Job Description
Job Description
The Guild of St. Agnes is the largest early education and care agency in Central MA with a mission to provide families with quality and affordable childcare in a safe and nurturing environment. Join our team where you will make a tremendous impact on children's lives, one that can have a lasting impression!
We are currently seeking a flexible, organized and computer literate Family Child Care Coordinator in Gardner, MA.
Essential Functions:
- Maintain effective and positive communication with families and co-workers
- Demonstrate excellent and professional verbal and written communications.
- Provide leadership to ensure programs and services are successfully delivered by the team.
- Demonstrate emotional maturity and stability
- Must have a Massachusetts state driver's license and reliable transportation
- Must have visual and auditory capabilities.
- Must be competent in Microsoft Office
Specific Responsibilities:
- Maintain effective communication between the office and the Director of Family Childcare
- Responsible for recruiting licensed educators
- Develop community contacts to expand client base
- Support educators through regular visits offering orientation, training and development
- Maintain child care contracted slots and vouchers by using current wait lists, placement of children, reassessments and attendance
- Function as a liaison between Guild of St. Agnes educators and parents
- Arrange respite child care and complete reimbursement forms
- Conduct and document regular home visits
- Monitor fee collection and termination letters
- Maintain ongoing communication with the Department of Children and Families (DCF) for children with open cases in DCF
- Arrange for substitute care for children
- Process educators' weekly invoices
- Arrange and coordinate transportation for children as needed
- Participate in training programs, conferences, courses and other aspects of related
- Ensure EEC financial assistance regulations and policies are being maintained
- Ensure EEC license regulations are being met by the FCC provider
- Attend all FCC meetings and participate in public relation events
- Scheduled work hours may vary and are subject to change
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree preferred
- Lead Teacher Certification preferred
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills required
- Willingness to reply to clients and staff for urgent circumstances to include weekends and evenings
- Bilingual (Spanish) preferred
- Minimum of 3 years experience in early childhood education required
- Must pass a background check
The Guild of St. Agnes offers an excellent benefits package including; medical, dental, and vision insurances, a 401k with up to 10% employer contribution, and more.
The Guild of St. Agnes is an Equal Opportunity Employer
This job requires a successfully completed EEC background check.