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Choosing a child care provider is an important decision. You want to know that your child is in a safe, nurturing environment. You want your....

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Head Start was launched in 1964 as part of President Lyndon Johnson’s “War on Poverty.” This free, federally funded program ...
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In 1989 Child Care Associates was selected to field test the Child Care Management Services (CCMS) program -- one of several .......

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Responsible for ordering, storage, and preparation of all food used by the center and for maintaining the kitchen equipment and supplies. High school diploma or equivalent, plus one year of experience in a school, child care center, or children’s institution. Food handling certificate and a health card required.
Location : Arlington - TX

Family Services Advocate II
Minimum Requirements (Education, Experience): Associates Degree or higher in Social Work or a closely related field with a minimum of 2-3 years experience in a social services field. Prior experience managing a caseload and working with limited income children and families from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Must demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with families to identify needs, locate and refer services and solutions. Ability to prioritize, multi-task and organize documents in a comprehensive manner. Must communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Excellent organizational and research skills. Computer proficiency is required. Access to reliable transportation. Job Responsibilities: Manage designated caseload as assigned. Be knowledgeable about demographics of the area to target recruitment efforts. Ensure that funded levels of enrollment are met and maintained for all Child Care Associates’ child development programs. Assure that Head Start Performance Standards are met with respect to eligibility, enrollment and attendance. Maintain community relationships and involvement in Tarrant County. Establish mutually respectful partnerships with families through needs assessments, and verbal/written communication. Assist families by locating and referring helpful services and solutions from available community resources. Facilitate the referral process and maintain ongoing follow-up with families to assure that identified needs are met. Responsible for Child Plus entry of family data in a timely manner. Provide immediate assistance to families in crisis. Maintain accurate, detailed records that document each family’s progress. Support and promote family involvement in all Head Start content area services. Other related duties as assigned.
Location : Fort Worth, TX

TSR! Mentor Teacher
Experience: BA degree in Early Childhood Education Provide in-classroom mentoring, role modeling and training for staff to enhance their abilities to provide children with developmentally appropriate classroom environments, schedules and hands-on learning opportunities. Children’s daily learning experiences are planned to promote physical, emotional and social development with an emphasis on literacy-based cognitive development; an increase in general knowledge; and conceptual thinking, listening comprehension, language development, phonological awareness, appreciation of books/reading, emergent letter/word recognition; and emergent written expression. A Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education and five years experience in an early childhood setting are required. Bilingual preferred. Computer proficiency. Access to transportation.
Location : Fort Worth

Preschool Teacher
Plan and implement a daily program to provide young children with a positive learning experience to assist them to develop to their full potential. Set up the physical environment to meet the changing needs of the children. Conduct parent involvement activities. Requires a BA / AA degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development or a closely related field and a health card. Two years experience in child care or a related field.
Location : Multiple Locations - Tarrant County

Client Services Specialist
Responsible for client access to the CCMS program. Responsible for client eligibility determination and documentation. Advise clients of their child care options in the CCMS program. Provide information about quality childcare to help parents make an informed choice of providers. Enter client information into the automated system. Conduct all processes of communicating information to parents, such as educating parents about their rights and responsibilities, responding to parent complaints, and seeing that the needs of parents and children are met. Handle client re-certification process and termination of child care services. All other related duties assigned. Requires: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university.
Location : Fort Worth

Center Director
Administer all facets of child care. Ensure that the authorized daily child development program for Head Start operates effectively and staff-child ratios meet Minimum Standards and Head Start Performance Standards. Use available resources to create and maintain a welcoming, safe center environment. Encourage parent involvement. Requires a Bachelor degree in Early Childhood Education or a closely related field with a minimum of five years of experience in a formal childcare setting or a Head Start program. Computer proficiency required. Previous management experience with a staff of five or more.
Location : Fort Worth, TX

Quality Assurance Specialist - Abilene TX
Minimum Requirements (Education, Experience): Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in child development or a closely related field OR graduation from an accredited four-year college or university and a minimum of one-year full-time work experience in child development, childcare programs, customer service, or social service work, OR high school diploma or equivalent with a minimum of three years work experience in a CCPO support position. Computer proficiency required as well as good written and verbal communication skills. Job Responsibilities: Responsible for developing appropriate monitoring instruments to accurately measure desired variables and/or results. Create monitoring schedules to track cases from intake through the payment process. Coordinate with CCPO Director regarding monitoring for Program Services staff activities. Monitor data integrity throughout the program. Analyze compliance with CCPO policies and procedures and provide information for assessing training needs. Assist with internal and external audits as required. Responsible for assisting management personnel with the development of training plans for continued staff development. Monitor activities relating to the operational units of the CCPO program. Other related duties as assigned.
Location : Abilene

Client Services Specialist - Abilene TX
Minimum Requirements (Education, Experience): Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in child development or a closely related field OR Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university and a minimum of one (1) year full-time work experience in child development or child care programs, customer service, or social service work OR High school diploma or equivalent, with a minimum of three (3) years work experience in a CCMS support position. Computer proficiency required. Job Responsibilities: Responsible for client access to the CCPO program. Responsible for client eligibility determination and documentation. Advise clients of their child care options in the CCPO program. Provide information about quality childcare to help parents make an informed choice of providers. Enter client information into the automated system. Conduct all processes of communicating information to parents, such as educating parents about their rights and responsibilities, responding to parent complaints, and seeing that the needs of parents and children are met. Handle client re-certification process and termination of child care services. All other related duties as assigned.
Location : Abilene, TX

TSR! Project Coordinator
Minimum Requirements (Education, Experience): Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university. Demonstrated effectiveness as an early childhood teacher and/or early childhood staff trainer/mentor. Experience in the use of research based pre-kindergarten literacy/language/numeracy teaching materials. Knowledge of pre-school literacy screening, pre and post testing, progress monitoring and how each informs classroom instruction. Knowledge of Texas pre-kindergarten guidelines, Head Start child outcomes, and childcare licensing standards. Experience in working with varied groups to achieve integration of early childhood services. Functional knowledge of internet use and of Microsoft Word, Excel, etc. Job Responsibilities: Establishes and maintains a local project office and represents the State Center of Early Childhood Development (SCECD) to the education community and general public in coordination with SCECD management. Operates the local project office in compliance with SCECD operational objectives and conducts project activities in accordance with program timelines and standards of operation. Provides professional staff development/in-classroom mentoring for targeted teachers; facilitates teacher use of web-based professional development services. Completes classroom behavior checklists as scheduled and forwards to SCECD. Serves as the liaison between the SCECD and demonstration sites by facilitating planning negotiations among site participants, conducting problem-solving efforts, monitoring the progress of the project. Assists in schedule child pre and post testing; develops and supervises implementation of child progress monitoring (using palm pilots) and use of information to inform classroom instruction. Participates in local and out-of-town meetings/conferences scheduled by SCECD. Prepares and submits reports to SCECD as required. Serves as a resource for early childhood research and assessment of use of curriculum materials. Performs other duties required for successful project implementation.
Location : Fort Worth - TX

Mentor Teacher
Experience: BA degree in Early Childhood Education Provide in-classroom mentoring, role modeling and training for staff to enhance their abilities to provide children with developmentally appropriate classroom environments, schedules and hands-on learning opportunities. Children’s daily learning experiences are planned to promote physical, emotional and social development with an emphasis on literacy-based cognitive development; an increase in general knowledge; and conceptual thinking, listening comprehension, language development, phonological awareness, appreciation of books/reading, emergent letter/word recognition; and emergent written expression. A Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education and five years experience in an early childhood setting are required. Bilingual preferred. Computer proficiency. Access to transportation.
Location : Fort Worth - TX

Accounts Receivable/Records Retention Specialist
Repsonsibilties: Process customer receipts and allocation of payments according to established deadlines; Interaction with center staff concerning billing/payment inquiries; Weekly reporting on student accounts; Preparing invoices for student accounts and third-party agencies; Monitor customer account details for non-payment, late payment, collection and other irregularities with follow-up to resolution; Collect, assemble, organize and maintain records system for Finance Dept. (includes maintenance of filing system, labeling, data entry and indexing of files as necessary; Compile, prepare and analyze monthly reports in support of A/R operations; Assist Director and Controller in preparation for audits; Perform account reconciliations and process adjustments; Coordinate retrieval and distribution of documents to and from storage in accordance with retention schedule; Handle special projects and general administrative tasks as assigned; Answer phones and handle mail distribution for department. All other related duties as assigned. Minimum Requirements (Education, Experience): High School Diploma with at least 3-5 years of related account receivable (A/R) experience; Previous experience in records management preferably in a financial environment; Recent experience in full cycle A/R billing and receiving within an automated accounting software system; Proficiency required with computers, Microsoft Office, scanners and other technology; Strong knowledge of general accounting principals; Ability to work collaboratively on team projects and establish positive working relationships with customers and team members; Ability to work effectively within stringent deadlines and with highly confidential information; Experienced in prioritizing multiple tasks, problem solving and ability to work with minimal supervision; Good verbal and written communications skills.
Location : Fort Worth