Southwest Human Development (SWHD) is for an individual to support the delivery of health and wellness services for Early Head Start (EHS), EHS Child Care Partnerships (EHSCCP), and Head Start (HS) programs. This dynamic role that provides tools to Teachers, Teacher Assistants, and Home Visitors on how to identify, provide prevention and intervention solutions, and monitor the physical health and nutrition of the students ages birth to five.

Additionally, this role participates in the collaboration and integration of the integrated services team for high quality early childhood development, mental health, health, nutrition, safe environments and disability services with both inter- and intra-agency services. All in support of our One Child, One Family, One Team philosophy. Job Duties:

• Participates in the delivery of health, safety and nutrition services in the context of an integrated health team.
• Supports the direct environmental health/ facilities professional development coaching.
• Offers prevention and intervention strategies to program staff to improve the quality classroom and home base services.
• Monitors and analyzes the status of students’ Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) services, environmental safety, active classroom supervision, health, oral health and nutrition services.
• Monitors and provides Training and Technical Assistance related to the documentation and delivery of program services so that our program is in compliance and delivering high quality services related to:
  • CACFP regulations/ outcomes
  • Arizona Department of Health Services (AZDHS) Child Care Licensing Regulations
  • HS Performance Standards
  • Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale/Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale and Home Visit Rating Scales indicators of qualities
• Utilizes program consultants to expand consultative and professional development coaching systems/ services as required for State Regulations, Head Start Performance Standards and National Association for the Education of Young Children criteria for quality improvements
• Completes Construct Coaching documentation in Construct.
• Assists Director in planning, developing, and monitoring program services, policies and procedures.
• Contributes to the continuous improvement of program services, collaborates with partnership personnel, public school personnel, Workforce Registry Feed the Future Population-Based Survey agencies, and other programs to keep the program’s quality improvement efforts moving forward. • Works under general direction, according to agency mission, philosophy, Core Values, Codes of Ethics, and goals.

Qualifications

Education

Required

Bachelors

Experience

Required 2 years

2 years of experience in ECE Program delivery that includes family engagement, health, wellness, DHS licensing and safety.

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Driver's License

CPR and First Aid Cert

Food Handler's Card

Preferred

Fingerprint Card Level 1

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)