Human Development Specialist III

Job Announcement

This announcement may be used to fill multiple positions located within Neighborhood and Community Services (NCS) at the following locations:

Great Falls Elementary (SACC), located at 701 Walker Rd, Great Falls, VA 22066

Flint Hill Elementary (SACC), located at 2444 Flint Hill Rd, Vienna, VA 22181

Freedom Hill Elementary (SACC), located at 1945 Lord Fairfax Rd, Vienna, VA 22182

Join our team at the Department of Neighborhood and Community Services (NCS) and help support our mission to partner with communities, families, and individuals to provide opportunities to access a continuum of resources that promote equity and create positive outcomes for people of all ages and abilities. Our vision is to see connected communities where all individuals and families are supported and empowered to thrive.

Work as part of the Culture, Recreation, and Community Connections (CRCC) Division to provide leadership and support for the overall functions of school-based sites that serve school-age youth, and of center-based sites that serve Youth, Teen, Adult, Senior, and Family programs as the need arises. Plan, coordinate, and evaluate outcome-based inclusive programs for diverse populations, including recreational, educational, health and wellness, social, civic, and cultural programs. Use a human-centered approach and human development best practices to meet the needs of the community and program participants. Provide overall administration, supervision, and leadership to placed-based efforts for the population served and comply with all training and licensure requirements established by state and local guidelines. Conduct targeted community outreach efforts to increase participation and offer programs and services based on community needs and gaps. Provide support to all children in the program, including children with special needs. Work actively and be engaged with staff and children daily.

This position is scheduled to work 52 weeks per year, 40 hours per week between the hours of 6:15 am - 6:45 pm. This position requires a split shift during the school year, and full day during the winter, spring, and summer programs.

The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 38.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home (Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and others) and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity. 

Learn more about the work we do in NCS here

Illustrative Duties

(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position description.)
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.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

(The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list).
Knowledge of Human-centered and human development practices;
Knowledge of basic fiscal management, record keeping, and inventory processes;
Knowledge of culture, community strengths and assets, and relationship building strategies;
Ability to use a personal computer, applicable software, and peripheral equipment;
Ability to direct and coordinate the work of subordinate staff and volunteers;
Ability to plan, develop, and administer programs, activities, and events in collocated or stand-alone facilities and the community;
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing;
Ability to establish and maintain a warm and supportive relationship with participants, parents, staff, school officials, and citizen groups, in a group or individual setting;
Ability to provide a wide variety of experiences to meet a participant’s individual intellectual, physical, social, and emotional needs.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:
(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for “Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to”)
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; plus, one year of supervisory experience in program development, community engagement, child-related programmatic experience or human services *related experience.
*A related field/experience is based solely on the position description.
 
CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
Contingent upon the area of assignment, some positions within this class may require specific certification(s) prior to employment and/or the ability to acquire necessary certification(s) within a specified time period following employment. The certifications are identified in the position description and employment advertisement.

First Aid/CPR certifications (within 90 days of appointment)
Food Handler's certification (within 90 days of appointment)
 
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
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.

Additional Work Schedule Requirements: The incumbent will work 40 hours/week between the hours of 6:15 am - 6:45 pm.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 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.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Position is active in nature. Must be able to monitor and observe the activities of program participants. Regularly moves about or positions self to supervise and interact with participants at their level. Occasionally lifts, transports, positions, push/pulls or moves up to 50 pounds. Must be sufficiently mobile and possess a range of motion to perform repetitive standing, walking, balancing, stooping, bending, crouching, crawling, sitting on the floor, reaching, squatting, kneeling, and twisting. Ability to react quickly to the physical actions of program participants. Requires the ability to apply CPR and First Aid skills as needed and respond to emergency situations. Administrative and supervisory activities will require the ability to operate keyboard-driven equipment. Ability to communicate verbally and in writing. Sufficiently mobile to attend meetings at various locations and make presentations to county staff and community. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel Interview and may include a practical exercise.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.  

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact 703-324-4900 for assistance. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov. EEO/AA/TTY.