Provider Services Specialist

FULL-TIME: 40 hours/week

WAGE: $26-$30/hour

Includes medical, dental, vision, life, and 401K

Join the team at Sierra Nevada Children's Services (SNCS)!

Are you passionate about early childhood education and supporting child care providers? We’re looking for an innovative, engaging and detail driven Provider Services Specialist to join our team!

In this role, you’ll help strengthen child care quality, support and enroll providers, develop educational programs, and build meaningful relationships with providers and families.

If you have a background in early childhood education, curriculum development, and program management, we’d love to hear from you!

Assists with the administration of the Family Child Care Home Education Network (FCCHEN) CFCC contract by conducting assessments and providing coaching, training, and support for providers and families in the Network. Supports childcare providers in the development and operation of their business including licensing and health and safety requirements, regulations, participation in agency programs, and ongoing professional development.

Support the agency’s mission, vision, and values by exhibiting attitudes of professionalism, collaboration, innovation, respect for coworkers, commitment to our community, and personal accountability.

(Elements of this job description will be periodically evaluated and are subject to adjustment by SNCS)

• Assists with the development of childcare capacity by recruiting Network providers and maintains a sufficient number of qualified and trained Network providers to support parental choice for enrolled families and fully earn the CFCC contract.
• Conducts regular site visits and hosts regular meetings to provide coaching, training, and support to Network childcare providers to ensure providers meet education program requirements as outlined in Program Requirements. Works with the Program Director to ensure quality and health and safety standards are met, providing recommendations, as appropriate.
• Conducts or coordinates annual assessments of each Network provider using the Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale (FCCERS) and maintains Network provider files.
• Ensures Network providers serve nutritious meals and snacks that are culturally and developmentally appropriate and completes site visit checklist at each site visit to ensure Network requirements are met.
• Develops and presents and/or works with training consultants to provide training curriculum for Network providers based on findings from assessments.
• Coordinates with Program Director and Network providers and parents to plan and implement developmentally, linguistically, and culturally appropriate activities for children in order to support and enhance education and family engagement opportunities for parents.
• Assists with the distribution of the Parent Survey annually, collects and analyzes results to plan and conduct activities to help parents support their child’s learning and development and to meet the family’s needs, in collaboration with the Program Director.
• Completes or coordinates child development assessments for enrolled children at specified intervals using the Desired Result Developmental Profile (DRDP) and maintains Network child files. Uses the developmental profiles to plan and conduct developmentally appropriate activities and provider training, in collaboration with the Program Director.
• Completes or coordinates Child Progress Summary Reports and ensures at least two individual parent conferences are held per year, facilitating as necessary.
• Coordinates and facilitates all aspects of the Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) and advises SNCS on issues related to services for families and…