Family Childcare Provider Coordinator

The FCC Provider Coordinator plays a pivotal role in ensuring the

success of family childcare providers by offering continuous support,

fostering community connections, and ensuring compliance with regulatory

and quality standards. This position requires regular site visits to

family childcare providers, building strong relationships, and offering

guidance to enhance the quality of care. The Liaison will also help

providers maintain compliance with state and federal regulations and

ensure a high standard of care for children within the network. Outreach

and Recruitment: Develop, coordinate, and execute outreach, marketing,

and recruitment strategies to engage family childcare providers. Recruit

and select providers who demonstrate commitment, capacity for quality

care, and business acumen. Provider Support and Compliance: Conduct

regular site visits to all Project HOPE childcare providers, ensuring

full compliance with government regulations, organizational policies,

and quality standards. Maintain child care contracted slots and vouchers

by using current wait lists, placement of children, reassessments, and

attendance. Assist the Director in preparing annual evaluations of

providers and facilitate performance discussions. Process educators\'

weekly invoices Training and Development: Lead the design and

implementation of training programs for providers, with a focus on

continuous quality improvement. Identify and explore new training

opportunities to expand the professional development of providers. Lead

recruitment efforts for micro-enterprise and early childhood education

training programs. Community Engagement: Build and maintain strong

partnerships with community organizations and resources. Provide

administrative oversight and resources for parent and family involvement

initiatives. Provider and Parent Collaboration: Assist providers in

conducting child assessments and evaluations, ensuring effective

communication with parents. Refer parents to specialized services and

resources as needed. Maintain ongoing communication with the Department

of Children and Families (DCF) for children with open cases in DCF

Additional Duties: Assist in arranging professional development,

graduation, and milestone events. Perform other duties as assigned to

support the program\'s overall success. Participate in training

programs, conferences, courses, and other aspects of related

development. Qualifications and Experience: Education: Bachelor?s degree

in early childhood education, related field, or equivalent work

experience. Experience: Minimum of 3 years experience working within

family childcare systems, including knowledge of state childcare

regulatory and contracting agencies. Experience designing and

implementing training programs for educators and providers. Familiarity

with small business development, particularly for family-based childcare

providers. At least 3 years of experience working with diverse,

Low-income Populations In Urban Settings. Skills And Competencies

Strong organizational, relationship-building, and communication skills.

Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment. Bilingual fluency

in English and Spanish, Haitian Creole, or Cape Verdean Creole is

strongly preferred. Commitment to the mission of Project HOPE and

principles of social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion.