Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education or related field.
• Two years of experience in early childhood education.
• Proficiency in current NC Child Care Licensure Rules and Regulations.
• Computer skills and knowledge or adaptability to learn and master multiple software applications.

Preferred Requirements

• NCICDP Level 11 Certification and Technical Assistance/Professional Development Endorsements.
• Completed training and demonstrated competence with the Family Child Care Home Environmental Rating Scales.
• Experience in leading/supporting collaborative teams.
• Experience as a Family Child Care educator or experience in supporting FCC educators.

Primary Functions of Position

Southeastern Community College’s Child Care Resource and Referral program is a grant funded initiative that serves as the Lead CCR&R Agency serving seven counties including Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover, Pender, and Sampson. This position is designed to build and sustain a localized system of technical assistance and professional development that supports FCC educators, where connections and collaborations with peer mentors and other professional agencies and organizations supporting FCC is valued and embedded in a diverse, equitable and inclusive service delivery model driven by identified FCC needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead and support work in the region with FCC operators.
• Intentionally provide collaboration and networking opportunities where operators share and provide feedback on the service delivery model.
• Provide technical assistance.
• Provide professional development.
• Provide FCC PD and TA in multiple modalities to meet FCC operator needs.
• Connect and collaborate with other CCR&R staff as well as peer mentors to create a multi-level relationship based, culturally and linguistically responsive support team.
• Ensure equitable access to technical assistance and professional development opportunities that support FCC individual needs in their regions.
• Provide a flexible schedule to accommodate TA & PD needs of FCC operators outside of their business day.
• Work with Project Manager and Anchors to identify potential peer mentors and collaborate with them for individualized FCC support for operators (paired meetings, TA, etc.).
• Identify, support and prioritize TA for FCC Start–Up.
• Collaborate with lead agency management and the FCC Project management team to develop a regional team (Regional FCC Consultant, lead or local CCR&R staff, and peer mentors).
• Schedule and conduct quarterly regional team meetings.
• Schedule check in meetings with FCC mentors or participate in Peer Mentor professional learning communities if scheduled by Project Manager or Management Team Anchors.
• Schedule and conduct quarterly collaboration and networking opportunities with local FCC operators in their service area.
• Share with Project Manager, Management Team Anchors and Agency Supervisor regional team feedback, successes, concerns, local trends, etc.
• Support research, study, or survey opportunities through the project or other NC collaborative partners as identified by the Project Manager.
• Support TA and PD skill building opportunities for themselves and regional team members, as identified.
• Document work activities and submit required reports and data to Agency Supervisor Project Manager and Management Team Anchors.
• Provide feedback from regional activities to inform continued work to support FC operators.
• Attend statewide FCC team meetings, trainings, events as required by Project Manager coordination with Agency Supervisor.
• Attend agency meetings, trainings, events as required by Agency Supervisor in collaboration with Project Manager.
• Support both the Agency and the Statewide FCC Project as identified in the Scope of Work.
• Other duties as assigned to fulfill contractual requirements.
• Collaborate and participate in SCC’s activities and events.

• Effective oral and written communication skills with internal and external clients
• Technology experience: knowledge of Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, web-based meeting/training/data collection platforms, etc. with ability to adapt to master new programs.
• Lead collaborative teams effectively.
• Demonstrate and actively pursue additional learning opportunities related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Build rapport with FCC ECE collaborators.
• Attention to detail with ability to maintain accurate documentation of activities.
• Ability to manage work and meet required deadlines.
• Ability to prioritize work to balance duties.
• Working knowledge of NC CCR&R System

Application Procedures

A completed Southeastern Community College application form, a resume, letter of interest, and educational transcripts (unofficial copies of transcripts will be sufficient for the screening process, but official copies must be submitted prior to employment) must be submitted to the college Human Resources Office in order for applicants to be considered for this position. The first review of applications will be on January 31, 2023. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. If you have questions, please contact Ian Callahan at 910-788-6310.

Applicants should send all documents and inquiries to the Human Resources Office, Southeastern Community College, P.O. Box 151, Whiteville, NC 28472.

An Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

NC Retirement System
The North Carolina Retirement System provides the foundation of retirement income for employees who have a career in public service. The mandatory contribution by an employee to help pay for the benefit is 6% each pay period.

To be eligible for retirement benefits the employee must contribute to the plan for at least five years to receive a monthly benefit at age 60. Employees who contribute for 20 years are eligible to receive benefits at age 50, and those contributing for 30 years are eligible to receive benefits at any age.

Employees hired on or after August 1, 2011, would need 5 or more years of vesting period for TSERS retirement benefit eligibility for vested deferred, early and service retirement. Retirement is based on a Defined Benefit Plan 401(a) where employee benefits are sorted out based on a formula using factors such as salary history and duration of employment. Investment risk and portfolio management are entirely under the control of the State Retirement Plan. There are also restrictions on when and how you can withdraw these funds without penalties.

Disability
Eligible employees are covered under the Disability Income Plan if they are (or become) a State teacher or State employee and they are in service and a member of the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System or a participant of the Optional Retirement Program.

Disability under the Plan is the mental or physical incapacity for the further performance of duty (the usual occupation) of a participant provided that such disability was not the result of terrorist activity, active participation in a riot, committing or attempting to commit a felony, or an intentional self-inflicted injury.
Benefits from the Plan are not available for a period of 60 continuous calendar days from the onset of disability. The 60-day waiting period is determined from the last actual day of service, the day of the disabling event if the disabling event occurred on a day other than a normal workday, or the day succeeding at least 365 calendar days after service as a State teacher or State employee, whichever is later.

The monthly short-term benefit will equal 50 percent of 1/12th of your annual base rate of compensation last payable to you prior to the beginning of the short-term benefit period (for teachers, annual base rate of compensation includes any local supplement or coaches supplement) plus 50 percent of 1/12th of your annual longevity payment, if any, to a maximum of $3,000 per month.

Long-term disability benefits are payable after the conclusion of the short-term disability period or after salary continuation payments cease, whichever is later. Benefits are payable for as long as you are permanently disabled, provided you meet the requirements described below.

Supplemental Retirement Plan
Deferred Compensation Plan
Provides state supplemental long term retirement benefits under Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code.

401K Retirement Plan
Traditional pre-tax contributions – Pre-tax contributions are automatically deducted before any federal or state income taxes are taken out. As a result, pay is not impacted by the full amount of the contribution. These contributions grow until withdrawn. At that point, federal and state income taxes will be incurred.

Roth After-Tax Contributions
Roth contributions are automatically deducted from your paycheck after taxes are paid and therefore, reduce take-home pay dollar for dollar. Roth contributions and returns grow tax-deferred and can benefit members who anticipate being in a higher tax bracket while in retirement and would rather pay taxes at today's rate. Upon retirement, members qualify for income tax free withdrawals.

State Health Plan
The State Health Plan offers health benefits to all eligible teachers, state employees, retirees and other individuals identified in the North Carolina General Statutes. The Plan's mission is to provide quality health care products and services for the health and well-being of our members.

Through healthy living initiatives, the Plan seeks to empower members to make healthier lifestyle choices and to become partners in addressing their health care needs.
The State Health Plan officers two health plan options: The 80/20 Plan and the 70/30 Plan. Both plans are administered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina by benefits are paid by the state, not Blue Cross NC.

70/30 PLAN
This plan has lower premiums in exchange for higher copays and coinsurance. Affordable Care Act preventive services and medications are covered at 100%, which means there is no charge to you. An example of such a service included an annual physical.

80/20 PLAN
This plan has higher premiums than the 70/30 Plan in exchange for lower copay and lower coinsurance. In addition, the deductible is lower on this plan than the 70/30 Plan. with this plan, Affordable Care Act preventive services and medications are covered at 100%, which means there is no charge to you. An example of such a service included an annual physical.

Life Insurance
Basic Life ($10,000) and AD&D is provided to all active full time employees working 30 hours or more per week. Employees have the option to purchase additional life insurance through the Voluntary Group Term Life Insurance benefit through Companion Life Insurance Company. Employees can select $10,000 to $500,000 in increments of $1,000.

The Guarantee Issue Amount for employees under age 60 is $100,000. Employees can also choose life insurance coverage for their spouse and/or dependent children from 6 months to age 26. Term Life 1000 and Universal Life 1000 are additional supplemental life products offered by Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company.

Supplement Benefits
Southeastern Community College offers all eligible employees a comprehensive Flexible Benefits Program. The products described below are voluntary, employee paid benefits and eligible employees have the opportunity to select the programs in which they wish to participate.

Pre-Tax:
Flexible Spending Account

• Medical Reimbursement
• Dependent Care

Cancer
Intensive Care
Accident Care
Medical Bridge
Dental
Vision

Post-Tax:
Disability
Critical Care
Term Life
Whole Life
Group Term Life
Telemedicine
Identify Theft/Legal Plan

Annual/Sick Leave

Vacation Leave
Annual leave credits are provided for full-time or part-time (half-time or more) non-teaching, regular employees who are working or on paid leave for one-half or more of the regularly scheduled workdays in a month. The rate of leave earned is based on length of total permanent state service. Leave for part time employees is computed as a prorated percentage of the leave earned by full-time employees. Annual leave is earned based on years of service as shown in the following table:

Less than 5 years 9.33 hrs / month
5 – 10 years 11.33 hrs / month
10 – 15 years 13.33 hrs / month
15 – 20 years 15.33 hrs / month
20 years + 17.33 hrs / month

Sick Leave
Full-time employees (Faculty and Staff) earn eight hours of sick leave per month. Sick leave is also used for bereavement.