Home Visitor Specialist

WHEDco Careers Page•New York, NY

9d•$43,000 - $43,000

About The Position

The Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDco) is a community development organization founded on the radically simple idea that all people deserve to live in healthy, vibrant communities. We build award-winning, sustainable, affordable homes – but our work is not over when our buildings are complete. WHEDco believes that to be successful, affordable housing must be anchored in strong communities of which residents can be proud. WHEDco’s mission is to create and bridge access to resources in the South Bronx that support thriving neighborhoods – from high-quality early education and after-school programs, to fresh, healthy food, cultural programming, and economic opportunity. See www.whedco.org for more information. Under the supervision of the Project Coordinator, the Home Visitor Specialist conducts home inspections in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Manhattan to verify that the childcare provider is following the enrollment agreement and in compliance with the regulations for enrollment. The inspections are aimed at fostering voluntary compliance with the enrollment agreement, verifying regulatory compliance, assessing risk to children from non-compliance and changing a legally exempt provider’s enrollment status if necessary.

Requirements

Associate degree or higher in early childhood, education, social services or a similar field. A Bachelor level degree in education, human services or similar field is highly desirable.
Proven ability to multi-task and demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong computer skills and a functional familiarity with Access, Excel and Microsoft Word.
Excellent attention to detail, team-mindedness, organizational skills, and an ability to learn quickly.
Ability to consistently exhibit the flexibility and adaptability to function professionally and objectively in all situations.
Proven ability and/or demonstrated work experience where maintaining confidentiality is critical and expected.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual ability in Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese or Russian is a plus.

Responsibilities

Conduct on site inspections of currently enrolled legally exempt family childcare providers to determine whether such caregivers are in compliance with New York State Health and Safety Standards.
When non-compliance is found, the inspector will:
Assess the safety of children in the provider’s care and the future risk to children in the provider’s care when non-compliance is found.
Assist the provider in developing a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) which satisfactorily addresses safety and risk issues.
Take appropriate action to safeguard children in subsidized care when the provider is unwilling or unable to meet health and safety requirements.
Provide individual technical assistance and support.
Enter inspection outcomes into the Child Care Facility System (CCFS) database and send appropriate notifications to parent/provider on required next steps.
Enroll legally exempt providers into CCFS.
Pre-approve eligible providers into the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
Thoroughly and accurately report on and keep accurate records of all interactions with clients.
Additional duties as assigned.