Careers & Internships at Allies

Allies is committed to providing mental health support and consultation to families & those who interact with children and families with social, behavioral and emotional challenges and exposure to violence abuse and trauma. The Clinical Supervisor is responsible for ensuring direct service staff under their supervision are providing high-quality services to children and families and ensuring that legal and ethical standards and program requirements are being met. The Clinical Supervisor oversees the work of clinicians/interns, signing off on hours for licensure and monitoring timeliness and accuracy of all documentation. The Clinical Supervisor is responsible for carrying a small caseload (may fluctuate based on staffing and program need), providing direct mental health services and/or early childhood mental health consultation services to individuals and families, with a primary focus on families with children 0-5 years old.

The teacher assistant is responsible to implement classroom activities, as needed. The teacher assistant will aid in the implementation of the daily schedule and routine, leading activities, developing nurturing relationships, and ensuring the safety, security, and supervision of clients.

The Office Assistant greets and assists visitors, families, and staff in face-to-face interactions or by telephone, serving as the first point of contact at our Early Education Center-based programming.

The Lead Inclusion Specialist (LIS) is responsible for consultation, collaboration, and monitoring of children with special needs and/or disabilities who are enrolled in Allies programs, including providing supports in the classroom and at family childcare provider locations.  This position works within an interdisciplinary team setting to ensure full inclusion of children with disabilities. The Lead Inclusion Specialist works closely with the Inclusion Specialist (IS) and Director of Inclusion Services (DIS), to ensure support for children with special needs and/or disabilities, monitor access to individualized services, and provide appropriate referrals to relevant community agencies to address developmental delays, as needed. The LIS will be responsible for tracking referrals from all Allies departments, and ensure that all children with ASQ screenings outside typical range are referred to Regional Center, and other supportive community services, as appropriate.

The Staff Accountant will conduct research, analysis, development, summarization of financial information for agency audit purposes, financial reporting and perform the financial administration and reporting of county, state and federal grants.

The RFA Program Manager monitor contract compliance, directly supervises RFA Social Workers, oversees and supervises the approval process of families, the matching and placing process of youth, and supports and manages the overall operation of the RFA program-Foster Care and Adoptions. The RFA Program Manager supports the director in maintaining all contract and state requirements. This position will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including the community collaborative ™ members to be a leader in the field of recruitment, retention and support for children and families within the foster care community.

The Health Services Coordinator works under the supervision of the Head of Educational Excellence (HEE) to carry out health services to support children and families across Allies programs. The Health Services Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the direct comprehensive health services for children and families that include a range of medical and dental services/follow-up in accordance with goals and contract requirements. The Health Services Coordinator works hands-on with children families and our contracted licensed Family Child Care providers and must be able to consistently communicate in a manner that demonstrates respect and sensitivity.

The Floater Teacher is responsible to implement classroom activities either in the absence of a Teacher or on a daily basis, in place of a teacher, as needed. The Floater Teacher will aid in the implementation of the daily schedule and routine, leading activities, developing nurturing relationships, and ensuring the safety, security, and supervision of clients.

The Early Education Associate Teacher is responsible for the academic, social-emotional growth and development of all children in their care, which may include toddlers and/or preschool age children; develops partnerships with birth parent’s/child’s caregivers to engage and encourage family participation in program. The Early Education Associate Teacher is also responsible for ensuring compliance with Allies Policies and Procedures and codes of all relevant oversight and contracting agencies; and works collegially with other staff members of Allies.

The Early Education Teacher is responsible for the academic, social-emotional growth and development of all children in their care, which may include toddlers and/or preschool age children; develops partnerships with birth parents/child’s caregivers to engage and encourage family participation in program. The Early Education Teacher is also responsible for ensuring compliance with Allies Policies and Procedures and codes of all relevant oversight and contracting agencies; and works collegially with other staff members of Allies.

The Child Development Specialist works under the supervision of the FCCHEN Program Manager and with the guidance of the Early Education Center & Early Head Start Director and Early Education Manager. The Child Development Specialist (CDS) partners with a team of CDS’s to ensure comprehensive, high quality early education experiences for children/families enrolled in Allies’ network of contracted licensed family child care home providers (Providers). The Child Development Specialist plays a critical role in client and Provider recruitment, ongoing training, health/safety monitoring, comprehensive family services and lesson plan processes.

The Wendy’s Wonderful Kids (WWK) Care Coordinator will connect youth who are waiting for permanent homes with families who wish to adopt by implementing and coordinating effective recruitment, matching and support services for a caseload of 12-15 youth. The Care Coordinator will use the WWK evidence-based, child-focused recruitment model to identify possible permanent families for youth in LA County’s foster care system who are over the age of nine, have special needs and/or are part of a sibling group.

Allies is committed to providing mental health support and consultation to those who interact with children and families with social, behavioral and emotional challenges. The Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist is responsible for enhancing depth and breadth of mental health resources available to Allies families and families in our communities. This role will be responsible for supporting the expansion of Allies’ infant/early childhood mental health work (e.g., direct psychotherapy services, Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation, groups, training etc.) to reach a broader population, including educational settings such as center-based, community-based and home-based environments; conducts community outreach and participates in coordination of care and family events as needed.