Northcoast Children's Services: Social Work Employment-Based
STUDENTS Please note:
- All inquiries about serving at Northcoast Children's Services locations should start with Naomi Faulkner, Child Development Manager, 707-825-1338, naomi@ncsheadstart.org.
- Northcoast Children's Services oversees many sites in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. Please be sure to report your placement under the appropriate program site/address in S4. If you do not see your site in S4, contact the Center for Community Based Learning at ccbl@humboldt.edu.
Northcoast Children’s Services is a private non-profit serving pregnant families and families with children from birth to kindergarten age. NCS employs over 200 people and provides services to over 800 children and their families in 23 locations throughout Humboldt and Del Norte Counties each year.
NCS believes that parents are children’s first and most important teacher throughout their lives. NCS programs work with parents to support healthy child development with goals for school readiness in the areas of language and literacy, cognitive, motor, and social emotional development. In addition to educational services, NCS programs partner with families to help them reach their goals for family needs, wellness, safety, life skills, and parenting.
This site requires a combination of a Live-scan, required vaccinations, and/or a TB Test. Please ask your instructor and your site supervisor about these requirements. Proof of these will need to be submitted to your site in order to start your placement.