brief Description:

Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC) Network Consultants (Specialists) work in communities providing direct in-person and virtual support to center-based administrators, teachers, staff, and home-based care providers. IECMHC Network Specialists are matched with assignments based on geographic location, areas of expertise, individualized program needs and consultant availability. The IECMHC Network team coordinates the referral and intake processes with programs and providers. It also provides resources and an array of supports for IECMHC Network Specialists, including individual and group reflective practice. IECMHC Network Specialists adopt the Consultative Stance in applying diversity-informed, reflective and relationship-based approaches to collaborating with home-based providers, center-based staff, and program leaders to build their capacity to:    

• Respond effectively to children’s developmental, social, emotional and behavioral health needs.  
• Consider all relationships influencing young children’s relational health and well-being, adult-child relationships and those amongst the adults caring for children. 
• Engage in self-reflection about personal values, perceptions, beliefs, culture, and connections between adult’s feelings and behavior and children’s feelings and behavior.  
• Reframe children’s behavior to problem solve and practice new ways of responding to children’s needs. 
• Gain knowledge and skills in understanding the impact of trauma on young children and develop a trauma-responsive lens to inform their approaches working with young children and their families.  
• Develop inclusive and equitable policies and procedures that reflect a commitment to serving all children and families.  
•  Promote staff/provider health and well-being by attending to their feelings and experiences within the context of their relational work and interactions with young children and their families. 
• Increase awareness and connection to community resources.   

Consultant hours are intermittent and will vary based on program needs and consultant availability.

 Job Requirements  

• Provide PITC training and technical assistance/coaching to assigned sites in accordance with the established policies and procedures including and not limited to. 
• Working collaboratively with each organization’s administrative staff and contact person to negotiate and implement PITC training and technical assistance services. 
• Documenting participants professional growth hours via participant sign-in sheets.
• Providing instruction and grading for students enrolled for academic credit.
• Submitting training schedules, quality improvement plans, and monthly progress comments in established data systems
• Submitting weekly timesheets.
• Submitting travel and other expense claims by the 5th of each month for the prior month.  

• Participate in onboarding orientation and monthly check-in meetings with the Regional Coordinator
• Participate in the following professional development events/meetings:

• Annual Advanced Training for PITC Infant/Toddler Specialists
• Regional and statewide network meetings
• Annual observation and feedback of service delivery by the Regional Coordinator.

Qualifications:

• Bi-lingual and biliterate English/Spanish preferred.
• Certification in the Program for Infant/Toddler Care Modules I-IV. (Certification in Beginning Together (PITC Module V) preferred.
• BA or higher (MA preferred) in Early Childhood Education, or a related field.  If BA or higher in a related field, then 24 units in Early Childhood Education are required. 
• Completion of California Early Childhood Online Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations and Framework Overviews.
• Experience working with infants/toddlers and families in center-based, family child care, or family, friend, and neighbor settings. 
• Minimum 3 years’ experience providing training and technical assistance to infant/toddler center-based and family child care programs. 
• Experience supporting program staff with strategies for implementation and change. 
• Experience working with diverse communities. 
• Computer access and ability to submit required documents electronically.

*Note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Successful candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.

WestEd conducts a criminal background check and education verification for all new hires. Any offers of employment will be contingent on receiving a clear background check in accordance with applicable law.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)