Child Care Specialist

Job Summary:  This is a community-based position that serves residents of the Pueblo of San Felipe.  The incumbent will perform a wide variety of duties which include planning, organizing of program activities/services and monitoring of child care providers for the Pueblo of San Felipe Child Care Program.

Essential Duties:

• Develop and maintain a home-monitoring schedule for new and active childcare provider homes.
• Conduct Home Inspection visits on all new child care provider homes prior to service start date to ensure the homes are in compliance with the Health and Safety Requirements.
• During Home Inspections, identity if any home safety items are needed to get homes into compliance with the Health & Safety Requirements. Conduct follow-up visits if safety items were issued to ensure items have been installed or in place within 2 weeks of initial visit.
• Conduct on-going home monitoring visits based on yearly monitoring visit requirements indicated in the Pueblo of San Felipe Tribal Child Care Plan.
• Develop and maintain record keeping of all home monitoring visit.
• Develop and maintain a tracking system of all required Child Care Provider Training and ensure childcare providers are meeting the yearly training requirements prior to yearly renewals.
• Coordinate with Child Care Assistant Coordinator on yearly provider training and activities topics.
• Plan, schedule and advertise all provider training, activities and events at least 2 weeks prior to training or activity with
• Create lesson plans, sign in sheets, feedback forms, etc. for all training, activities and events.
• Assist in the development of activities around the Keres Language for childcare providers, children and families, using the yearly Traditional Calendar of community events as a guide to promote the Keres language.
• Assist in creating At-Home craft activity kits for children in each childcare home.
• Create monthly Calendar with at home activities for providers.
• Collaborate with tribal programs and outside resources to find additional early childhood training for childcare providers on a quarterly basis, to enhance the quality of services and promote on-going professional development for providers.
• Assist in the set-up of the Lillio Academy App for childcare providers and provide on-going assistance to providers as needed.
• Conduct Provider recruitment and outreach as needed.
• Produce letters, memos and flyers regarding any upcoming trainings, meetings, events, etc.
• Assist with set-up and clean-up of all program activities.
• Participate in staff professional development training, conferences, meetings, etc. (in state and out of state).
• Answer phones, takes messages, run errands as needed.
• Must possess a positive attitude, be a team player, have patience and enjoy working with families and children.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Education: HS Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Experience/Basic Knowledge: Must have one year of experience working with children and families. One year experience working with computers, MS Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Required Licenses/Certifications: Must have a valid NM driver’s license.
• Physical Requirements: Must have manual dexterity to enter and retrieve data from a computer. Ability to sit and stand for long periods. Bends and stoops regularly.

Preferences: San Felipe Preference and Keres Speaking Required.