Early Childhood Environmental Safety Monitor

Early Childhood Environmental Safety MonitorEnsure program compliance in the areas of Health and Safety as outlined in the Head Start Program Performance Standards. This position is responsible for conducting environmental health assessments and developing systems for environmental health and safety procedures at sub-recipient agencies and their partner sites.Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education, Health Science, or related field; minimum of 1-year relevant work experience in Head Start required.Familiarity with health and safety systems that align as outlined in the Head Start Program Performance Standards.Must be organized, detail oriented and have the ability to prioritize tasks and manage workload effectively.Ability to build and maintain relationships of mutual accountability.Strong analytical, problem solving, interpersonal, communication (written and verbal), project management, and time management skills with exceptional attention to detail.Ability to process and protect confidential information in a professional manner.Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment.Must regularly operate a word-processing system and therefore must be able to read, produce and transmit data on such a system.Must be able to travel to multiple schools in diverse communities.Must be able to read and write English proficiently; bilingual preferred.Ability to communicate clear expectations when conducting monthly visits (and/or additional visits as needed) to all subrecipient agencies and external partner sites.Ability to identify and accurately report internal and external hazards to support child safety policies and monitoring compliance.Ability to submit required monitoring documents by assigned due dates.