Job Details

Summary

PATCH is seeking an individual to be responsible for recruiting and providing technical assistance to individuals interested in becoming family child care providers.

Essential Duties:

• Maintains a tracking system that follows a potential family child care provider from the initial phone call to becoming a child care provider.
• Conducts home visits to provide technical assistance to potential family child care providers to assist them in offering quality child care in their homes.
• Conducts outreach activities to identify potential family child care providers and to promote the business of family child care.

Other Duties:

• Connects potential family child care providers with other community resources that can assist them in their process of becoming a family child care provider.

Working Conditions: Usually indoors under regular office conditions. During home visits, the Family Child Care Recruiter will be in a home setting. Requires considerable amount of driving.

Work Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday- Friday; duties may require evening and

weekend hours as deemed necessary. Occasional overtime hours may also be required as

needed.

Equipment Use: Computer and standard office equipment.

Mental, Physical, and Communication Demands:

• Must be organized and able to pay close attention to detail.
• Requires relating to people in a friendly and professional manner with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Requires working to established procedures and the ability to be prompt and on time. Requires working under minimal supervision.
• Must possess a valid Hawaii driver's license with access to an insured vehicle.
• Required to use their personal vehicle and must be willing to travel to various locations for home visits.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

Skills and Knowledge:

• Knowledge of the state's child care licensing requirements is highly preferred.

Education/Experience:

• Associates Degree in early childhood education or related field.
• Experience working with young children.
• Previous experience as a child care provider highly preferred.

Previous experience as a child care provider and knowledge of the State of Hawaii child care licensing requirements is highly preferred.

• Sick and vacation leave
• 14 paid holidays annually
• Medical, dental, vision, prescription
• Cafeteria Plans/Flexible Spending Account
• 401 (k) Plan
• Bus/rail Pass Monthly Reimbursement
• Costco Membership
• Working Advantage discounts