Program Specialist

Smart Start of Pender County (SSPC) a non-profit organization located at 600 N. Timberly Lane, Burgaw, NC is filling the following positions.

Program Support Assistant:

Part-time entry level position with a minimum requirement of a High School Diploma and four years of experience working with the public in an office setting. Completion of a one or two year business course from an accredited community college or business school may be substituted for required experience.

Program Specialist:

Full-time position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE) or related human services field and two years of experience in direct service and management working with children ages birth to five, their families or programs that serve them.

• Works directly with early education licensed childcare programs and teachers
• Assists with operating the Early Lending Library.
• Smart Start is a statewide program designed to help all of North Carolina’s children enter school healthy and ready to succeed.
• Smart Start of Pender County, Inc. administers Smart Start Funds in Pender County. We work in collaboration with several local agencies to serve children 0-5 in the community through childcare, health care, and family support services. We offer a variety of services in support of parents and providers with the goal of promoting quality childcare in all of Pender County.

The salary range for the Program Support Assistant is $15.00 to $17.75 an hour.
The salary range for the Program Specialist is $17.00 to $19.15 an hour.