Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Purpose of this position is to improve access to childcare for families by increasing the supply of high quality, licensed childcare programs through contributing to local and statewide efforts. Assist clients seeking to open up an in-home daycare or a daycare center. This is a language specific position of Spanish speaking. A majority of caseload will be assisting Spanish speaking clients. Must be at a minimum of a Step 2 on the Minnesota Early Childhood Career Lattice, which states 25 hours of Achieve approved trainings in early childhood education within the last 5 years. Hybrid position consisting of remote work as well as travel required for meetings and trainings. FT at 40 hours per week and benefits eligible. Benefits include medical insurance options, dental, vision, life, time off of paid vacation, sick and safe time, and flexible holiday, and employer matching retirement account.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Demonstrate commitment to the agency’s mission statement and core values at all times. The mission statement is “360 Communities delivers safety and stability that improves lives.”
2. Aid new and existing childcare providers through the following ways:
   1. Assist individuals and organizations in the process of starting a licensed childcare program and/or sustaining or expanding existing licensed child care programs through coaching and mentoring.
   2. Providing information and support with understanding regulations; program standards and best practices, such as policies and contracts; environment set up; business management, such as budget and marketing; licensing paperwork and application process and timelines.
   3. Connecting new and existing childcare providers with resources, including financial supports, business training, required professional development and Parent Aware participation.
3. Coordinate and implement outreach strategies for recruitment, including:
   1. Implement outreach and recruitment activities to identify individuals and organizations interested in starting or expanding licensed child care; use provided market research and childcare supply and demand data in combination with knowledge of local communities to focus recruitment activities.
   2. Assess potential childcare providers’ interest and readiness for starting a child care business.
   3. Identify and address systemic barriers and inequities, especially those affecting the BIPOC and non-English speaking providers.
4. Collaborate with community partners, in the following ways:
   1. Collaborate with broader Child Care Aware system and community partners (such as licensors, childcare associations, parent groups, school districts, businesses) who have an interest in increasing access to childcare for families or employees or who may have connections with potential childcare providers.
   2. Develop and maintain relationships with Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) community organizations to ensure recruitment and assistance activities are culturally responsive.
5. Utilize and maintain data and documentation by collecting and maintaining data in a case management system, maintaining confidentiality and accuracy, as well as creating and sharing reports and data.

Qualifications

Minimum Education and/or Experience

• High School Diploma and Step 2 on the Minnesota Early Childhood Career Lattice, which states 25 hours of Achieve approved trainings in early childhood education within the last 5 years
• 1 year of experience in a licensed childcare setting.

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