Child Care Business Specialist

Child Care Business Specialist

About NECC:

Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative is a nonprofit that supports parents and childcare providers by giving them the resources they need to give children the education they deserve. Our programs and services reach more than 500 childcare business owners in Nebraska, creating impact for children, families, and communities across the state.

What it's like to work here:

NECC provides its employees with a casual work environment (no traditional dress code policies here!), excellent benefits, and all the technology and tools needed to do the mission-focused work that we do. We know that to best serve our mission, our employees need a healthy work-life balance. We provide work-from-home flexibility, 9 holidays off per year, a lengthy winter break, plus Summer Fridays. (Be sure to ask about Summer Fridays during your interview - they're awesome!) Since we're all about children here, we encourage creativity, learning, and fun in the workplace! We hold frequent employee events as well as multiple training and development opportunities throughout the year. Ultimately, NECC is a forward-thinking organization that hires mission-driven people who are dedicated to using their various talents to serve families and children in our community; we hope you'll be one of them.

About the job:

The Child Care Business Specialist aids and mentors child care program owners and directors in accessing supports, programs, and initiatives to further their growth as small business owners. This includes recruiting child care providers to join our network, helping them through the licensing process, and providing resources, training, and mentoring to help their businesses thrive.

Duties include:

• Act as a main point of contact for child care educators seeking to enroll in NECC programs and services.
• Provide comprehensive assistance in the enrollment process for child care educators, guiding them through available programs and services within the Child Care Network, ensuring they have the necessary information and support to successfully join and benefit from the network's offerings.
• Facilitate engaging and informative programs, workshops, and training series for child care providers on early childhood education and key business topics related to successfully operating and managing a child care business.
• In collaboration with the others on the Child Care Business team, create, develop, modify, and evaluate the program offerings of the Child Care Network to support innovative and best business practices for early childhood education programs.
• Respond to provider inquiries and connect them with all available Child Care Network or other resources.
• Serve on local and state committees representing NECC as appropriate.
• Participate in opportunities to foster individual learning, leadership, professional development, and training.

About you:

We are looking for the following qualifications:

• Associate's degree in Human Services, Early Childhood Education, Business, or related field required; bachelor's degree preferred.
• Two or more years of experience working in a family child care or center-based program required.
• Two or more years of child care licensing experience required.
• Valid driver's license and car insurance required.
• Mission-driven with a commitment to making early childhood come first in Nebraska.
• Knowledge of the needs of child care providers and child care business practices.
• Knowledge of community initiatives and resources.
• Ability to collect and analyze data for purposes of continuous quality improvement.
• Highly motivated, taking initiative to achieve goals.
• Strong creative problem-solving skills, highly organized, and detail oriented.
• Demonstrated flexibility and willingness to learn.
• Ability to engage in reflective supervision practices.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including public speaking.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Ability to work with individuals from various backgrounds.
• High degree of discretion when dealing with sensitive situations or confidential information.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook) and other forms of technology.
• Ability to work individually as well as collaboratively in a team environment.

• Ability and willingness to work evenings and weekends to attend/facilitate community meetings and events.

An equivalent combination of education, work experience, and lived experience will be considered if the above qualifications aren't fully met, so long as that combination is sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of the job.

If you'd like to be part of something special, please apply!

Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discriminatory hiring practices. We are committed to the equal treatment of all employees and applicants and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity/expression, and sexual orientation), age, disability, veteran status, parental status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer