Bilingual Workforce Development Specialist
10 days ago
Omaha
Job Description 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 Bilingual Workforce Development Specialist plans and delivers training and technical assistance to child care providers. They have a deep understanding of adult learning best practices across all training formats, which they use to ensure a well-prepared early learning workforce. Duties include: • Create, facilitate, present, and teach engaging and informative professional development sessions, 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 program., • Manage evaluation and continuous program improvement activities, including any necessary data collection and analysis; produce outcome and impact reports based on the results., • Participate in opportunities to foster individual learning, leadership, professional development, and training., • Create, develop, modify, and evaluate the program offerings of the Child Care Network to support innovative and best business practices., • Support the Workforce Development Team in scheduling and organizing professional development opportunities for NECC's Child Care Network., • Actively participate in professional development opportunities to enhance knowledge of best practices for virtual, in-person, and asynchronous adult learning formats., • Serve on local, state, and national committees representing NECC as appropriate., • Participate in opportunities to foster individual learning, leadership, professional development, and training., • Serve on local, state, and national committees representing NECC as appropriate. About you: We are looking for the following qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Human Services, Early Childhood Education, Leadership, Sociology, or related field required., • Two or more years of experience in creating professional development content and/or teaching adult learners required., • Proficiency in both English and Spanish (written and verbal) required., • Valid driver’s license and car insurance required., • Mission-driven with a commitment to making high-quality early care and education available to all children., • Knowledge of early childhood development., • 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