Oahu Family Child Care Recruiter

Summary

PATCH is seeking an individual to be responsible for recruiting and providing technical assistance to individuals interested in becoming family child care providers.

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.

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.

Working Conditions: Usually indoors under regular office conditions. During home visits, the Family Child Care Recruiter will be in a home setting. Requires considerable amount of driving.

Work Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday- Friday; duties may require evening and

weekend hours as deemed necessary. Occasional overtime hours may also be required as

needed.

Equipment Use: Computer and standard office equipment.

Requirements

Mental, Physical, and Communication Demands:

• Must be organized and able to pay close attention to detail.
• Requires relating to people in a friendly and professional manner with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Requires working to established procedures and the ability to be prompt and on time. Requires working under minimal supervision.
• Must possess a valid Hawaii driver’s license with access to an insured vehicle.
• Required to use their personal vehicle and must be willing to travel to various locations for home visits.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

Skills and Knowledge:

• Knowledge of the state’s child care licensing requirements is highly preferred.

Education/Experience:

• Associates Degree in early childhood education or related field.
• Experience working with young children.
• Previous experience as a child care provider highly preferred.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience as a child care provider and knowledge of the State of Hawaii child care licensing requirements is highly preferred.

Benefits

• Sick and vacation leave
• 14 paid holidays annually
• Medical, dental, vision, prescription
• Cafeteria Plans/Flexible Spending Account
• 401 (k) Plan
• Bus/rail Pass Monthly Reimbursement
• Costco Membership
• Working Advantage discounts