The Quality Enhancement Specialist is responsible for both short- and long-term projects that are designed to improve the quality of care and education in programs for children to include Family Child Care, Early Childhood Centers and School Age Centers and their staff. The incumbent will participate in all aspects of assigned projects which includes planning, developing, gathering resources, working with staff, parents and clients, monitoring and assessing progress; promoting projects, preparing reports and developing and carrying out curriculum where appropriate. Such projects include training and technical assistance on business development, financial planning, personal and business support in general. The incumbent will work collaboratively with staff members of CCRR and other agencies.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Design and complete a plan for carrying out each assigned project.
2. When applicable recruit programs for participation in each project adhering to the guidelines of that project.
3. Develop curriculum for workshops/training sessions personally conducted by the incumbent; collaborate in the development of curriculum when someone other than the incumbent is the trainer/leader/presenter. Curriculums will include training related to the New York State OCFS regulatory component areas; CDA Functional Areas, the Core Body of Knowledge and Core Business Models.
4. Conduct training sessions for the particular projects including gathering supplies, materials and training aides and collaborate with the Director of Program Standards, Support and Professional Development Services and the Professional Development Coordinator on content and Director of Family, Community and Operations Services on the location and additional supplies needed.
5. Collaborate with the Professional Development Coordinator to identify and schedule appropriate workshops for the training calendar.
6. Maintain, organize and input data from applicable surveys, training assessment reports, training evaluations, Technical Assistance evaluations, TA assessment reports, feedback forms; and others as assigned.
7. Visit programs to assess needs and follow progress as necessary according to the plans.
8. Ensure the evaluation of each project by participants; review and analyze evaluations and report findings to appropriate personnel.
9. Conduct training sessions for individual sites and through the training calendar including gathering supplies, materials and training aides; collaborating with the Director of Program Standards, Support and Professional Development Services and Director of Family, Community and Operations Services on the location and additional supplies needed.
10. Maintain awareness of new legislation, regulations, guidelines, current topics of concern or interest and understanding of parameters of new and existing agency grants. Use this knowledge to provide a foundation for the incumbent to proactively collaborate with others in the agency or external clients/potential clients as a means of securing expanded funding for the agency.
11. Assure provision of regular, timely and accurate updates and status reports to appropriate Agency departments and outside agencies.
12. Identify demographic information by using reports, data and statistics from the CCRR needs assessment, provider and parent surveys, core services assessment, consumer satisfaction surveys, training evaluations, technical assistance evaluations, the Census Bureau, American Community, and America's Edge. This information will be used to develop operational plans in order to meet identified consumer needs and core administrative services. Ensure operational plans include the development, implementation and evaluation of service delivery outcomes.
13. Collaborate with the Marketing and Communications Coordinator in generating Agency newsletters by submitting information on projects upon request.
14. Maintain personal professional growth and development through a variety of activities.
15. Participate in agency events such as the Children's Legislative Forum, Annual Meeting and others that are planned.
16. Participate in other projects or activities, as assigned.

Qualifications:
Seasoned professional knowledge as a teacher and/or director of an early childhood/school age program with broad and in-depth knowledge of a wide variety of child related and program related information; experienced as a trainer and/or teacher of adults; management skills; budget skills, ability to organize and coordinate multiple activities; communication skills, both verbal and written; research and analytical skills; computer literate. Bachelor's degree in early childhood or related field required; Master's degree preferred; at least three years' experience in early childhood, social work, or related field required. Certification and/or 50 clock hours of training in early childhood, social work or related field required. 3 years experience in child care settings is required. Rockland County is a diverse county made up of various ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Knowledge about or experience with any of Rockland County's diverse cultures is preferred. The ability to speak a second language such as Spanish, Yiddish, Russian or Polish is preferred. Must have valid driver's license and own car. Must be able to work weekends and evenings.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:
401(k)
Flexible schedule
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Health savings account
Paid time off

Schedule: Monday to Friday

Experience: Early childhood education: 3 years (Required)

Shift availability: Day Shift (Required)

Ability to Commute: Orangeburg, NY 10962 (Required)

Ability to Relocate: Orangeburg, NY 10962: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person