Child Care Health Consultant

Chatham County Employment Opportunity

HR Announcement Number: 24-041

Job Title: Child Care Health Consultant

Location: Chatham County Public Health Department, 80 East Street, Pittsboro, NC

Contact Person: Dorothy Rawleigh, Health Promotion and Policy Division Director

Telephone number: 919-545-8322

Address to send application and college transcript to:

Chatham County Human Resources

PO Box 1809, Pittsboro, NC 27312

Or apply online at: https://arcg.is/0148iK

Chatham County Public Health Department Mission: Building a healthy Chatham County through community partnerships and a commitment to equity.

Chatham County Public Health Department Vision: A fair and inclusive Chatham County where all residents achieve their best physical, mental, and emotional health and feel a sense of belonging.

Job Summary

The Chatham County Public Health Department seeks a collaborative, self-motivated, creative, and enthusiastic individual with a background in child health for the Child Care Health Consultation (CCHC) position in the Health Promotion and Policy Division. The CCHC position is a community-based position that works with early care and education (child care) administrators, early educators, health care professionals, families, and community partners to ensure healthy and safe environments for children in child care. The CCHC offers training and technical assistance through consultation and coaching. The CCHC position is funded by Smart Start through the Chatham County Partnership for Children.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Work closely with the NC Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center, Child Care Licensing Consultant, Environmental Health Specialist and the local Chatham County Partnership for Children to understand and share the latest child care guidance, rules, regulations and best practices
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate strategies to achieve high quality, healthy, and safe child care environments
• Offer consultation based on quality improvement plans to meet child care health and safety requirements and achieve best practice standards
• Provide health and safety training to improve knowledge and skills of early educators
• Act as a liaison with local health professionals and community service agencies by offering health education, community information, and referral resources to facilities and families
• Advocate for young children by actively serving on and coordinating with local, regional, and statewide committees that support healthy growth and development of children
• Manage the CCHC budget and quarterly reporting per Smart Start requirements

Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Organizational skills for tracking progress, outputs, budgets, and maintaining documentation
• Understanding of health equity principles and how to implement them
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Experience and knowledge of child health, development, and special health care needs
• Ability to locate community resources and access services for child care providers and families
• Experience with providing training and knowledge of adult learning strategies
• Experience or a strong interest in helping child care programs start their own educational gardens
• Ability to communicate the importance of childhood immunizations
• Spanish speaking preferred
• Ability to build trusting and positive relationships and find common goals to collaborate with diverse partners

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in public health or a related field, with a master’s degree preferred, and three years experience in public health education or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Experience with child health and/or early childhood education is preferred.

Once hired, the health professional becomes a qualified CCHC upon successful completion of the NC Child Care Health Consultant Course and receipt of a certificate of qualification. The 14-week course is facilitated by the NC Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center: www.healthychildcare.unc.edu and includes web-based distance learning, one on-site training sessions in the Raleigh area, and a final project.

Salary

Grade 63: $53,856 - $68,667

Position Closing Date

Open until filled

Chatham County is an equal opportunity employer