Each Child. Every Community.

Title:                            Child Care Health Consultant – Lincoln County (CCHC-L)

Direct Supervisor:         Program Manager

Supervises:                   None

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing, health education, or health related field (nutrition and physical activity, oral health, community or public health) with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in health education or nursing care as a registered nurse.
• Certified as a Health Education Specialist (CHES) preferred
• Certified as a Health Care Consultant (CCHC) in North Carolina preferred
• Experience in providing group training
• Nonprofit organizational governance experience preferred
• High integrity, trustworthy and dependable
• Professional image (appearance, speech, and behavior)
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written)
• Service/customer oriented
• Self-motivated
• Attentive to detail
• Ability to think strategically and critically
• Ability work independently and collaboratively with others (team player)
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to operate business office equipment (personal computer, telephone, copier, fax, postage meter, etc.)
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software
• Maintains a valid driver’s license, has a good driving record and reliable transportation
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds

Desired Knowledge

• Knowledge of and experience in child care, child development, early childhood education, pediatrics, and children with special health care needs.
• Knowledge and skills related to public health theory, practices, principles and techniques.
• Knowledge of and experience in locating community resources and accessing services for child care providers, children and families.

Basic Function of Position:

To work with early child care and education administrators, facility owners, educators, health care professionals and families to ensure optimal health for young children and to reduce the children’s risk of illness and harm.  In addition, to offer technical assistance through collaborative consultation, coaching, training and advocacy.

Specific Duties:

1. Work collaboratively with child care facilities to assess, plan, implement and evaluate strategies to achieve high quality, safe child care environments.
2. Guide early care and education programs to meet child care requirements and achieve best practice standards through the adoption and implementation policies and practices designed to prevent the onset and spread of disease and promote safety, sanitation, and nutrition, and to assure the proper management of children with chronic health conditions.
3. Evaluate above-mentioned policies in childcare facilities (centers and homes).
4. Offer targeted and comprehensive consultation based on and tailored to identified needs and in support of child care facilities’ quality improvement planning.
5. Provide health and safety training to improve health knowledge and skill development of child care staff.
6. Provide consultation and training for facilities to complete medical plans for children with special health care needs.
7. Provide education and support regarding health, safety and nutrition to families whose children are served in child care facilities through center- and community-based events.
8. Establish and maintains ongoing working relationships and coordinates with other professionals offering technical assistance to early care and educations settings.
9. Serve as a liaison to local health professionals and community service agencies by offering health education, community information and referral resources to facilities and families.
10. Promote collaboration between local child care and health care providers and the North Carolina Division of Child Development (NCDCD).
11. Complete and submits required quarterly and end-of-year data reports reflective of the provision of technical assistance, training, community collaboration, and other performance-related activities.
12. Participate in on-going professional development offered by the North Carolina Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center, North Carolina CCHC Association, NCDCD, The North Carolina Partnership for Children and others.
13. Meet/exceed established performance goals and benchmarks.
14. Other Duties as assigned by the Program Manager and Executive Director.

Accountability Measures

1. Collaborative efforts to strategically plan, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of strategies and action plans.
2. Development, enhancement, and evaluation of policies and practices.
3. Consultation efforts and outcomes.
4. Training efforts and outcomes.
5. Community awareness efforts and outcomes.
6. Program reporting and deadlines.
7. Personal professional development.

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Signature                                                             Date