Easterseals Blake Foundation started as the Cerebral Palsy Foundation of Southern Arizona. Since then, we have expanded our services to better serve our community members. We are now one of Arizona's top providers of comprehensive behavioral health services, child welfare, and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We serve more than 40,000 individuals and families across 10 counties and support more than 3,700 children in Foster Care throughout Southern Arizona. Are you ready to make profound, positive differences in people's lives every day?

We offer our full-time employees the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Flexible Spending Account 
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Life insurance
• Voluntary Short-term Disability insurance
• Critical Illness insurance
• Accident insurance
• Employer paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program

General Position Description: The Quality First Coordinator offers orientation and administrative support services to early care and education programs participating in Quality First for the purpose of improving participation experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Orients and enrolls newly selected participants into Quality First utilizing the Orientation and Enrollment Checklist, adhering to the timelines within. Supports participants in completing all required enrollment documentation as described in the Orientation and Enrollment Checklist.
• Creates electronic permanent file or participants, saving all documents in the permanent file. Conducts regular permanent file and extranet reviews and shares any findings with program manager. 
• Reviews assessment results and helps determine participant-led quality improvement goals, as appropriate. 
• Coordinates the participants’ transition to coaching services as indicated by program’s star rating and participation level. 
• Assists participants in accessing, navigating, and updating program/staff information on the Quality First Extranet and the AZ Early Childhood Workforce Registry, on a monthly basis. 
• Supports participants in accessing heir allocated incentive funds and completing the appropriate order forms. 
• Connects participants to relevant community resources, organizations, and professional development opportunities. 
• Collects annual Quality First documentation and information from participants including License Capacity Verification and Incentive Management Agreement. Maintains documentation on coordination activities and participant progress including any onsite visit logs, activity log entries and Quality Improvement Plans. 
• Co-leads the collaboration efforts among other support services (Childcare Health Consultant, Mental Health Consultant, Inclusion Coach, etc.) and takes an active role in the integration of support services. Provides, interim coaching services, as needed, to support continuity of care.
• As a mandated reporter, follows agency and statutory reporting policy and procedures which includes a timely response to incidents, notification of supervisor and use of the Critical Incident form. 
• Adheres to EBF Core Values, the program’s Implementation Manual and Service Delivery Plan, and the funder’s Standards of Practice.
• Participates in the process of ongoing professional development and meetings. Maintains comprehensive communication among all contacts within the agency, members, and external agencies. Models professional standards and ethics in accordance with EBF Code of Conduct, Strategic Plan, Mission, and Vision. 
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:  Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education (ECE), Child Development, or a closely related field with 5 years of experience working in a licensed and/or regulated early childhood setting with children birth through 8 years of age required. Two years’ previous experience working within the Quality First Coaching system preferred. Bilingual (Spanish) preferred. 

Regulatory 

• Must be at least 21 years of age. 
• Current, unrestricted AZ driver’s license with no more than two (2) minor moving violations or one (1) accident within the past three (3 years). Three (3) years of driving experience required.
• Must be able to pass extensive criminal background checks.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an AZ DPS Level 1 fingerprint clearance card (employer provides).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a CPR and First Aid certification (Paid training).
•  Ability to obtain and maintain a Specialty Instructor Status in the Arizona Early Childhood Workforce Registry.

Skills/Job Knowledge/Abilities: Able to establish and maintain a team atmosphere of communication and collaboration for all that reach out to the Department. Must be self-directed and be sensitive to cultural and linguistic diversity. Excellent customer service in stressful situations. Maintains a professional appearance, communications, and actions. Excellent interpersonal communication skills. Independent judgment and discretion in setting daily priorities to complete tasks. Knowledge of adult learning principles and practices of multi-method instruction. Ability to present skills and techniques in accordance with adult learning standards. Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships in the community, including other technical assistance providers. Ability to develop and maintain a dual focus on relationships with participants and program activities by fostering a strengths-based approach. Knowledge of community resources and referrals in the community. Possess a high level of computer proficiency. 

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements (with or without accommodation): Field position requiring daily travel to different childcare sites or home-care providers. Will work in outside and inside environments, as needed. Interacts with employees and members of the public daily. Visual acuity to read information from computer screens and form and assess participants' wellbeing. Able to communicate verbally with program participants as needed for daily operations. Hearing ability for communication in persona, phone, and/or other electronic methods. Manual dexterity for typing and writing. Able to stoop, squat, reach, pull, push, stretch, ascend and descend stairs, stand and sit for long periods of time. May be required to work additional hours or days depending on circumstances. 

Additional Information: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all possible duties, skills, job knowledge, responsibilities, and/or qualifications. EBF reserves the right to revise the job description or to assign other duties to this position. This job description is not intended to create a contract or property right to continued employment between the employee and EBF. 

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements (with or without accommodation): Field position requiring daily travel to different childcare sites or home-care providers. Will work in outside and inside environments, as needed. Interacts with employees and members of the public daily. Visual acuity to read information from computer screens and form and assess participants' wellbeing. Able to communicate verbally with program participants as needed for daily operations. Hearing ability for communication in persona, phone, and/or other electronic methods. Manual dexterity for typing and writing. Able to stoop, squat, reach, pull, push, stretch, ascend and descend stairs, stand and sit for long periods of time. May be required to work additional hours or days depending on circumstances.  

Easterseals Blake Foundation and Aviva are an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative action employer that promotes a work environment of inclusion and diversity. We are committed to provide employment opportunities to all candidates based on their qualifications free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation or gender identity), age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, mental or physical disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you have any questions, require assistance or reasonable accommodations while seeking employment, please contact the Human Resource Department at HR@blake.easterseals.com or call 520-327-1529.

 Easterseals Blake Foundation and Aviva are an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative action employer that promotes a work environment of inclusion and diversity. We are committed to provide employment opportunities to all candidates based on their qualifications free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation or gender identity), age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, mental or physical disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you have any questions, require assistance or reasonable accommodations while seeking employment, please contact the Human Resource Department at HR@blake.easterseals.com or call 520-327-1529.