- Promote the expansion and improvement of TRS providers in the WFSDET 12-county region by working in close coordination with the Child Care sub-recipient, co-workers and community partners to recruit child care center directors who are not TRS certified providers.
- Mentor child care providers to increase the number of certified of TRS providers, including sharing best practices in early childhood education, observations, and assessments.
- Identify steps current TRS providers can take in order to maintain or increase their TRS levels of certification.
- Conducts training on TRS requirements and the minimum standards of Texas child care licensing.
- Assist in developing instructional materials, training certificates, sign-in sheets and evaluations for workshops/training given to directors, assistant directors and provider staff.
- Visits child care centers/providers to outreach, mentor, and provide child care resources including developmentally appropriate books, materials and equipment to TRS certified and applicant providers.
- Provide required on-site hours per child care provider per month until TRS certification is obtained.
- Conducts monitoring of provider files to ensure compliance with contractual regulations, and provides technical assistance as needed for Texas Rising Star certification compliance and progress.
- Monitor client files to ensure that the contractor is following regulations, rules, policy and procedures
- Create a plan consisting of goals and expectations for providers to follow until TRS certification is achieved.
- Ensure child care providers meet TRS certification requirements by guiding the potential TRS providers through the phases of TRS certification and final TRS certification.
- Plans and prepares reports, manuals, and publications.
- Communicates agency objectives, tasks, and decisions to Board members, training provider, child care providers, the public and staff on Workforce Board.
- Assist in the planning, procurement, and implementation of Child Care services and special projects
- Provide technical assistance to the Child Care contractor as needed in absence of Child Care Coordinator
- Prepare and present speeches and slide shows, conduct meetings: train other workforce staff, participate in conferences and provides advisory service to local, state and federal elected officials.
- Identifies and documents process improvement opportunities.
- Coordinates with Board and Child Care sub-recipient to ensure child care policies are developed and updated to meet federal and state regulations.
- Coordination with Child Care Coordinator in developing community partner contracts to ensure Local Match funding is obtained for the Deep East Texas region.
- Travel is required within region and limited overnight travel may be required to attend regional, state, or national conferences, workshops, meetings, or trainings.
- Represent Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas in a professional manner at all times.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Detail oriented with strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong record keeping skills
- Ability to relate to individuals from culturally diverse backgrounds
- Exceptional interpersonal skills
- Ability to establish and maintain positive and cooperative working relationships with a variety of personalities
- Ability to work effectively as a member of a team
- Ability to evaluate and analyze data and initiate corrective actions
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret rules, regulations and complex documents
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university in early childhood education, child development, special education, child psychology, educational psychology, elementary education or family consumer science
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with at least 18 credit hours in early childhood education, child development, special education, child psychology, educational psychology, elementary education or family consumer science with at least 12 credit hours in child development
- Associate degree in early childhood education, child development, special education, child psychology, educational psychology, elementary education or family consumer science and two years of suitable experience in early childhood education.
- A Valid Driver's License
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4 weeks ago
Description
Child Care Development Specialist (TRS Mentor)
Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas is one of 28 local workforce development boards located throughout the state. This Workforce Development Board serves 12 counties (Angelina, Houston, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity, and Tyler) through a network of partners. The primary goal of WSDET and the 28 local workforce development boards is to respond to the needs of Texas employers and workers through locally designed market-driven workforce development initiative. For more information about our organization please visit:
Benefits Provided:
Vacation/Sick Leave
Medical
Dental
Vision
401K
Please see included job description for details, requirements, and job duties.
To Apply:
Please email your resume to If you prefer to mail your resume, please submit to:
Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas
Attn: Human Resources
Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas
415 S. 1st St., Suite 110
Lufkin, TX 75901
Disclaimer: All offers for employment are contingent upon the candidate having successfully completed a background check.
Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas, a proud partner of the American Job Center Network, is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Texas Relay for the hearing impaired – English (Voice): / Spanish (Voice): or 7-1-1.
Job Title
Child Care Development Specialist
JOB SUMMARY
Follows the directives of the Texas Rising Star (TRS) initiative in order to improve the quality of child care providers throughout the 12-county region. Works to recruit and maintain existing Texas Rising Star providers. Provide guidance, training and mentoring to providers in order for them to obtain their initial TRS certification, maintain current certifications or achieve a higher level of certification. Monitors child care providers to ensure compliance with contractual regulations and provide technical assistance as needed. Performs monitoring to ensure Child Care sub-recipient follows policies, procedures, regulations of local, state and federal guidelines.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Office Equipment and Software:
Computer, calculator, phone, fax, copier, printer, scanner; Software: MS Office (i.e. MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook, MS Access); State agency programs (TWIST, TIERS, WIT).
REQUIRED EDUCATION, TRAINING, EXPERIENCE, AND/OR LICENSES
OR
OR
AND
Minimum Work Experience:
Two years of full-time early childhood classroom experience in a child care, early head start, head start or pre-kindergarten through third grade school program.