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Position Title:           Administrative Coordinator, Early Childhood Development
Department:             VQB5
Reports To:               Manager, Early Childhood Development
Category:                    Full-time: 37.5 hours per week

About Thrive Birth to Five:  Thrive Birth to Five (TB5) has been the early childhood systems building organization in the Richmond Region since 2007 and was designated Ready Region Central by the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF) and the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) in 2022. TB5’s regional community partners include diverse public and private organizations that work collectively to ensure all children are ready to succeed in school, work, and life. Partners include childcare entities, school systems, state and local government, nonprofit and philanthropic organizations, and local businesses. Our region includes the counties of Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Powhatan, Prince George, Surry, and Sussex counties, as well as the cities of Colonial Heights, Emporia, Hopewell, Petersburg, and Richmond. 

About Virginia Quality Birth to Five (VQB5): Communities across Virginia participate in a birth-to-age 5 quality system that supports school readiness for Virginia’s children served in publicly funded early childhood care and education (ECCE) classrooms. These efforts are supporting Virginia’s implementation of a unified rating and improvement system to increase access to quality early care and education programs. The unified focuses on effective interactions and experiences for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers across all early education program types, particularly those who are most vulnerable and farthest from opportunity.

Purpose of the Position:
The Early Childhood Development Administrative Coordinator, under the direction of the Manager, Early Childhood Development, will help Thrive Birth to Five implement Ready Region Central deliverables. The ideal candidate will be a problem solver who has excellent communication skills and impeccable attention to detail. The candidate should also have experience working in an office environment, performing administrative tasks, and providing support to coworkers. An ability to multitask, manage complex schedules, and meet deadlines is essential to the position.

Areas of Responsibility:

• Distribute, collect, and process necessary contractor documentation and data
• Register training participants and track training data and follow up
• Enter and verify data across multiple software platforms and support ECCE programs and CLASS observers to ensure all deadlines are met
• Verify and process invoices, incentives and stipends for multiple projects
• Manage VQB5 & CLASS materials inventory
• Organize and schedule company meetings in the office, off-site, and via videoconference
• Assist in the preparation of regularly scheduled reports
• Other duties as assigned

Education/Experience/Skills/Qualifications: 

• Tech Savvy: Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills. Experience in Customer Relations. Preferred experience in Salesforce, Basecamp, Canva, Constant Contact, and/or LinkB5.
• Administrative Experience:Proven administrative experience. Flexible, detail oriented, and deadline driven. Good written and verbal communication skills. Solution-oriented problem solving and strong time management skills.
• Customer Relations:Proven experience in Customer Relations. Skilled at establishing and cultivating strong relationships both internally and externally – including ECCE providers, educators, community partners and contractors.
• Education/Experience: Two years’ experience in an administrative role or data entry/bookkeeping role. High school degree required, bachelor’s degree preferred.

Salary: $42,000-$46,000

The position is eligible for a competitive salary and benefits package, including health and dental insurance with generous employer contributions, employer paid short-term and long-term disability and life insurance. Accrued vacation up to 20 days per full year. Hybrid work is an option after a training period, up to two days per week.

Anticipated start date: January 2025
 
To apply for this position:
Submit a cover letter and resume to info@thriveB5.org by December 23, 2024

Thrive Birth to Five is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: we are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.