Summary

Child Care Associates (CCA), the largest child development nonprofit organization in North Texas, has served nearly 600,000 vulnerable young children and their families since 1968. Regional support for young children has increased over the past 5 years, creating an opportunity to propel CCAs services and the early learning system to new levels of impact and quality. Child Care Associates is a nonprofit of scale in the DFW region poised to help build a strong early childhood system, to partner with families and to build an early education infrastructure to help achieve outcomes at scale. CCA is seeking a qualified Mental Health/Disability Specialist to fill a vacancy in Tarrant County.

Duties

The Coordinator of Child Care Innovation (CCCI) will report to the Managing Director of the Institute to Advance Child Care (MDCCI) and will support the IACC team in its efforts to strengthen support for childcare providers in Tarrant County. The CCCI will work closely with the MDCCI and IACC team and will:
Support the implementation of the Prime Early Learning Program/Grant;
Set up quarterly meetings for providers and IACC team;
Attend all Prime Early Learning Program meetings and events;
Offer exceptional customer service to Prime Providers;
Support Prime Providers as they ideate, implement and reflect on ways to enhance the quality of their childcare center/home;
Provide technical support to Prime Providers with monthly reporting;
Ensure internal and external complaints are resolved;
Ensure providers receive information relating to community resources;
Escalate potential or significant issues to supervisor or manager, including suspected fraud, impropriety, and improper use of funds;
Report identified contractor conflicts of interest or other conflicts of interest involving others who are outside of the contracting function;
Assist with maintaining contract documentation and data elements;
Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Child Development, or a related field;
One year experience with Texas Rising Star early childhood programs;
Knowledge of state licensing requirements, minimum standards, and facility utilization;
Exceptional customer service mannerism;
Ability to relate to limited income families from multi-cultural backgrounds;
Proficient use of SharePoint and Google Suite
Good verbal and written communication skills;
Access to reliable transportation;
Must be able to pass a pre-employment and/or periodic physical examination, annual TB skin test, and complete background check every 24 months.

Physical Requirements
The physical requirements for this position are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
oMust be able to frequently walk, stand, or sit for extended time periods.
oRepetitive use of hands, reaching and turning
oAbility to lift 30 pounds; light lifting of supplies and materials
oSpecific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
oMust be able to twist, turn, kneel, bend, and stoop.

Nice To Haves

Preferred Skills & Abilities:
Bilingual abilities preferred;
Ability to anticipate and/or proactively address problems and successfully arrive at a recommended solution;
Experience organizing professional meeting and/or community events;
Experience managing grant and/or government contracts

Benefits

Child Care Associates offers a competitive benefits package that is provided to all fulltime employees that include health, dental and life insurance coverage. Additional voluntary benefits are offered to all fulltime employees in addition to the core benefits package.

After completing one (1) year of service, the company contributes 4% of the employee's earnings to the 403(b) retirement plan. If the employee also elects to make a contribution to the plan, Child Care Associates will match half (50%) of the employee's contribution up to 4% of base salary.

Child Care Associates provides other benefits outlined in the Staff Handbook, such as paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

About Us

Child Care Associates reaches more than 14,000 children across Tarrant County. We're one of the largest child development organizations in North Texas.

WE SERVE THE WHOLE CHILD AND FAMILY by providing academic and social/emotional growth through quality early education and child care programs. Our early education programs provide much more than instruction - we ensure that each child has a family doctor, a dentist, and is up-to-date on all immunizations and screenings. We ease the burden on low-income families by offering no-cost CCA campuses or offsetting the high cost of child care. As a result, parents are able to work or finish school while learning important parenting and life skills.