Join an exceptional team of passionate professionals at Brightside Up. Embrace a culture that values learning from mistakes, exceeding expectations, and continuous career growth.
We prioritize work-life balance and encourage you to strive for improvement without feeling pressured to know everything.
Collaboration across teams is key to our success, ensuring a supportive environment where your skills and enthusiasm contribute directly to achieving our mission.
Join us in making a meaningful impact in early childhood development and community support. For more information and to view current openings, visit our Careers Page. Join us in making a positive impact on young lives and communities.
Essential Requirements
Current Job Openings
Successful candidates have experience in early childhood, are open to flexible scheduling, including evenings and weekends, have a valid NYS driver’s license, and have a clean driving record. In addition, you must be able to read and interpret documents and write routine reports and correspondence with demonstrated basic computer literacy skills. The ability to speak effectively before groups of people or employees of the organization is essential. Brightside Up is an equal opportunity employer.
To apply for a position, send your resume & cover letter to Tricia Howland at [email protected].
Who Is Brightside Up?
Our vision at Brightside Up is “A World Where all Children are Understood”. We do this by building a collective understanding of the importance of positive early childhood experiences. All our work is done in partnership with childhood educators; important providers of child care; and intentionally through our guiding principles, to be playful, responsible, respectful, and resilient.
Our goal is to empathetically improve child care experiences, drive respect for the child care provider, child, and parent, and to foster trust.
What Are We Looking For?
Brightside Up is looking to fill the position of a Legally Exempt Educator. A Legally
Exempt Educator is responsible for enrolling, re-enrolling, inspecting
and monitoring Legally Exempt child care providers (Family, Friend, & Neighbor
Child Caregivers) as defined by the New York State Office of Children and Family
Services.
What Does a Legally Exempt Educator Do?
· Assist Legally Exempt Providers and families with completion of the enrollment form.
· Data entry of enrollment form, inspections, training.
· Complete background checks for Legally Exempt providers.
· Conduct in-home Health & Safety Inspections for Legally Exempt Providers.
· Provide technical assistance in completing the enrollment application.
What Skills Are Needed?
· Strong data entry skills.
· Attention to details and deadlines.
· Professional communication skills, both verbal and written.
· A willingness to learn.
What Benefits Does Brightside Up Offer?
· Health insurance
· Dental insurance
· Vision insurance
· Paid time off
· Professional development assistance
· Tuition reimbursement
Qualifications:
· Data entry experience
· Experience in an office setting
· NYS Driver’s License
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $50,000.00 – $55,000.00 per year/$25.64-28.21 per hour
Standard shift: 7.5-hour shift
Weekly schedule: Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
