Human Development Specialist I

Austincc; Fairfax (VA); Hybrid; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairfax County's Department of Neighborhood and Community Services is seeking staff to deliver after-school care, recreation, and culturally enriching programs at multiple school sites in Centreville, Fairfax, Chantilly, and Springfield.

Responsibilities include coordinating activities for youth with diverse needs, supervising staff and volunteers, promoting equity, and ensuring safety and compliance during programs scheduled 6:45 am – 6:15 pm, 52 weeks per year, 32.5 hours weekly.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent in a human services related field and one year of child-related programmatic experience or human services experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides access to universal programs with inclusive delivery.
• Establishes positive relationships with participants, parents, staff, and school officials.
• Delivers and adapts equitable programs and activities.
• Coordinates transportation to programs and events.
• Supervises participants and promotes positive behavior and development.
• Assists in facility operations, program planning and staff oversight.
• Supports recruitment, hiring, training and evaluation of staff and volunteers.
• Ensures adherence to procedures, safety standards, and program rules.
• Contributes to community outreach to increase participation.

Skills

Human-centered design

Fiscal record keeping

Health & safety

Staff supervision

Effective communication

Relationship building

Program development

Education

Associate's degree in human development or related field

Tools

First Aid/CPR

Administration tools

Job description

This announcement may be used to fill multiple positions located within Region 4 area of Neighborhood and Community Services (NCS) at the following locations:

• Deer Park Elementary School, 15109 Carlbern Dr, Centreville, VA 20120
• Colin L. Powell Elementary School, 13340 Leland Rd, Centreville, VA 20120
• Brookfield Elementary School, 4200 Lees Corner Rd, Chantilly, VA 20151
• Cub Run Elementary School, 5301 Sully Station Dr, Centreville, VA 20120
• Providence Elementary School, 3616 Jermantown Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030
• Sangster Elementary School, 7420 Reservation Dr, Springfield, VA 22153

Join our team at the Department of Neighborhood and Community Services (NCS) and help support our mission to partner with communities, families, and individuals to provide opportunities to access a continuum of resources that promote equity and create positive outcomes for people of all ages and abilities. Our vision is to see connected communities where all individuals and families are supported and empowered to thrive.
Work as part of the Culture, Recreation, and Community Connections (CRCC) Division to deliver out-of-school-time care, recreation, and culturally enriching programs and daily hands‑on activities for school-age youth with diverse functional, inclusive, cultural, and economic needs at assigned location(s), using human-centered and human development practices in a school-based setting. Exercise human-centered design principles to support participants’ experience and create access to opportunity through the creation of positive developmental relationships based on the individualized needs of school-age youth. Organize, coordinate, and facilitate scheduled programs at a school-based site to implement equitable, culturally appropriate programs and activities that are age appropriate and meet the needs of participants, using human-centered and human development practices. Provide programming support by developing and coordinating specialized programs and events. Lead key service areas and assist in supporting operations, events, and activities. Support and promote equity-based programs and practices that address needs and equitable access to opportunities that enhance well‑being and community inclusion. Provide support to all children in the program, including children with special needs. Work actively and be engaged with staff and children daily.
This position is scheduled to work between the hours of 6:45 am - 6:15 pm. This position is scheduled to work 52 weeks per year, 32.5 hours/week. This position requires a split shift schedule Monday through Friday. Additionally, this position requires full day work (6.5 or more consecutive hours) when FCPS is out of school (Teacher Workdays, Winter Break, Spring break, Summer).

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others .) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.

Learn more about the work we do in NCS here

Illustrative Duties

The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position description.

• Provides access to in-person and virtual universal programs with targeted strategies that ensure an inclusive approach to service delivery;
• Establishes and maintains positive relationships with participants, parents, staff, school officials, and citizen groups in a variety of settings;
• Delivers, coordinates, and adapts equitable programs and activities to meet the needs of the population served;
• Increase access to programming by transporting community members and participants to programs and events;
• Supervises participants during programs and actively promotes positive behavior intervention and positive developmental relationships;
• Assists in the administration of facility operations, program planning and participant and staff oversight;
• Supports with recruitment, hiring, training and evaluation of staff and volunteers;
• Adheres to revenue and expense limits;
• Ensures staff compliance with operating procedures and safety/security standards and community awareness of facility rules and regulations;
• Assists in the development and implementation of community outreach plans and targeted interventions of underserved populations to increase overall program participation and engagement.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list.

• Knowledge of Human-centered and human development practices;
• Knowledge of fiscal record keeping and inventory procedures;
• Knowledge of health, safety and first aid methods, and the ability to assume administrative responsibilities for assigned areas;
• Ability to direct and coordinate the work of subordinate staff and volunteers and supervisor program activities and engagement;
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing;
• Ability to establish and maintain a warm and supportive relationship with participants, parents, staff, school officials, and citizen groups, in a group or individual setting;
• Ability to provide a wide variety of experiences to meet a participant's individual intellectual, physical, social, and emotional needs.

Employment Standards

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:

(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for “Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to”)

Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate's degree in human development, social work, early childhood education, recreation, or a human services related field; plus, one year of child-related programmatic experience or human services related experience.

Certificates and Licenses Required

Contingent upon the area of assignment, some positions within this class may require specific certification(s) prior to employment and/or the ability to acquire necessary certification(s) within a specified time period following employment. The certifications are identified in the position description and employment advertisement

First Aid/CPR certifications (within 90 days of appointment)

Necessary Special Requirements

The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check and a Child Protective Services Registry check to the satisfaction of the employer. ATuberculosis (TB) screening upon hire.

Additional Work Schedule Requirements: Scheduled to work a split shift Monday through Friday, between the hours of 6:45 am - 6:15 pm. Also requires a full day work (6.5 or more consecutive hours) when FCPS is out of school (Teacher Workdays, Winter Break, Spring break, Summer).

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a child-related field such as elementary education, nursing, or recreation
• Two years of child-related programmatic experience with one year in a staff supervisory capacity
• Certification of qualification from an internationally or nationally recognizedMontessori organization; or Child Development Credential; or One-year early childhood certificate from a college or university; or Other childcare related Virginia State license
• Experience working in a school-age childcare setting with children who have special needs
• Experience working in a setting that provided services to children and youth with special needs in the past two years
• Experience working with a diverse, multicultural population

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Position is active in nature. Must be able to monitor and observe the activities of program participants. Regularly moves about or positions self to supervise and interact with participants at their level. Occasionally lifts, transports, positions, push/pulls or moves up to 50 pounds. Must be sufficiently mobile and possess a range of motion to perform repetitive standing, walking, balancing, stooping, bending, crouching, crawling, sitting on the floor, reaching, squatting, kneeling, and twisting. Ability to react quickly to the physical actions of program participant. Requires the ability to apply CPR and First Aid skills as needed and respond to emergency situations. Administrative and supervisory activities will require ability to operate keyboard-driven equipment. Ability to communicate verbally and in writing. Sufficiently mobile to attend meetings at various locations and make presentations to county staff and community. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE

Panel interview and may include exercise.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. [e-mail] EEO/AA/TTY.