Early Start Milford Program Liaison - Milford Public Schools : Job Details

Position Type: Student Support Services/Early Childhood Date Posted: 6/26/2025 Location: Milford Public Schools Date Available: 07/01/2025 Closing Date: Until Filled The Milford Local Governance Partnership (LGP), Early Start Milford: Nurture and Grow, is seeking a staff person to fill the role of liaison to be responsible for program quality assurance and community engagement, and to act as a liaison between Milford and the Connecticut Commissioner of the Office of Early Childhood. This is a year round, 12-month, part-time position. Salary: $50,000 There are no benefits associated with this position. Interested applicants should apply online through this job posting in order to be considered for the position. No phone calls please. Essential Tasks of the Position: Quality assurance involves coordination, evaluation and administration to support programs within the city or any surrounding city that is part of the Milford LGP and is receiving state funded grant money to offset the cost of the infant, toddler, or preschool program costs for families who qualify. The liaisons primary role is to support child care quality assurance work requires biannual child care classroom site visits, coaching and program improvement planning. The position requires experience with early childhood training and expertise for ages birth to five. This work requires cooperation with the Office of Early Childhood related to schedules and reporting requirements for monitoring and evaluating child care programs, including the required biannual OEC approved child assessments performed at funded programs done in partnership with families. Family engagement and community collaboration support is also a mandatory expectation of the position. This requires that the liaison possesses: knowledge of local community organizations and resources serving children and family needs and ensures information exchange with these organizations. The staff liaison convenes LGP Early Start Milford: Nurture and Grow meetings, supervises the Parent Ambassador(s), oversees needs assessment data collection and community plan creation. Use of effective community engagement strategies are critical to ensure diverse participation and partnerships are established and fostered with families and among local child care providers to include identifying and supporting the needs of our local programs. With guidance from the OEC, the staff liaison will support the work of the LGP to conduct a data- driven early childcare and education needs assessment for the City of Milford and for any other town that becomes part of the Milford LGP. The assessment must directly inform, among other things, child care space assignment across a mixed delivery system, including licensed family child care providers, group child care homes, child care centers, and license-exempt public schools. It includes identifying existing and potential resources and services for children, recommendations to school officials about transition needs from child care programs to preschool programs and kindergarten; identifying if child care needs are met in our community or if there is a need for more child care, preschool, before or aftercare programs.. Education: At a minimum, the position requires that the candidate possess a Bachelor's degree in early childhood education. The liaison must have working knowledge of the CT Office of Early Childhood, Early Start CT, CT Early Learning and Development Standards (ELDS), and NAEYC. The candidate should also demonstrate:

• Excellent writing, organizational, and communication skills.
• Capacity to facilitate the work as a member of a team.
• Experience with community outreach and parent engagement.
• Mandatory attendance at LGP Council meetings.

Contact: Steven M. Autieri, Assistant Superintendent for Teaching & Learning