Child Care Specialist

Title: Childcare Specialist

Department: Youth Services

Reports To: Director, Youth Services

Job Location: PS 20, 166 Essex Street, NY, NY 10002

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Job Status: Part-Time

Availability: Monday – Saturday, 20 hours per week; Flexibility to work some evenings as needed

Department Head Approval: CHHO

Requirements: HS Diploma, Bilingual in Spanish, Mandarin, or Creole

Benefits: Worker’s Compensation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Competitive Remuneration.

About Greenwich House

Founded in 1902 as a settlement house to help New York’s increasing immigrant population adjust to life in a new country, Greenwich House today offers a variety of programs and approaches that continue to provide thousands of New Yorkers with health and wellness support, education, personal enrichment, skills building and cultural experiences

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Position Summar

yThe Childcare Specialist for the NYC Childcare Enrollment and Outreach Initiative will manage a grant-funded project to connect families in the Lower East Side to childcare assistance. The Childcare Specialist utilizes high-level interpersonal and problem-solving skills to identify and screen families for childcare assistance, assist in connecting families with childcare providers as needed, track enrollment, and maintain project data

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Responsibiliti

• esCollaborate with agency staff and community service providers to identify families in need of childcare assistan
• ceScreen families for eligibility utilizing a standardized tool and complete applicatio
• nsEnroll childcare providers in the program and assist them in enrolling childr
• enBuild knowledge/expertise of the NYC childcare landscape in the Lower East Side to assist families to connect with childcare as need
• edDetermine the appropriate childcare type and setting to meet the family’s eligibility and nee
• dsConduct yearly recertifications for continuing eligibility and enrollme
• ntUtilize excellent communication skills to engage families and childcare providers, troubleshoot, and assist them with successfully using assistan
• ceConduct visits to childcare provide
• rsProvide information or referrals for childcare for families who are not deemed eligible for assistance through the proje
• ctTrack childcare enrollment and recertificati
• onMaintain project da
• taCreate and maintain case records for each family and provid
• erAttend meetings with the project team, funder, and stakeholde
• rsParticipate in advocacy efforts as request
• edBuild and maintain close, daily interactions with co-workers and superviso
• rsEffectively communicate with families and outside agency sta
• ffAttend various meetings with internal departments and external stakeholde
• rsSome travel is required to engage with families, childcare providers, and community service providers, and to attend advocacy-related even
• tsFlexibility to work occasional evening hours to accommodate families’ availabilit

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Qualificati

• onsAssociate's degree or high school graduate with relevant experience; Bachelor's degree prefer
• redBilingual in Spanish, Mandarin, or Creole requi
• redExperience in community engagement or other forms of direct serv
• iceKnowledge of the NYC childcare landscape or willingness to le
• arnExcellent telephone and email etique
• tteProficient in data entry and MS Office tools: Word and Ex
• celDemonstrated cultural competence with immigrant communit
• iesFriendly, highly dependable, and flexi
• bleHave a strong sensitivity to cultural differences present among staff and clients within our organizat
• ionPossess a strong belief in people’s ability to grow and cha

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Vaccination Require

mentAs of October 29, 2021, we are requiring all Greenwich House and Barrow Street Nursery School new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to the start d

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te. Reasonable Accommodations State

mentTo perform this job successfully, a successful candidate must be able to perform satisfactorily each essential duty. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified candidates with disabilities to perform these dut

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es. Equal Employment Opportun

ity Greenwich House is strongly committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all individuals. All employment decisions and administration of all personnel policies are without regard to an applicant or employee’s actual or perceived race, religion, sex, age, national origin, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation or affectation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), predisposing genetic characteristic, genetic information, pregnancy, ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, alienage, military or veteran’s status, physical or mental disability, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking offense and sex offenses, marital status, partnership status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. For more information regarding Greenwich House and our EEO statement, please visit https://www.greenwichhouse.org/ab