Social Worker - Subsidized Child Care - Concord

Celebrating our 48th anniversary in 2024, CocoKids is a non-profit organization with a mission to champion and advance quality child care and early education. As the only child care resource and referral agency serving all of Contra Costa, we are at the center of the child care delivery system. Through a wide range of free and low cost services and programs, we collaborate with parents, child care providers, businesses and the community to ensure children in Contra Costa County are nurtured, healthy, and achieve their full potential.

BENEFITS: Excellent employer-paid benefits including Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/Long Term Disability, Flexible Spending Account, 403b (6% contribution after 2 years), Education Reimbursement,15 paid holidays and a generous PTO plan.

For a full description, please visit our website: www.cocokids.org

GENERAL OVERVIEW: The Social Worker/Case Manager/Subsidy Counselor is responsible for day-to-day case management of families on the child care subsidy program in the Concord office.

PARTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Parents:

• Conduct intake of potential clients to determine eligibility.
• Identify and enroll eligible clients in appropriate subsidy programs.
• Maintain accurate and timely parent and provider files in accordance with funding terms and conditions.
• Meet programmatic compliance deadlines, and implement policy changes, as necessary.

Parent Resources and Services:

• Work with the Resource & Referral Counselors to help parents needing child care referrals.
• Provide information to parents regarding community resources.
• Assist with workshops for parents using the subsidy program.

Child Care Providers:

• Act as liaison between parents and providers, as needed.
• Understand licensing regulations and requirements.
• Create and maintain accurate provider records.

General Support:

• Assist in planning and implementing special events, parent education activities, provider training workshops and support for other programs, as needed
• Able to work occasional evenings and weekends during peak volume.

Qualifications:

 A.A. degree or valid California State Child Development Permit at the Teacher level, preferred. Early Childhood Education field highly desired.

 Three years of experience in child care, case management or related field, preferred.

 Strong written and oral communication skills, public speaking & presentations.

 Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, proficient in MS Office suite.

 Ability to interface effectively with a diverse client community.

 Bilingual in Spanish, strongly preferred.

CocoKids is an equal opportunity employer with a welcoming, inclusive environment and welcomes a diverse pool of applicants.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $30.37 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Early Childhood: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish or other Non-English language (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Concord, CA 94518: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $30