As an Infant and Toddler Early Learning Partner, you’ll spend your days playing, singing, counting, reading, writing, and being in caring relationship with babies and toddlers. You will serve at an Early Head Start or childcare site.
Service Activities
What to Expect
- Spend your days playing, singing, reading, writing, counting, and building relationships with babies and toddlers.
- Foster asset-based, supportive, and caring relationships with caregivers of babies and toddlers.
- Respond to feedback and commit to continuous improvement through coaching, training and professional development.
- Represent Early Learning Corps at site-sponsored activities and share your experience with the wider community to help build awareness.
Community Need Addressed
Every moment of connection with a child in their first 1,000 days of life has an impact on their developing brain. Be a part of an innovative program that supports infants, toddlers, and their most important caregivers. Take action as an Early Learning Partner and be part of a community of support for children during the child’s first years of life.
Position Outcomes
With great training and on-site coaching, we’ll prepare you to help build positive relationships with young children. Young children thrive on secure and caring relationships, so our Early Learning Partners serve at sites from the fall to spring.
Benefits
Childcare assistance if eligible, Education award upon successful completion of service, Health coverage, Stipend, Student loan forbearance, Training
Competencies You Will Develop
Communication
Demonstrate sensitivity and empathy, Speak clearly, in precise language and in a logical, organized and coherent manner
Creativity & Problem Solving
Capable of generating possible solutions, Communicate the problem to appropriate personnel, Improvise, Provide relevant expertise
Decisions
Accepts responsibility, Quickly respond with a back-up plan if a decision goes amiss
Tools
Carefully consider which tools or technological solutions are appropriate for a given job
Planning
Able to prioritize various competing tasks, Create plan of action, schedule tasks so that work is completed on time, Set goals
Service
Be pleasant, courteous, professional and respectful when dealing with internal and external customers or clients, Recognize the importance of maintaining privacy and confidentiality of those being served, Understand and anticipate the needs of others, Understand the significance of maintaining a healthful and safe environment