Family Services Specialist I

Family Services Specialist I

The City of Alexandria is located in northern Virginia and is bordered by the District of Columbia (Potomac River), Arlington and Fairfax counties. With a population of approximately 150,000 and a land area of 15.75 square miles, Alexandria is the seventh largest city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Alexandria has a charming waterfront and is a unique and historic place to live and work. If you are interested in working for the vibrant City of Alexandria, we invite qualified candidates to apply for our Family Services Specialist I position.

What we do and how we do it is driven by our four guiding principles:

• Aligning the work we do with our strategic plan
• Executing against our strategy and ensuring accountability for our results
• Promoting and encouraging a culture of leadership and ownership at all levels of the organization
• Promoting a culture of service excellence, creativity and entrepreneurship

An overview: A Family Services Specialist I in the Family Childcare Home unit monitors practices in family childcare programs to ensure the safety and well-being of children. The incumbent uses guided inspections to monitor whether family childcare programs meet regulations. These inspections may include full compliance monitoring, where all regulations are monitored on a set schedule, or differential monitoring, where the depth and frequency of inspections vary based on a program's history of compliance with licensing regulations. As an FCC monitor, your role involves both logistic organization and oversight, as well as the less tangible but equally important responsibilities of creating and sustaining a working environment and relationship that is welcoming and supportive. It is also your responsibility to ensure that providers are aware of and adhere to program policies and procedures, including inspection requirements. This means that your job is to create and sustain both the organizational systems and the culture of the FCC programs you support. While you may support families and children in both direct and indirect ways, you will also help ensure that FCC providers have the support they need to be successful business owners and provide a healthy and safe environment for children to play and learn. The level of support you offer will vary from home to home and should be individualized for each provider.