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Early Childhood Specialist
Early Childhood Specialist

Early Childhood Specialist

Company : City of Richmond, VA
Salary : $4,798 - $8,614 a month
Location : Virginia

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Description

In service of the City's equity agenda, the Early Childhood Coordinator will serve as a subject matter expert for early childhood development in Richmond and support the prioritization and dissemination of policy and practice that support young children's healthy development.

The position will report to the Senior Policy Advisor and Manager of Children's and Family Services at the Department of Human Services, and will work directly with key stakeholders within the City of Richmond's agencies as well as other public, private, and nonprofits. '

The duties are not limited, but include :)

  • As a member of the Department of Human Services team, work collaboratively.
  • Serve as the city's liaison for early childhood issues with external partners.
  • Monitor federal and state legislative policy relevant to perinatal health, early childhood care and education (ECCE), parent and caregiver education, and other topics relevant to early child development.)
  • Research and analyze best practices and provide recommendations to the senior policy advisor and manager of the Office of Children and Families.
  • Partner with Richmond Public Schools and community ESC providers to improve kindergarten readiness.
  • At all levels and across all sectors, build, maintain and sustain strong relationships with key stakeholders.
  • Attend community events and meetings relevant to early childhood development on behalf of the city of Richmond.

Qualifications, special certificates and licenses.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

  • An asset-based approach to community engagement?
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Exceptional written and verbal communications.
  • Strong judgment and curiosity when navigating complex scenarios. '
  • The ability to think nimbly and connect ideas and practices across different sectors and fields of knowledge.
  • Without close supervision, a strong sense of initiative and the ability to operate at a high level.
  • Proven ability to build relationships across lines of difference in the service of a common purpose and collective impact.
  • Solutions orientation with a track record of overcoming challenges to achieve strong results, particularly in collaboration with ideologically and culturally diverse stakeholders.
  • Deep conviction in the potential of all children, especially those from historically oppressed communities, to excel on an absolute scale when they are provided with equitable opportunities to thrive.


MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field, preferred. )
  • Working experience in education and/or public service in urban and low-income communities.


LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Some assignments may require a valid driver's license with satisfactory driving records and a certificate of Virginia Driver's License within 30 days of hire.

What is the Americans with Disabilities Act? What are its requirements?

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with intellectual disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.

What are the physical requirements and working conditions for a successful job? Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly talk, hear, see, perform repetitive motions, stand, finger, and walk; frequently reach, grasp, lift, pull, and push; and occasionally climb, stoop, crouch, and feel. The working conditions may contain environmental hazards. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be light work, exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Richmond is an "employer of choice" among cities throughout the nation, with over 4,000 employees. Offering a competitive, cost effective and quality benefits package is one element of an "employee of choice."

The city offers a full range of benefit programs from initial hire through retirement. Please visit our web site for more details.

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