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Fairfax County Government · 12 hours ago

Human Development Specialist III

Falls Church, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

1+ years exp

Fairfax County Government is seeking a Human Development Specialist III to join their Department of Neighborhood and Community Services. The role involves providing leadership and support for school-based and community programs catering to youth and families, particularly those with special needs, while ensuring equitable outcomes through inclusive programming.

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Responsibilities

Supervises a team of fulltime, temporary, part-time, seasonal staff and volunteers

Plans, coordinates, and evaluates programs, activities, and events with the end result of Inclusive Prosperity using a Human-centered approach to ensure equitable outcomes for all, in a co-located or stand-alone site that address identified gaps

Identifies practices or policies that create unintended consequences for marginalized or non/under-represented communities using a Trauma Informed Lens

Ensures that programming is inclusive of the county's goals and initiatives

Manages the daily overall facility operation

Participates in the hiring, training, and scheduling of staff

Completes and submit required financial, data and statistical and other reports as requested

Adheres to revenue and expense limits

Inspects facilities and grounds for safety hazards and operational deficiencies and initiate corrective actions

Responds to public inquiries and concerns as appropriate

Participates in the development and implementation of school-based, community center-based, and community outreach plans that targets all communities with targeted strategies for marginalized communities

Facilitates, distributes, or participates in evaluation processes such as surveys, focus groups, program and activity benchmarking

Qualification

Human-centered practicesProgram developmentCommunity engagementSupervisory experienceChild-related experienceFirst Aid/CPR certificationFood Handler's certificationPlanning skillsEffective communicationRelationship building

Required

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in human development, social work, early childhood education, recreation, or a human services-related field

One year of supervisory experience in program development, community engagement, child-related programmatic experience or human services-related experience

First Aid/CPR certification (within 90 days of appointment)

Food Handler's certification (within 90 days of appointment)

The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check and a Child Protective Services Registry check to the satisfaction of the employer

A Tuberculosis (TB) screening upon hire

Scheduled to work a split shift Monday through Friday, between the hours of 6:45 am - 6:15 pm

Requires a full day work (6.5 or more consecutive hours) when FCPS is out of school (teacher workdays, winter break, spring break, summer)

Preferred

Bachelor's degree or higher in a child-related field such as elementary education, nursing, or recreation

Two years of child-related programmatic experience

Child-related programmatic experience with children with special needs

Experience working in a setting that provided services to children and youth with special needs in the past two years

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

Demonstrated experience and proficiency in planning appropriate experiences for school-age children