Ccrr Community Support Program Coordinator

Shuswap Children’s Association, originally the Shuswap Exceptional Children’s Association, was founded in 1982 by a group of parents of children with support needs who found they were unable to access services for their children. They were joined by community professionals, service providers, and others who shared the goals of the parents.

The focus of the Child Care Resource and Referral Program (CCRR) is to enhance the availability and accessibility of a range of flexible, responsive, and inclusive quality childcare options and services that support the needs of children, families, and childcare providers in the Shuswap region.

Using the policies and procedures outlined by both Shuswap Children’s Association (SCA) and the Province of British Columbia, it is the responsibility of the Community Support Program Coordinator to provide leadership and management of the CCRR community outreach program. This position will work with the members of the community to provide parent support, community events and educational activities to ensure the promotion and provision of quality services and supports for parents seeking childcare. In collaboration with the Executive Director, the Community Support Program Coordinator oversees the development of the program’s governing policies, including the yearly budget and business plan, and monitors the program’s effectiveness through ongoing evaluation.
- Responsibilities to Child Care Providers_
- Assist with the registration and recruitment of child care providers in the community
- Assist with maintaining the childcare provider registry.
- Assist with providing support to both community based as well as home-based child care providers
- Responsibilities to Families_
- Manage the childcare referral service for families seeking childcare in the community
- In collaboration with Supported Child Development support parents with making informed childcare decisions
- Provide Ages and Stage Questionnaires and follow-up when appropriate, including appropriate referral to other services
- Recognize and support the unique values and beliefs and needs of different cultural groups and provide culturally sensitive services that respect and support these factors
- Community Responsibilities_
- Through activities, community events, and other media channels such as social media and SCA’s website promote and raise awareness of the Shuswap region’s CCRR program
- Provide information on childcare programs, Affordable Child Care Benefits, related services, and childcare issues to staff, families, childcare providers and community partners
- Plan and implement training opportunities for parents, and caregivers, including coordinating with other service providers and regional CCRR’s to maximize impact and benefit to be cost-effective
- In collaboration with community partners take a child care perspective and promote healthy child development initiatives in the Shuswap region
- Take a leadership role in developing and implementing initiatives that support the development of a highly trained and skilled childcare industry in the Shuswap region
- Maintain, purchase, market and promote the lending of books, toys and equipment to parents/caregivers living in the Shuswap region
- Oversee all aspects of the Toy Lending Library
- Provide backup access to Toy Lending Library
- Represent CCRR on assigned Early Childhood Committee(s) and other community committees
- Collaborate with community partners on health child development initiatives
- Administration _
- Manage the day-to-day operation, program planning and coordination of the community support portion of the CCRR program, including all Toy Lending Library operations
- Hire, direct, supervise and evaluate program staff
- Implement the Child Care Resource and Referral Program in accordance with the philosophy and policies of Shuswap Children’s Association and the provincial Child Care Resource and Referral program
- Maintain CCRR policies and procedures, program manual and job duties procedure manual
- Provide positive leadership and program oversight to the CCRR program
- In collaboration with the Executive Director plan and oversee CCRR’s program budget
- Develop the CCRR program’s yearly business plan in collaboration with CCRR staff and the Executive Director
- Implement the CCRR program in accordance with the philosophy and policies of both SCA and the provincial CCRR program
- Carry out regular evaluation of the CCRR program, continuous quality improvement and action planning
- Meet all provincial agency program reporting requirements in a timely manner
- Ensure CCRR assets are well-maintained
- Attend and participate in job-related courses, workshops, conferences, committees, networking as well as participate in SCA staff meetings
- Provide cross-training opportunities to CCRR staff
- Prepare program stats and reports for the Ministry of Education and Child Care and submit on time
- Coordinate outreach services to par