Kauai Family Child Care Program Representative

Summary

PATCH is seeking an individual to be responsible for recruiting and providing technical assistance to individuals interested in becoming a family child care provider. Monitors participants on the Child Care Food Program for compliance with USDA regulations.  

Duties

Essential Duties:                                                                               

• Maintains a tracking system that follows a potential family child care provider from the initial phone call to becoming a child care provider.
• Conducts home visits to provide technical assistance to potential family child care providers to assist them in offering quality child care in their homes.
• Conducts outreach activities to identify potential family child care providers and to promote the business of family child care.
• Performs monitoring visits to participants on the Child Care Food Program. Includes documentation of reviews and recordkeeping.
• Scans, reads and evaluates participant menus. Includes making adjustments, tallying changes and making follow-up calls to participants.
• Prepares home visiting schedule.
• Conducts home visits to potential participants of the Child Care Food Program. Includes educating them about all aspects of the program.
• Performs technical assistance to participants (throughout the state) with regards to the Child Care Food Program.
• Assist and support families looking for child care resource & referrals

 

Other Duties:

• Connects potential family child care providers with other community resources that can assist them in their process of becoming a family child care provider.
• Prepare for and attend outreach events in the community
• Supports the Food Program’s Office Assistant with logging menus
• Updates each participant’s nutrition education record.
• Any other duties as assigned

Work Hours: 

• Part-time 25 hours per week, 5 hours a day M – F with occasional nights and weekends.
• Neighbor Islands: Varying hours, each island office determines start and end times; duties may
• require evening and weekend hours.

Equipment Use: Computer and standard office equipment.

Mental, Physical and Communication Demands: 

• Requires relating to people in a friendly and professional manner with excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Must be organized and able to pay close attention to detail.
• Must be able to interact and communicate effectively with a wide variety of people. 
• Demonstrate the ability to work independently and closely in a team. 
• While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand and kneel.
• Must occasionally lift/or move more than 50 pounds

Requirements

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

Skills and Knowledge: 

• Familiar with USDA meal patterns requirements is preferred
• Requires knowledge of customer service and oral and written communication skills. 
• Requires proficiency in computer & typing skills.
• Knowledge of CDA process
• Knowledge of State’s childcare licensing requirements is preferred. 
• Knowledge of community childcare issues and resources is preferred.

Education/Experience: 

• Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field preferred
• Experience working in the early childhood field is preferred

Benefits

Sick and vacation leave

14 paid holidays annually

Medical, dental, vision, prescription

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Voluntary Benefits

401 (k)

Bus/rail Pass Monthly Reimbursement

Costco Membership

Working Advantage discounts

Optima Employee Assistance Program (EAP)