Early Child & After School Systems Specialist - Temporary

State of Vermont•Waterbury, CT

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Child Development Division (CDD) is hiring a temporary Early Childhood and Afterschool Systems Specialists to join our Step Ahead Recognition System (STARS) team. This position will support the review and processing of STARS applications for early childhood and afterschool programs. This work will include: Reviewing child care programs' Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plans, and any supplemental documents that they submit; Communicating with child care providers about their program's recognized STARS level, and about how that level was determined; Providing additional support to child care providers as needed, including delivering concrete feedback based on the review of their applications; Providing assistance within the STARS team as needed in the creation of STARS documents, events, trainings, etc.; Connecting child care providers to additional resources to improve the quality of their programs, including quality improvement coaches, as appropriate. This temporary position will run part-time through June 20, 2027, at a minimum. A successful candidate will also have a professional background that includes early childhood expertise and/or early childhood professional experience. A background in leading or supporting quality improvement frameworks is also desired, but not required. A successful candidate should also have the following skills and dispositions: Reliable, Takes initiative and is self-motivated, Well-organized, and can effectively manage a dedicated set of application reviews, Effective collaborator, Effective written and interpersonal communicator, The ability to use sound judgment to make decisions based on information collected and analyzed. This position needs to be able to come into a Waterbury-based office (the Waterbury State Office Complex) as needed for in person meetings and events.

Requirements

Master's degree in education, human services, public administration or related field AND Three year's of experience in education or human service organization, including one at administrative, consultative or planning level, preferably in child or family services.
OR Bachelor's degree in education, human services, organizational development, public administration or related human services field AND Five years experience as described above.
Reliable
Takes initiative and is self-motivated
Well-organized, and can effectively manage a dedicated set of application reviews
Effective collaborator
Effective written and interpersonal communicator
The ability to use sound judgment to make decisions based on information collected and analyzed
Must be able to come into a Waterbury-based office as needed for in person meetings and events.

Nice To Haves

Early childhood expertise and/or early childhood professional experience
Background in leading or supporting quality improvement frameworks

Responsibilities

Reviewing child care programs' Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plans, and any supplemental documents that they submit
Communicating with child care providers about their program's recognized STARS level, and about how that level was determined
Providing additional support to child care providers as needed, including delivering concrete feedback based on the review of their applications
Providing assistance within the STARS team as needed in the creation of STARS documents, events, trainings, etc.
Connecting child care providers to additional resources to improve the quality of their programs, including quality improvement coaches, as appropriate