Child Care Nutrition Program Specialist - Lead
Child Care Nutrition Program Specialist - Lead
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Description
This position will support the overall mission of Catholic Charities and the Child and Adult Food Program in collaboration with the Child Care Nutrition Program Manager. This position will be responsible for supporting onboarding and mentoring of Child Care Nutrition Specialists to conduct monitoring visits for licensed childcare providers and processing monthly claims. This position will also hold a caseload of licensed childcare providers.
Responsibilities:
Lead Responsibilities:
- Provide onboarding support for Child Care Nutrition Program/Monitoring Specialists throughout the CAFP catchment areas
- Provide ongoing mentorship for Child Care Nutrition Program/Monitoring Specialists to ensure quality and fidelity of monitoring visit expectations as outlined by OSPI for licensed childcare centers and family child care homes
- In collaboration with the Child Care Nutrition Program Manager support ongoing view of Catholic Charities Child Care Nutrition Program Policies and Procedures to ensure they are updated and aligned with USDA and OSPI requirements
- Take lead responsibility for outreach and recruitment efforts of licensed childcare centers to support program expansion
- Support attendance at local regional and statewide meetings as assigned
Child Care Nutrition Program Specialist Responsibilities:
- Traveling within an assigned area throughout Washington enroll and train new providers carry out timely 30day training visits subsequent monitoring and technical assistance visits as needed.
- Maintain phone contact and written letters to perspective providers and centers.
- Monitor participating provider homes as well as childcare centers as requested by manager:
- Determine the quantity and quality of meals served.
- Determine if meals served are eligible and served under sanitary conditions.
- Inspect and evaluate all pertinent attendance records menus and meal counts.
- Give required assistance to providers and centers.
- Determine appropriate corrective actions and followup.
- Provide a completed monitor report to Program Manager
- Staff with Program Manager observations which may be out of compliance with license regulations.
- Assist with claim processing
- Participate in regular supervision according to agency policy.
- Assist with any other office duties as designated by the Program Director
- Travel could be up to 50% of the job.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Job Requirements:
The following requirements are those that are normally required for performance of this position. Any disabled applicant or incumbent who does not meet one or more of these requirements but who can perform the essential function of the job (with or without reasonable accommodations) shall be deemed to meet these requirements.
Physical Requirements:
This position normally requires the physical demands of standing walking bending lifting or performing other work requiring low physical exertion talking hearing and adequate vision to be able to operate an automobile and perform for the job duties on a regular basis. These physical demands are required up to 80% of the time.
NonPhysical Requirements:
Education
- High School Diploma or GED required
- AA degree preferred
Experience
- Child Care Experience preferred
Special Skills
- Demonstrate basic computer literacy skills
- Ability to work individually and as a team member
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) required
Licensure Registration Certification
- Valid Washington State drivers license and minimum required liability insurance for WA State
- Must be deemed insurable as determined by Catholic Charities liability insurance provider
Employment is conditional upon:
- Being cleared by criminal background check and fingerprinting when required
Work Schedule: MondayFriday 7 am4 pm
Wage Range:$22.00 $25.00 per hour depending on experience
Benefits:
- 13 paid holidays 12 days of vacation 12 days of sick leave per year
- Health insurance including medical & prescription coverage with optional dental and vision insurance plans. Majority of premiums paid by Catholic Charities
- Retirement 403(b) Plan: employee contributions commence upon employment; Catholic Charities contributes 2% of monthly income and matches up to 4% of employee contributions following 6 months of employment
- Basic Life Insurance paid 100% by Catholic Charities
- Flexible Spending Account eligibility following 6 months of employment
- Education Assistance Program reimbursing up to $5250 per year for approved continuing education after 6 months of employment
- Additional voluntary insurances including supplemental life accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) critical illness long term disability accident and ID theft
- Employee Assistance Program includes 3 counseling sessions per year legal consultations financial coaching and other wellbeing tools
- Annual longevity awards begin at 5 years of employment
It is the practice of Catholic Charities to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race color national origin sex age disability citizenship status marital status creed genetic predisposition or carrier status sexual orientation gender expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Applicants from underrepresented backgrounds are encouraged to apply. We gladly offer reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities to support participation in the hiring process and employment.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
