Senior Early Childhood Education Consultant, Bureau of Childcare

• Full-time
• Agency: DEPT OF HEALTH/MENTAL HYGIENE
• Job Category:
  Constituent Services & Community Programs
• Salary Band: $90,000 to $100,000
• Compensation: USD 82,950 - USD 95,392

Open to candidates who are:
Permanent; eligible for consideration under 55-a; or those individuals who have successfully filed for CONSULTANT (EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION) Exam No. 5059 within the filing period From:
March 5, 2025, To:
March 25, 2025; or the CONSULTANT (EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION) Exam No. 6124 within the filing period From:
June 3, 2026, To:
June 23, 2026.

The Bureau of Child Care ensures that child care services in New York City operate in compliance with the New York City Health Code and New York State Social Service regulations and are licensed or permitted as required by law. The Bureau routinely monitors child care programs to protect the health and safety of children while in the child care environment and actively works to improve and expand access to high quality programs which support early childhood development and learning.

The Senior Early Childhood Education Consultant will lead a team of staff that monitors and provides technical assistance to child care programs to ensure that child care services throughout New York City operate within regulatory compliance.

• Supervise and evaluate field activities of Early Childhood Education Consultants (Level- l) to ensure that staff perform site visits within established time frames
• Review program files in database and monitor staff maintenance of caseloads in accordance with set Bureau goals and objectives
• Conduct monitoring (follow-up) visits and accompany staff to programs to evaluate performance
• Conduct field visits of a special or difficult nature, issue notices of violation, and make recommendations for issuance or denial of childcare permits and/or closure of programs having imminent health hazards
• Monitor activities of staff associated with childcare programs within regulatory mandates
• Provide training and coaching for staff and providers on childcare best practices involving educational programming, and appropriate organization and management techniques
• Represent the Department at professional conferences and participate in professional development activities related to Early Childhood Education
• Selected candidates will be expected to travel to Albany, NY for training and elsewhere throughout the State for an annual NYS Regulator’s meeting. Expenses paid by the agency.

• Strong communication, analytic, leadership and observational skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to deduce potential impacts of conditions or assess risk
• Writing skills including the ability to adequately describe observations in detail
• Previous experience regulating child care services
• Strong computer skills including the use of mobile computing devices and proficiency with Microsoft Office

• Loan Forgiveness:
  As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs that lessen your payments or even fully forgive your full balance. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website (https://student aid.gov/pslf/)
• Benefits:
  City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as:
  • a premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment.
  • additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund.
  • a public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
  • a tax-deferred savings program and
  • a…