Early Childhood Specialist Bilingual – Division of Child Care Resources – Department of Human Services

Organizational Overview:

The mission of the Division of Child Care Resources is to empower Bergen County families by enabling them to provide their children with high-quality childcare that fosters healthy childhood development. Additionally, they are committed to supporting the childcare community through comprehensive education and training programs.

Job Description:           

This employment opportunity will be to serve as the Early Childhood Specialist Bilingual. Under direction, conducts inspections, provides services to day care centers, with regard to teaching techniques, to aide teachers in communication with children and staff; does other duties as required.

Job Responsibilities:              

  • Conducts home inspections for Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) providers selected by parents; interview caregivers, observe interactions with children, evaluate safety of home, explain subsidy program reporting requirements, and complete all required paperwork
  • Assesses and identifies needs for staff development, curriculum, assistance, and program enrichment, for long range and short-term planning to meet needs.
  • Observe children and providers during monitoring and maintain written records of the observations.
  • Assist in recruiting providers, renewals, initials, monitors, courtesy visits.
  • Plans and develops training programs and workshops to meet needs of day care centers.
  • Share with Coordinator and Director any special concerns about the children, families, or their program.
  • Respond to any complaints in a timely fashion and share information with Coordinator and/or Director.
  • Maintains a Child Care Directory of private and public programs serving children.
  • Attend all required workshops, conferences, meetings, fairs, training pertaining to job. Report content of events attended to Coordinator.
  • Assists and prepares monthly reports, trackers, Office of Licensing.
  • Maintains community resources that can be used by day care centers.
  • Provide technical assistance and support to providers and caregivers on-site and by telephone.
  • Provide all services in either English or Spanish by email, verbal communication.
  • Keep records and files.
  • Additional duties as assigned by the Family Child Care Coordinator.

Schedule:   

  • Full time (40 hours/week).  
  • Occasional overtime.
  • Weekend and evenings as needed for community events.

Education Requirements: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in Child Development related fields.

Other Requirements:

  • Bilingual English – Spanish
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Teams, Word, Outlook and Excel programs.
  • Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
  • Appointees will be required to possess a driver’s license valid in New Jersey which is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.

What we offer:

  • Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage
  • Enrollment into the state pension system
  • Life, Short-term Disability & Long-term Disability coverage
  • Generous Paid Time Off
  • Voluntary Deferred Compensation Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee Assistance and Employee Wellness Programs

Salary: $45,000 / per annum

Please send resume and employment application to resume@bergencountynj.gov – put in subject line job applying for, thank you.

The County of Bergen is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer.

It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of The County of Bergen not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, caregiver status, unemployment status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws.

The County of Bergen complies with the New Jersey First Act. An employee’s primary residence must be within the State of New Jersey, or the employee will have 365 days (1 Year) from their date of hire to satisfy the requirement of principal residency.