Job Type
Full-time
Description
Position Location and Department:
- This position is part of our Early Care & Education Department.
- This position will work at our Wyandotte County office located at 444 Minnesota, Kansas City, KS 66101.
Benefits Offered:
- Medical Insurance (The Family Conservancy offers health insurance to all full time employees working a minimum of 30 hours per week)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Accounts
- Vision & Dental Insurance.
- Long Term Disability.
- Life Insurance.
- 403(b) Retirement Plan matching up to 2%.
- Yearly 5% employer retirement contribution.
- Paid Vacation.
- Sick Leave.
- Personal time off.
- Agency paid holidays.
- Flexible work schedules (Hybrid
Job Summary:
The Program Coordinator will work to enhance the Child Care Quality Improvement and Support System
in Kansas by implementing a Shared Service Network Hub. This position is responsible for, but not limited
to, assisting childcare providers in identifying common program needs, such as human resource services,
marketing and workforce support and then facilitating coordination and implementation of the agreed
upon shared services.
Salary Range:
$45,820 – $72,480
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Recruits members for the Shared Service Hub.
- Identify the needs of the members of the Shared Service within the approved geographic area.
- Ensure the Shared Service Network Hub provides support around business practices, staffing support, and facilitates connection/referrals for participating members to existing support services related to high-quality care practices.
- Completes research and vetting of agreed upon service providers
- Create and facilitate an advisory group
- Collects data for required reporting
- Attends provider and Shared Service Hub meetings
- Provide training and/or coaching to early care and education providers as needed.
- Serve on the Systems committee on the ECE team.
- Attend TFC meetings, as assigned by the ECE director.
- Establish relationships with TFC staff to collaborate and utilize existing resources that will strengthen department initiatives.
- Ensure effective team communication using email, team meetings, and other communication methods.
Requirements
Required Skills/Abilities:
Ability to collaborate with departments, outside partners, and colleagues.
- Respectful communication
- Growth-oriented discussion
- Shared responsibilities
Commitment to growth mindset.
- Commitment to professional growth through self reflection and ongoing education.
- Commitment to supporting partner sites through transformative change.
Ability to display patience, flexibility, curiosity, and resilience.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
- Ability to collaborate with a diverse group of people.
- Proficient with Google Suite and/or Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
- Establish and monitor evaluation measures for outcome measures working in conjunction with the Director of Impact and Strategy.
- Submit reports on or before deadlines.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education or related field.
- At least three years related experience.
- Bilingual fluency in written and oral English/Spanish preferred.
- Master’s in Early Childhood Education preferred.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds at times.
The Family Conservancy is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
To Apply for this position, please visit our website at: https://www.thefamilyconservancy.org/careers/