Join the Child Care Aware Team
Below you will find current job openings at the Child Care Aware of Minnesota Coordinating Office, our Region and District sites, and our partner organizations. Follow the instructions in the postings to apply.
Child Care Aware of Minnesota provides statewide leadership in shaping collaborations that collectively build a diverse, high-quality child care system accessible for all Minnesota families through partnership with and in support of local resource and referral services. We pride ourselves on being a great place to work, offering competitive benefits, a flexible work environment, and opportunities for long-term professional growth. We are looking for team members who are passionate, adaptable, and interested in high-impact work that influences systems statewide. Embedding equity in organizational practices is a core value, and we are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in hiring, promotion, and workplace culture.
Position Description
The Parent Aware Quality Rater reviews Quality Documentation Portfolios submitted by child care programs. This position requires attention to detail to ensure consistency and rater reliability.
This is a 4-year contracted position with variable hours during the year.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop consistent inter-rater reliability
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- Attend Parent Aware and Quality Rating training sessions and refresher sessions as needed
- Attend weekly Rating Team meetings (in-person or remotely)
- Follow Rating process with efficiency and consistency by using established standards and procedures to ensure that routine reliability checks of the Rating work are satisfactory.
- Review Quality Documentation Packets
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- Review and score Quality Documentation Packets following established guidelines to ensure consistency
- Work with team to ensure timeliness and efficiency in rating of Quality Documentation Packets
- Collaborate with Rating Manager and Rating Team, including the Anchor Rater and Rating Specialists to determine if contested Ratings are eligible for reconsideration of the outcome
- Record rating data utilizing the Parent Aware Rating Tool
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- Participate in intensive training on the Parent Aware Rating Tool
- Enter data from the Quality Documentation Packet into the Parent Aware Rating Tool
- Assist in cross-checking the system to verify data
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent of one year experience
- Experience working on detailed projects
- Extensive computer and database skills
- Ability to work independently as well as with others
- Strong organizational and individual and team problem-solving skills
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work in a changing environment with demanding deadlines
- Demonstrated intercultural competency skills and experience working cross-culturally, with a commitment to incorporating the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion into work
Working Conditions
- Remote and in-person at the Child Care Aware of Minnesota office
- Flexible scheduling, with occasional non-standard hours, including evenings and weekends
- Family-friendly work culture
Compensation
- $26 per hour, flexible 25 to 35 hours per week
Interested applicants should APPLY HERE through our hiring portal by April 19, 2024
Child Care Aware of Minnesota is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. We encourage interested applicants from all backgrounds to apply.
Child Care Aware of Minnesota provides statewide leadership in shaping collaborations that collectively build a diverse, high-quality child care system accessible for all Minnesota families through partnership with and in support of local resource and referral services. We pride ourselves on being a great place to work, offering competitive benefits, flexible work environment, and opportunities for long-term professional growth. We are looking for team members who are passionate, adaptable, and interested in high-impact work that influences systems statewide. Embedding equity in organizational practices is a core value and we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in hiring, promotion, and workplace culture.
Position Description
The Workforce Advising Coordinator is responsible for the coordination and oversite of professional development advising on credentials and Higher Education (Higher Ed) options for the Minnesota Early Childhood Workforce.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Identify and implement strategies for the early childhood workforce.
- Support Professional Development staff on advising around the Child Development Associate (CDA)/ Higher Ed and additional workforce pathways
- Implement a model for advising the early childhood educators
- Provide technical support & training opportunities to Professional Development Advisors as needed
- Identify needs in workforce development and actively problem-solve
- Offer support to educators joining the field; support includes phone calls, emails, and webinars: one-on-one and group facilitation
- Provide guidance to center directors and field staff in supporting individual’s understanding between CDA and Higher Ed options in obtaining professional growth
- Provide Advising on credentials, higher education and career options.
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- Provide clarity in the systems coordination between Financial Supports, Higher Ed, CDA, and state regulations
- Collaborate with Minnesota Department of Education to create and implement CDA initiatives
- Collaborate with the state agencies, community-based organizations, and institutes of Higher Education to promote career and credentials pathways in child development and early childhood education, especially those serving underserved and underrepresented communities
- Utilize available data to make improvement to the program services and support candidates changing needs
- Act at the liaison for the statewide partnership with the Council for Professional Recognition
- Coordinate and participate in advising all Learning Communities to include, Minnesota Child Development Associate (MNCDA), and Director Credential.
- Coordinate Learning Community cohorts, contract instructors, and lead marketing strategies for future registrations
- Assist with special registrations, including all registrations based on payment plans
- Collaborate and partner with initiative programs that pay for learning community participant registration costs throughout the state to provide access to educators and promote Learning Community enrollment
- Maintain Learning Community enrollments and participation by tracking participants, complete attendance, manage waitlists and other participant enrollments and attendance information
- Create and coordinate resources and meetings for Learning Community Instructor teams- addresses Instructor questions or concerns
- Support the organization’s mission, vision, strategic plan and anti-racism goals by participating in activities and professional development opportunities.
- Participate in staff meetings, workgroups, or taskforces to assist with achieving the organization’s goals
- Assist CCA with implementing the organization's strategic plans by embedding the goals into the everyday work
- Participate in professional development activities to strengthen your understanding and skills around diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism
Qualifications
- Minimum 2-year degree in Child Development or related field and related experience
- Experience in educational advising
- Strong knowledge of the CDA and Higher Ed
- Knowledge of, or experience with cultural diversity issues and the ability to communicate effectively with diverse groups
- Demonstrated ability to be inclusive of and honor existing care and education professional across settings, that respects and understands the background cultures and languages of the system
- Ability to engage, learn, and develop diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism skills and principles into your work
- Currently a Develop approved trainer and course writer or hold the credentials to become approved
- Currently an RBPD Specialist or willing to become certified
Working Conditions
- Full-time, non-exempt, temporary long-term position
- Flexible scheduling, family-friendly work culture
- Hybrid work arrangement that blends working virtually and onsite
May require sitting or stationary position for extended periods of time - Occasional travel within metro area
- This position reports to the Director of Workforce Development
Compensation and Benefits:
Salary Range
- Hiring range $43,617.60-$51,251.00 depending on qualifications plus an additional $2,000/year for lifestyle (pro-rated for part-time employees)
Competitive Benefit Package
- Medical and Dental Insurance
- Medical and dental insurance for single or family coverage; CCA covers 70-80% of cost
- Health Care Flexible Spending Account
- Vision Insurance
- Disability Leave
- Long-term disability and Short-Term Disability coverage
- Paid Time Off
- Vacation hours, accrued based on years of service, ranging from 10 to 30 days per year (pro-rated for part-time employees)
- 12 scheduled holidays
- 3 Personal Days
- 12 Sick days per year (pro-rated for part-time employees)
- Up to three weeks of 100% paid parental leave that can be used in addition to sick hours accrued
- Retirement Benefits
- 401k employer match up to 5%
- Employee Well-being
- Employee assistance program, including telephone counseling, financial counseling, rideshare benefits, etc.
- Wellness Hours- 2 hours per week of paid time off for wellness
- Flexible spending account for dependent care
- Flexible work schedule and hybrid work environment
- Career Development
- Professional development opportunities with additional funds for career development
- Qualifies as a public service organization for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Interested applicants should APPLY HERE through our hiring portal by September 18, 2024.
People of color and American Indians encouraged to apply - EOE
Care Aware of Minnesota is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status. We encourage interested applicants from all backgrounds to apply.