Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc·Chicago, Illinois
The Health Specialist coordinates preventative health programs and services across partner sites while ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. They also monitor child health records, facilitate staff training, and collaborate with community partners to support family access to medical resources.
Reports To: Director of Health and Safety
Supervises: None
• Interpersonal Skills:
o Coordinate professionally and effectively with other team members, other agency resources, and outside services in addressing client needs. o Foster positive working relationships with our clients, community, funding sources and regulatory bodies. o Must work with other staff in a fair and honest manner while treating others with respect, compassion and understanding.
o Comply with all Ada S. McKinley policies and procedures as outlined in the organizational operating procedures and human resources manuals. o Participate in the Teamwork, Innovation, and Excellence initiative. o Contribute to the One Ada Culture. o Embrace and practice the concepts of a growth mindset
Adaptable: Adjust to new conditions, changes, challenges, and experiences.
Communicator: Is understood by others (both verbally and in writing) and understands the ideas and perspectives of others.
Uses a
Growth
Mindset: Embraces their potential to learn and grow and views successes and failures as development opportunities.
Has
Integrity: Honesty, trustworthiness, ownership, accountability, and respect are hallmarks of integrity.
Collaborator: Cooperates and works well with peers, colleagues and team members by giving and receiving ideas, comments, and feedback with an open mind.
Compensation: 40,000 Annually
Benefit options and eligibility vary by Fulltime and Part-time positions. Compensation within the posted salary range varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, and performance at the time of the offer.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Have the ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to clients and other employees of the organization.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
The employee is frequently required to sit.
The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate; work is performed in an office.
This description documents the general contents and requirements of the job.
It is not to be construed as an exhausted statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.
The principal duties and responsibilities shown are all essential job functions except for those indicated with an asterisk (*).
The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Candidates must hold a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Early Childhood, Special Education, or Behavioral Services. Additionally, at least two years of experience working with infant, toddler, and preschool populations is required, along with a valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
Market context
In Illinois, Health Specialist openings often reflect steady demand in early childhood and behavioral support settings, especially where programs serve infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. These roles are competitive because employers typically look for a relevant bachelor’s degree, two years of age-specific experience, and a valid driver’s license; review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to quickly compare fit without reading the full posting. Before applying, confirm your experience with young children is clearly shown on your resume and match it to the listed degree area.