Family Child Care Network Director

Responsibilities:

• Provide direct supervision to contracted family child care providers through home visits and/or on-site group/individual trainings.
• Collaborate with the Early Head Start leadership to provide program planning and systems
• Build strong working relationships and foster a sense of community among staff of EHS collaborative programs in co-located spaces
• Provide supervision to home visiting staff and administrative staff
• Responsible for child care placement and supervision of eligibility process
• Administer the CACFP program as per NYS DOH regulations
• Assist with recruiting families and providers for the Early Head Start Program
• Recruit families through community outreach, advertisement, and presentations
• Recruit & train family child care providers
• Assist in the development and implementation of staff trainings as per the Head Start Performance Standards
• Assist the Senior Program Director with monitoring the program budget
• Maintain database and reporting systems
• Responsible for keeping up to date on all regulatory requirements including from DOE and DOH
• Be part of the EHS collaborative management team responsible for ensuring quality child care services as per Head Start Performance Standards
• Assist providers in developing a program that meets all DOH regulations and network quality standards
• Responsible for meeting all contracted obligation per funding source including Parent Group, Providers’ Group, etc.
• Provide on-going training to Family Child Care Providers
• Take an active role in identifying children with special needs and working with the EHS Special Need Coordinator to make appropriate referrals
• Assist parents in obtaining educational and social services for their families
• Maintain parents inform on any relevant issues with respect to their child, provider and network.
• Follow-up on any concerns brought to the program by parents, providers and staff.
• Maintain proper documentation on families/children and providers.
• Other duties as requested by supervisor to fulfill job responsibilities

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