Business Services and Child Care Supply Specialist

Who We Are:

CCRN's mission is to promote quality, affordable, accessible care and learning for all children by supporting and empowering families, caregivers, education professionals, and employers. We are a family-friendly agency, supporting our employees and their families with excellent benefits and a commitment to making CCRN a great place to work for everyone.

How CCRN Supports Our Employees:

• Babies at Work program to support new parents and their babies
• Access to Shared Company vehicles, to minimize wear and tear or mileage on your personal vehicle
• Generous PTO that begins accruing immediately upon employment
• 16 days of paid holiday pay, including a floating holiday
• Competitive Health insurance
• Discounted Dental and Eyeglass coverage
• Trainings, Professional Memberships, and Professional Development Classes paid for by CCRN to help your professional growth!

Position Summary:

The Business Services & Child Care Supply Specialist is responsible for providing support to child care providers in sustainable business practices and providing technical assistance on grant opportunities. This position will also handle intakes for community members who are searching for services and referrals.

As a Business Services & Child Care Supply Specialist, You Will:

· Develop an understanding of best practices for child care businesses and aid child care businesses to follow best practices.

· Provide technical assistance and training as necessary

· Provide one-on-one and or small group assistance and onsite visits for programs who need individualized support.

· Attain and improve knowledge of grant opportunities and grant deliverables for providers.

· Promote or conduct business trainings for the quarterly training calendar thorough the service delivery area.

· Work collaboratively with OCFS and the Early Care and Learning Council on Business Specialist initiatives and attend monthly meetings.

· Assist in the creation, implementation, and evaluation of an annual Business Services & Child Care Supply work plan

· Counsel referral clients who are seeking child care

· Provide outreach presentations to providers and community partners to promote services of CCRN while seeking to establish and strengthen partnerships and collaborations.

What You Will Bring to this Position:

· Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field with one year experience in administrative support and customer service; or Associate Degree in Business or related field and three years of experience.

· Willingness to travel in Erie County

· Knowledge of early care and education.

· General knowledge of Child Care Facility System (CCFS) and Empire State Child Care Match preferred

· Efficient keyboarding, phone etiquette and filing skills.

· Ability to organize, prioritize, pay attention to detail and effectively handle multiple tasks and projects.

· Excellent human relation skills as well as the ability to communicate, orally and in writing, with a wide range of people including the current predominant linguistic, racial and ethnic populations of Erie County.

· Working knowledge of Microsoft© Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

· Ability to carry out assignments without direct supervision.

· Multilingual in English and Spanish or other languages that would support servicing our customers, a plus.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

Valid NYS Driver License

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.50 - $19.12 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift

License/Certification:

• NYS Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18 - $19