Careers at CCRN
The employees at CCRN value integrity, reliability, collaboration, excellence, and community. We are self-described as a family-friendly culture. If you would like to work in an environment of passionate individuals dedicated to community child care, our open positions are listed for your information and application.
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Current Job Openings
Education and Training Specialist (Multilingual)
Who We Are:
If you have experience with Child Care and Training, come work at one of Buffalo’s Best Places to Work 2024!
Child Care Resource Network’s mission is to promote quality, affordable, accessible care and learning for all children by supporting and empowering families, caregivers, education professionals, and employers. We are a family-friendly agency, supporting our employees and their families with excellent benefits and a commitment to making CCRN a great place to work for everyone.
How CCRN Supports Our Employees:
- Babies at Work program to support new parents and their babies
- Access to Shared Company vehicles, to minimize wear and tear or mileage on your personal vehicle
- Generous PTO that begins accruing immediately upon employment
- 16 days of paid holiday pay, including a floating holiday
- Competitive Health insurance
- Discounted Dental and Eyeglass coverage
- Trainings, Professional Memberships, and Professional Development Classes paid for by CCRN to help your professional growth!
Position Summary:
Under the direction of the Director of Education and Training, the Education and Training Specialist is responsible for providing training, technical assistance, and education programs to child care providers of all modalities including school-age.
As An Education and Training Specialist, You Will:
- Be a great teacher and an engaging speaker
- Be passionate about learning and educating providers in the community
- Provide training, coaching, and technical assistance to school-age providers using all modalities
- Implement professional development training which will include the Child Development Associate (CDA)
- Use feedback from evaluative tools to guide decision making and planning
- Utilize current research-based and best practice information
- Meet the diverse needs of providers in the community
- Develop and implement Education and Training Department programs and initiatives
- Conduct child care and school-age program observations and assessments
- Track data related to Education and Training Department programs and initiatives
- Serve as a member of the Education and Training team and attend meetings and trainings as required
- Serve on at least one (1) committee supporting our internal and/or external community
- Serve as a member of the CCRN team and actively participate in required meetings, trainings and outreach events.
- Carry out or assist with other tasks in addition to the duties listed on this job description, in accordance with the agency’s team philosophy
What You’ll Bring to this Position:
- Multilingual/Bilingual in English and Spanish or other languages that would support servicing our customers
- Bachelor Degree in Early Education and/or Childhood Education or related field and three years of direct child care/school-age program experience; or an Associate Degree with six years of direct experience.
- Minimum one-year experience training adults, including planning and development of curriculum
- Current New York State Training and Technical Assistance Professional Credential (T-TAP) Credential or plan of action to achieve credential within first year of hire
- Strong knowledge of child development Birth-12 years.
- Ability to apply knowledge in varied child care settings.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as group presentation skills
- Excellent human relation skills and the ability to communicate effectively with diverse groups of people including the current predominant linguistic, racial and ethnic populations of Erie County
- Ability to execute assignments with little supervision.
- Willingness to regularly travel in Erie County
- Available to work evenings and weekends, as needed
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
- Valid NYS Driver License and a vehicle with current registration and insurance
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $22.32 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
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Executive Administrative Assistant
Who We Are:
CCRN’s mission is to promote quality, affordable, accessible care and learning for all children by supporting and empowering families, caregivers, education professionals, and employers. We are a family-friendly agency, supporting our employees and their families with excellent benefits and a commitment to making CCRN a great place to work for everyone.
How CCRN Supports Our Employees:
- Babies at Work program to support new parents and their babies
- Access to Shared Company vehicles, to minimize wear and tear or mileage on your personal vehicle
- Generous PTO that begins accruing immediately upon employment
- 16 days of paid holiday pay, including a floating holiday
- Competitive Health insurance
- Discounted Dental and Eyeglass coverage
- Trainings, Professional Memberships, and Professional Development Classes paid for by CCRN to help your professional growth!
Summary:
Under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer, the CEO Administrative Assistant is responsible for insuring high quality administrative support to the CEO, Board of Directors and the others in the agency as needed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Responsibilities are listed in descending order, starting with those anticipated to require the greatest percentage of your time.
1. Act in accordance with the agency’s mission, vision and values
2. Assist CEO with daily needs such as upcoming appointments, correspondence (in and out), filing, general organization and travel arrangements.
- Support the Board of Directors with Chief Executive Officer guidance
- Prepare and distribute Board materials
- Provide support for major gifts, grants, and advocacy activities of the CEO
- Prepare correspondence, memos, letters, faxes, packets, materials, and forms
- Maintainconfidentiality involving sensitive or confidential matters, records, files and materials
- Assist with order and pick up of materials/food for Board Meetings, Staff events and other meetings and events as requested
3. Oversee incoming and outgoing mail, packages, including bulk mailings.
4. Set up Staff and Leadership meetings, including recording and distributing meeting minutes
5. Place orders for departmental supplies as needed
6. Accurately maintain paper and electronic files
7. Provide daily lunch coverage for Front Desk Admin
8. Provide general support to clients as needed
9. Serve as member of the staff team and attend meetings and trainings as required
10. Carry out or assist with other tasks in addition to the duties listed on this job description, in accordance with the agency’s team philosophy.
11. Evening and Weekends as needed
What you will bring to this role:
1. Associate’s Degree in Business, Human Services, or related field and a minimum of two years of experience working in an office setting including executive support, OR High School graduate plus five years of relevant experience.
2. High quality customer service orientation
3. Ability to prioritize, pay attention to detail and effectively handle multiple tasks and projects
4. Maintains support involving sensitive or confidential material, records, files and matters.
5. Working knowledge of computers and computer software including MicroSoft© Office.
6. Excellent keyboarding, filing and organizational skills
7. Excellent human relation skills as well as the ability to work effectively with a wide range of people including the current predominant linguistic, racial and ethnic populations of Erie County
8. Knowledge in early care and education a plus
9. Multilingual in English and Spanish or other languages that would support servicing our customers a plus
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
Valid NYS driver’s license required.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $36,774.00 – $38,245.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
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