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Human Development Specialist I

Fairfax County Government · Twin Oaks Community, VA · 5 days ago
OTHRFull-time

About the role

Join our team at the Department of Neighborhood and Community Services (NCS) and help support our mission to partner with communities, families, and individuals to provide opportunities to access a continuum of resources that promote equity and create positive outcomes for people of all ages and abilities.

Our vision is to see connected communities where all individuals and families are supported and empowered to thrive. Work as part of the Culture, Recreation, and Community Connections (CRCC) Division to deliver out-of-school-time care, recreation, and culturally enriching programs and daily hands-on activities for school-age youth with diverse functional, inclusive, cultural, and economic needs at assigned location(s).

Responsibilities

  • Provides access to in-person and virtual universal programs with targeted strategies that ensure an inclusive approach to service delivery;
  • Establishes and maintains positive relationships with participants, parents, staff, school officials, and citizen groups in a variety of settings;
  • Delivers, coordinates, and adapts equitable programs and activities to meet the needs of the population served;
  • Increase access to programming by transporting community members and participants to programs and events;
  • Supervises participants during programs and actively promotes positive behavior intervention and positive developmental relationships;
  • Affords support to all children in the program, including children with special needs;
  • Works actively and is engaged with staff and children daily.

Requirements

  • Knowledge of Human-centered and human development practices;
  • Knowledge of fiscal record keeping and inventory procedures;
  • Knowledge of health, safety and first aid methods, and the ability to assume administrative responsibilities for assigned areas;
  • Ability to direct and coordinate the work of subordinate staff and volunteers and supervisor program activities and engagement;
  • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing;
  • Ability to establish and maintain a warm and supportive relationship with participants, parents, staff, school officials, and citizen groups, in a group or individual setting;
  • Ability to provide a wide variety of experiences to meet a participant's individual intellectual, physical, social, and emotional needs.

Qualifications

  • Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate's degree in human development, social work, early childhood education, recreation, or a human services related field, plus one year of child-related programmatic experience or human services related experience;
  • Bachelor's degree in a child-related field such as elementary education, nursing, or recreation;
  • Two years of child-related programmatic experience with one year in a staff supervisory capacity;
  • Certification of qualification from an internationally or nationally recognized Montessori organization; or Child Development Credential; or One-year early childhood certificate from a college or university; or Other childcare related Virginia State license;
  • Experience working in a school-age childcare setting with children who have special needs;
  • Experience working in a setting that provided services to children and youth with special needs in the past two years;
  • Experience working with a diverse, multicultural population.

Skills

  • Knowledge of Human-centered and human development practices;
  • Knowledge of fiscal record keeping and inventory procedures;
  • Knowledge of health, safety and first aid methods, and the ability to assume administrative responsibilities for assigned areas;
  • Ability to direct and coordinate the work of subordinate staff and volunteers and supervisor program activities and engagement;
  • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing;
  • Ability to establish and maintain a warm and supportive relationship with participants, parents, staff, school officials, and citizen groups, in a group or individual setting;
  • Ability to provide a wide variety of experiences to meet a participant's individual intellectual, physical, social, and emotional needs.

Benefits

The pay rate and annual salary are based on this 32.5-hour/52-week schedule. The role requires a split-shift schedule Monday through Friday. On days when Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is out of school (teacher workdays, winter break, spring break, summer), this position requires a full-day schedule of 6.5 or more consecutive hours.

Pay

The pay rate and annual salary are based on this 32.5-hour/52-week schedule.

Schedule

Scheduled to work a split shift Monday through Friday, between the hours of 6:45 am - 6:15 pm. Also requires a full day work (6.5 or more consecutive hours) when FCPS is out of school (teacher workdays, winter break, spring break, summer).

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