Child Care Specialist

Job Summary: This is a community-based position that serves residents of the Pueblo of San Felipe. The incumbent will perform a wide variety of duties which include planning, organizing of program activities/services and monitoring of child care providers for the Pueblo of San Felipe Child Care Program. Essential Duties: - Develop and maintain a home-monitoring schedule for new and active childcare provider homes. - Conduct Home Inspection visits on all new child care provider homes prior to service start date to ensure the homes are in compliance with the Health and Safety Requirements. - During Home Inspections, identity if any home safety items are needed to get homes into compliance with the Health & Safety Requirements. Conduct follow-up visits if safety items were issued to ensure items have been installed or in place within 2 weeks of initial visit. - Conduct on-going home monitoring visits based on yearly monitoring visit requirements indicated in the Pueblo of San Felipe Tribal Child Care Plan. - Develop and maintain record keeping of all home monitoring visit. - Develop and maintain a tracking system of all required Child Care Provider Training and ensure childcare providers are meeting the yearly training requirements prior to yearly renewals. - Coordinate with Child Care Assistant Coordinator on yearly provider training and activities topics. - Plan, schedule and advertise all provider training, activities and events at least 2 weeks prior to training or activity with - Create lesson plans, sign in sheets, feedback forms, etc. for all training, activities and events. - Assist in the development of activities around the Keres Language for childcare providers, children and families, using the yearly Traditional Calendar of community events as a guide to promote the Keres language. - Assist in creating At-Home craft activity kits for children in each childcare home. - Create monthly Calendar with at home activities for providers. - Collaborate with tribal programs and outside resources to find additional early childhood training for childcare providers on a quarterly basis, to enhance the quality of services and promote on-going professional development for providers. - Assist in the set-up of the Lillio Academy App for childcare providers and provide on-going assistance to providers as needed. - Conduct Provider recruitment and outreach as needed. - Produce letters, memos and flyers regarding any upcoming trainings, meetings, events, etc. - Assist with set-up and clean-up of all program activities. - Participate in staff professional development training, conferences, meetings, etc. (in state and out of state). - Answer phones, takes messages, run errands as needed. - Must possess a positive attitude, be a team player, have patience and enjoy working with families and children. - Other duties as assigned. Qualifications: - Education: HS Diploma or equivalent preferred. - Experience/Basic Knowledge: Must have one year of experience working with children and families. One year experience working with computers, MS Word, Excel, Outlook. - Required Licenses/Certifications: Must have a valid NM driver’s license. - Physical Requirements: Must have manual dexterity to enter and retrieve data from a computer. Ability to sit and stand for long periods. Bends and stoops regularly. Preferences: San Felipe Preference and Keres Speaking Required.