CDEC Qualifications Specialist (Part-Time)

This position will have the opportunity for a hybrid schedule (a combination of in-office and remote workplace). Please note - equipment provisioning and certain onboarding tasks will take place in person, in our downtown Denver office, on the first day of employment. The Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) ensures the delivery of a comprehensive, community-informed, data-driven, high-quality, and equitable early childhood system that supports the care, education, and well-being of all Colorado's young children, their families, and early childhood professionals in all settings. CDEC provides access to collaborative, coordinated, quality early childhood programs and support to children, families, and early care professionals in an effort to best prepare Coloradans for future success. CDEC works with many partners, including parents, schools, child care providers, Early Childhood Councils, counties, Community Centered Boards, early intervention service providers, family resources centers, county human services, county public health, businesses, community organizations, and other stakeholders to provide high-quality early childhood and family support programs.

The Division of Early Childhood Workforce is dedicated to providing infrastructure and leadership for recruiting, retaining, and growing a diverse and highly competent early care and education workforce that implements high-quality early learning programming across Colorado's unique local contexts and communities. The division is responsible for supporting both ongoing and temporary initiatives to ensure the continuous growth and development of the early childhood workforce and supporting local infrastructure, including the Colorado Shines Quality Improvement System (QRIS), the local Early Childhood Council system, the Professional Development Information System (PDIS), the Early Childhood Professional Credential (ECPC), the Regional Coaching Network, Recruitment and Retention Initiatives, Training and Instructional Design, Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) initiatives, the Expanding Quality in Infant Toddler Care (EQ) initiative along with the comprehensive efforts to improve compensation and benefits across the diverse mixed-delivery workforce. The division develops, delivers, and empowers relationship-based learning opportunities directly and through multiple partners across the state. The Division of Early Childhood Workforce includes the following three units: Professional Learning and Design Unit, Registry and Career Pathways Unit, and the Strategy and System Leadership Unit. The Registry and Career Pathways Unit manages the infrastructure and technical systems that support quality early childhood programs and the diverse professionals who work across the early childhood sector. It manages a robust workforce registry, learning management system, quality improvement system, and CDEC's qualification and credentialing programs. The unit also designs accessible career advancement pathways and knowledge-sharing systems that are aligned with CDEC and state programs, taking into account the diverse needs of the early childhood workforce. The unit has 11 professionals dedicated to supporting the continuous growth and development of early childhood programs and the workforce. These staff members manage the Professional Development Information System (PDIS), the Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS), the Universal Preschool Resource Bank, the Early Childhood Professional Credential (ECPC), and qualification, training, and competency alignment initiatives. In addition, staff in this unit manage the help desks to support system users. It also manages several key vendor contracts and ongoing engagements with external partners., This position is housed within the Division of Early Childhood Workforce to support Qualifications (i.e., education and training experiences) within our CDEC systems, such as Licensing and the PDIS. The new position will report directly to the Early Childhood Professional Credential Program Lead and assume responsibility for the qualifications within the PDIS. This position works closely with staff from the Division of Early Learning Licensing and Administration to define what counts toward the various levels of a qualification, and determines what counts for each qualification, such as education, training, and experience, and ensures qualifications are appropriately supporting CDEC rules.

Additional position duties include, but are not limited to:

• This position supports CDEC qualifications and the use of qualifications as an early childhood workforce development strategy.
• This position works closely with staff from the DELLA Division to define what counts toward the various levels of a qualification, and determines what counts for each qualification, such as education, training, and experience, and ensures qualifications are appropriately supporting CDEC rules.
• This position works with external stakeholders to gather input regarding what counts toward the various levels of a qualification
• This position creates and maintains communications about CDEC qualifications
• This position follows processes for scoring CDEC qualifications
• This position provides input on strategy, systems, processes, procedures, guidelines, and standards specific to qualifications work.
• This position maintains and strengthens alignment with other credentials in the early childhood space in Colorado, including the Early Childhood Professional Credential.
• Maintains documentation regarding how CDEC qualifications are reviewed and awarded.
• Creates training materials for all qualification reviewers to support the review and scoring of all PDIS qualifications based on the approved documents and policies.
• Conducts training sessions for individuals reviewing PDIS qualifications.
• Maintains comments and responses for all PDIS qualification applications
• Other duties as assigned

Do you have experience in Word processing?, Do you have a Master's degree?, Experience Only: Six (6) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to Early Childhood Education or Child Development. Must have at least two (2) years of experience with child care licensing rules and state statute, including experience following and interpreting statute and corresponding rules to implement a process.

OR,

Education and Experience: A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to Early Childhood Education or Child Development, equal to five (6) years. Must have at least two (2) years of experience with child care licensing rules and state statute, including experience following and interpreting statute and corresponding rules to implement a process.

Please note: The required experience must be substantiated within the work experience section of your application and in the supplemental questions. Your resume will not be reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications; only the work experience section and supplemental questions of your application will be reviewed to determine this. "See Resume" statements on the application will not be accepted. In addition, part-time work will be prorated.

Substitutions: Additional related experience may substitute for the education on a year-for-year basis. Additional appropriate education in a related field may substitute for the experience requirement on a year-for-year basis.

DEFINITION OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Work that involves exercising discretion, analytical skill, judgment, and personal accountability, and responsibility for creating, developing, integrating, applying, and sharing an organized body of knowledge that characteristically is uniquely acquired through an intense education or training regimen at a recognized college or university; equivalent to the curriculum requirements for a bachelor's or higher degree with major study in or pertinent to the specialized field; and continuously studied to explore, extend, and use additional discoveries, interpretations, and application and to improve data, materials, equipment, applications and methods.

Preferred Qualifications:

• State of Colorado experience related to the duties of this position
• Experience reviewing staff qualifications based on established guidelines, such as state rules and regulations.
• Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate degree in Child Development; Child Psychology; Early Childhood Education; Special Education; Educational Leadership and Administration; Elementary Education; Family and Human Development; Family Studies; or Special Education, from an accredited college or university

Highly Desired

• Experience in Colorado's early childhood system
• Salesforce experience
• Experience collaborating with the Division of Early Learning Licensing and Administration (DELLA)

Conditions of Employment:

• Applicants must pass a thorough background check prior to employment.
• Employees who have been disciplined, terminated, resigned in lieu of disciplinary termination, or negotiated their termination from the State of Colorado must disclose this information on the application.

1525 Sherman Street, Denver, CO 80203 Hybrid work $28.59 an hour - Part-time, Pulled from the full job description

• Loan forgiveness
• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance, Colorado Governor Jared Polis is committed to building a Colorado For All, a place where everyone has an opportunity to succeed and live the Colorado way of life. Governor Polis is focused on lowering health care costs for hardworking Coloradans, transitioning the state to renewable energy sources, ensuring every Colorado child gets a quality education, and building an economy that works for everyone.

The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness. The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.

We offer a generous benefits package including: * 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• State paid life insurance policy
• Choice of 2 retirement plans (defined benefit or defined contribution)
• Optional 401(k) and 457 plans
• State paid short-term disability coverage
• Additional optional life and disability plans
• Credit Union membership
• Training and professional development