Employment Opportunity
Butler County Educational Service Center
May 7, 2024POSITION: Early Head Start - Family Childcare Coach
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Develop with the Family Child Care (FCC) providers a program establishing a caring professional relationship and climate of mutual trust and respect for families and children. Incorporate a strengths base approach supporting positive parent-child bonding and nurturing parent-child relationships. Work with providers through coaching to strengthen the family's knowledge of child development, help parents/providers to understand how children grow and learn, partner with providers to support the families to ensure children have current health requirements and developmental screenings within mandated timelines. Collaborates with other providers for children 0-through age 4 to facilitate a “seamless” service system and assists with the implementation of the Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) with the local programs for children with developmental delays and disabilities when needed. Coordinate and refers families to other community resources appropriate to the needs of the family served by EHS.
 
QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education. Social work, family studies, or equivalent degrees with early childhood work experience may be considered.
•  A minimum of one (1) year experience working in a child care setting focusing on 

infancy through 4 years of age with experience implementing curriculum preferred.

• Knowledge of child care licensing regulations.
• Experience working with young children and their families preferred and a demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with local agencies.
• Experience in establishing partnerships with families preferred.
• Willingness/ability to work as a team member and independently.
• Ability to work some evenings and occasional Saturdays.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Computer expertise appropriate to the position.
• History of excellent job attendance.
• Valid Ohio driver’s license with good driving record, daily access to private insured vehicle during work hours.

• Must pass criminal background checks and be free from communicable disease.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Ensure the enrollment of FCC parents and children into the program. · Monitor FCC homes to ensure a safe and healthy environment that supports development of children. 
• Serve as a resource to FCC Providers to ensure compliance with HS Performance Standards, ODJFS licensing and BCESC regulations. · Serve as a coach, trainer and mentor during weekly home visits to FCC providers.
• Support the FCC Provider on issues related to curriculum implementation, child guidance and management, daily routines and scheduling, and inclusion of children with special needs and child outcomes.
• Work with the FCC Providers to ensure physicals, dentals and health screenings are completed for children within required guidelines.
• Support FCC Providers in completing family assessments and partnership agreements for enrolled families and in making appropriate health and social service referrals.
• Support the FCC Providers in planning and facilitating family engagement and parent activities. This may include home visits.
• Support the FCC provider to conduct initial and ongoing screening/assessments of infants and toddlers development and their family, determines concerns, priorities and resources for each family. 
• Adheres to timelines mandated for initial child development and health screenings, collection of child health documents and family assessments (initial and ongoing). 
• Plan, implement, evaluate and document the learning experiences supporting individual progress and appropriate child and family outcomes.
• Participate in activities related to the IFSP process including the implementation of the IFSP and/or the Family and Community Engagement Plan.
• Conduct meetings with parents and other providers to discuss information gathered and to determine need for further evaluations. 
• Refer families to appropriate community options, early intervention services, or other resources, as needed.
• Facilitate communication and family involvement in referral to other agencies and maintaining records and other documentation, including understanding and completion of the child enrollment process. 
• Participate in program evaluation activities as requested.
• Plan and organize own work to meet priorities and deadlines (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly).
• Confer with coordinator/supervisors regarding progress, concerns and recommendations.
• Ensure that confidentiality practices are maintained at all times.
• Participate in staff training and meetings.
• Document and maintain a daily, weekly and monthly work calendar. · Serve on committees that are of interest or as assigned.
• Continuously update and improve professional competence per program requirements, including current or future required standards.
• Comply with state and federal regulations that pertain to the position (e.g. OSHA: Occupational Safety Hazard Administration, ORC; Ohio Revised Code). · Perform other duties consistent with the position as assigned.

 
 
OTHER DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS: 

• To serve as a role model for family and students in how to conduct themselves as citizens and as responsible, intelligent human beings.
• To help instill in families and students the belief in and practice of ethical principles and democratic values.

 
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of: Board policies and procedures; building policies and procedures, public relations and state reporting, Individual Educational Plans (IEP) and Individual Family Service Plans (IFSP). Knowledge of agencies, public schools, including preschool placement procedures for special education placement in local schools and Head Start. Knowledge of infant and toddler curriculum and developmentally appropriate practices.
• Ability to: Interpret policies and procedures, follow instructions, communicate effectively, and maintain files and reports, collect data, schedule, and lift moderate amounts of weight. Ability to bend, twist, stoop, sit on floor for moderate periods of time during home visits and socializations. To provide own transportation to home visits. Ability to collect, analyze and input data. Work successfully in a culturally diverse environment.
• Skilled in: Microsoft programs, google, basic math, English and communications.

EQUIPMENT OPERATED:
Copier, fax, computer and general office equipment.
 
ADDITIONAL WORKING CONDITIONS:
Occasional: Exposure to disruptive children or adults, blood, bodily fluids and tissue, and home environmental issues. 
Periodic: Driving in inclement weather conditions, working outside normal hours.
Frequent: Traversing in and out of client’s and providers homes, up and down client and providers stairs to access home visits, traverse uneven surfaces such as sidewalks, bending, stooping, and sitting on the floor.
 
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Salary and work year as established by the Governing Board. The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non - prescribed controlled substance use in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the District. 
 
EVALUATION:
Performance of this position will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on Evaluation of Support Personnel.
 
 
STARTING DATE: As Soon As Possible
SALARY: $41,900-$49,383 based on education and experience
BENEFITS: Excellent benefits for all full time employees
WORK YEAR: Full Time – 260 Days
DEADLINE: Until Filled
APPLY TO: Apply by clicking here: Application
 
 
 
The Butler County Educational Service Center is an equal opportunity employer. Applications will be accepted without regard to age, race, handicap, color, sex or national origin. The regulations of Title VI, VII (Civil Rights Acts of 1984), Equal Pay act of 1963, Americans With Disabilities Act, Title IX, and the Drug-free Schools and Communities Act of 1989 are followed. (If you need an accommodation to interview, contact Human Resources by the deadline.