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You can do the work you love, be your authentic self, and make an impact in the lives of thousands. We believe in a culture rooted in community, collaboration, and growth. As an agency we are inspired by our Mission of bringing hope to life, especially those most in need.
Pay Range: $68,000 - $75,000.
Benefits:
- Medical/Dental
- FSA
- 403(b) Retirement
- Additional Voluntary Benefits
- Paid Holidays
- Vacation/Sick Leave
- Education Assistance Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Longevity awards
Position Summary:
The Program ManagerNorth Central Early Learning Outreach manages the delivery of the North Central Early Learning Coalition contract deliverables. The coalition focuses on systems that impact families with children from prenatal to five (a critical period of development) during which there are significant opportunities to make investments in children and families to close opportunity gaps. The Program Manager will manage the different aspects of the universal access/living wages campaign and serve as a conduit to connecting families with Early Learning programs offered by Catholic Charities Serving Central Washington.
Responsibilities:
Management of Universal Access/Living wage contract deliverables for CCA WA Central Region:
- General Regional Grassroots Mobilization Staffing:
- This role involves coordinating regional cohorts and supporting statewide grassroots activities for the campaign.
- Building a Regional Provider Mobilization Cohort:
- This role focuses on recruiting and retaining childcare providers to support the campaign, providing incentives and support, and coordinating with the CCA of WA for messaging and training.
- Building a Regional Parent Mobilization Cohort:
- This role involves creating and sustaining grassroots advocacy cohorts of parents with compelling childcare stories, ensuring diversity within the cohort, and supporting them with incentives, training, and opportunities to advocate.
- Building a Regional Business Mobilization Cohort:
- This role focuses on recruiting employers and business leaders to champion the campaign, hosting roundtable events, coordinating with the CCA of WA for training, and serving as advocates for the campaign.
- Preparing and submitting monthly reports that outline lawmaker engagement plans, event summaries, and updates on the progress of each cohort.
- Overall, the purpose of these roles is to mobilize and engage various stakeholders in advocating for comprehensive childcare policy proposals in the legislative session and beyond.
North Central Early Learning Coalition Management and oversight: provide supervision to the NCELC Program Coordinator to ensure the contract deliverables are met:
- Provide direct supervision the Program Coordinator-North Central Early Learning Coalition and Early Learning Outreach Program Assistant
- Attend monthly Washington Communities for Children Leads Meeting and represent Catholic Charities
- Nurture and development North Central Early Learning partner connections
- Ensure publications and communications align with Catholic Charities and WCFC guidelines
- Attend state meetings as required for lead positions
Early Learning Community Outreach in the North Central Region:
- Work in collaboration with the Early Learning and Family Engagement team to create an equitable system of services and opportunity to families and Early Learning professionals in Central Washington.
- Establish and nurture collaborative relationships with community partners and colleagues.
- Participate in Early Learning & Family Engagement staff meetings, multi-disciplinary team meetings, and other meetings as assigned.
- Oversee the facilitation of FFN groups in the North Central region with fidelity in collaboration and implementation of all current and future Play & Learn Groups.
- Support development of play groups by consistent communication and exchange of knowledge, ideas and lessons learned with other facilitators in the program.
- Collaborate with Early Learning & Family Engagement team to maintain Quiq Text based systems across Early Learning programs in development, review, translations, and updates for a streamlined experience for families and other participants utilizing the system.
Perform other duties as assigned.
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 the physical 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 that physical demands of standing, walking, bending, lifting or performing other work requiring low physical exertion, talking and hearing on a regular basis to perform the job requirements. These physical demands are required up to 80% of the time. Position also requires ability to drive with adequate vision and skill.
Non-Physical Requirements:
Education:
- BA in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, human and Social Service or related field
Experience:
- Minimum of 2 years demonstrated experience Early Childhood Education or related field
Special Skills:
- Ability to work independently and self-motivate; work is on site and off site.
- Consistently meet monthly project goals, maintain timely documentation/data entry into the electronic data system and provide summary reports as requested.
- Work occasional evenings and weekend hours within the work week.
- Knowledge of professional development opportunities and resources for early care and education professionals.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and/or Spanish.
- Demonstrated reflective practice skills with the ability to give and receive feedback.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Value all people, their family culture, heritage, language, and beliefs.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Aptitude for learning new software programs and technology.
- Maintain confidentiality according to professional standards.
- Previous experience as an Early Learning and Family Engagement Specialist and demonstrated leadership qualities.
- Knowledge of service delivery areas and resources.
- Demonstrated ability to present Early Learning and agency program information formally and informally to large and small groups.
- Knowledge of Early Learning curricula such as Creative Curriculum/Teaching Strategies Gold.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred, but not required.
Licensure, Registration, Certification:
- Valid Washington State driver’s license and minimum required liability insurance for WA State.
- Must be deemed insurable as determined by Catholic Charities’ liability insurance provider.
- TB Testing, Department of Early Learning Background Check, other vaccinations as required.
Employment is conditional upon:
- Being cleared by criminal background check and fingerprinting when required.
- Workweeks in excess of 40 hours occasionally required.
- Occasional travel required.
About Catholic Charities Serving Central Washington:
Catholic Charities Serving Central Washington provides help and creates hope for thousands of people each year regardless of religious, social, or economic backgrounds. Though serving the outreach efforts of the Diocese of Yakima, Catholic Charities is a separate 501(c)3 charitable organization, funded in part by the State of Washington, federal contracts, the United Way, fees for service, grants, foundations, and charitable contributions. While rooted in a Catholic tradition that shapes its core mission of service to all, staff do not need to be Catholic to work for Catholic Charities. We serve all in the community, regardless of faith, race, gender, social class, or economic status. With office locations in Yakima, Wenatchee, Richland, Moses Lake, and Sunnyside, as well as our multi-family housing sites across Central Washington, we serve nearly 50,000 people annually. The agency remains a testimony to its ongoing mission of “Bringing Hope to Life.”
