Early Care Education Specialist (2949)

BakerRipley; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

BakerRipley in Texas seeks an Early Care and Education Specialist to build relationships with childcare providers and guide them through Texas Rising Star certification. You will deliver training, provide technical assistance, and monitor compliance with program requirements.

You will coordinate with childcare providers and internal staff to resolve issues, conduct site visits (on-site and virtual), and support program operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with specified early childhood fields or with 18 credit hours in early childhood education and 12 credit hours in child development.
• Or an Associate's degree in a related field with two years of director experience in an early childhood program.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and maintains updated paperwork for records per Texas Workforce Commission requirements and directives.
• Monitors providers to ensure compliance with contractual regulations and offers technical assistance.
• Conducts follow-up visits on Service Improvement Agreements (SIAs).
• Follows unit procedures, participates in meetings to enhance Workforce System understanding.
• Collaborates with management staff, account representatives, and eligibility specialists to resolve provider issues.
• Works with Child Care Services staff to improve program operations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Relationship building

Training delivery

Mentoring

Collaboration

Provider/customer support

Education

Bachelor's degree in early childhood education

Bachelor's degree in child development

Bachelor's degree in special education

Bachelor's degree in educational psychology

Bachelor's degree in family consumer science

Associate's degree in early childhood education

Job description

Founded in 1907 in Houston’s Second Ward (today’s East End), BakerRipley is the largest community development nonprofit in Texas, delivering holistic, community-based programs and services that bring resources, education, and connection to more than half a million people each year.
The Early Care and Education Specialist is a relationship builder and valued member of the Texas Rising Star program, responsible for developing close working relationships with childcare providers. Specialists manage relationships with service providers through effective delivery of training, technical assistance, resource assessment, and distribution of developmentally appropriate materials and equipment. The Specialist conducts on-site and virtual technical assistance, mentoring, and training visits to providers interested in Texas Rising Star certification.
Other Duties Include, But Not Limited To

• Prepares and maintains updated paperwork for all records withing the time frames specified by the Texas Workforce Commission an Board area directives, policies, and procedures.
• Conducts monitoring of providers to ensure compliance with contractual regulations and provides technical assistance as needed.
• Conducts follow up visits on Service Improvement Agreements (SIAs).
• Follows unit procedures and guidelines and participates in meeting and other events to increase understanding of the Workforce System.
• Works with management staff, account representatives, and intake/eligibility specialists to resolve any provider complaints or issues.
• Collaborates with other Child Care Services Staff to enhance program operations.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned.

QualificationsREQUIRED: 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; OR Bachelor's degree from an accredited four 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; OR Associate's degree in early childhood education, child development, child psychology, educational psychology, elementary education, or family consumer science with two years of experience as a director in an early childhood program, with preference given for required experiences with a provider that is accredited or Texas Rising Star Certified.
In addition to educational requirements, 1 year full-time early childhood classroom experience in a childcare, Early Head Start, Head Start or prekindergarten through third grad school program.