DEI Specialist

Expected Hourly Pay Rate:

Work where your work matters. Work at CCRC.

CCRC prides itself as a workplace of choice for passionate talent, driven by our mission to cultivate child, family and community well-being. Whether the position works directly with the public or supports our programs, every position is vital to our mission's success and reputation as a leader. We are not your typical non-profit. We are 900+ people strong and growing!

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Within a team environment, this position will perform the following responsibilities:

DEI Program Support (50%)

• Cross-collaborates with our People & Culture teams on identifying trends through data, create visual reports, and share with the leadership team and makes recommendations for organizational improvements based upon metrics and analysis.
• Collaborates with all divisions and departments on specialized DEI workshops, programs, and events. Contributes to organization-wide learning initiatives and knowledge management related to systemic racism and structural inequities, including facilitating group discussions.
• Supports the Director of DEI to create Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). Serve as a liaison to ERGs. Assist ERG leaders and their committees in their facilitation of DEI-related activities, including regular meeting planning and assistance with organizing internal and external events.
• Creates a culture of respect and safe space for culturally, socially, and ethnically diverse employees for authentically inclusive dialogues and sharing personal narratives and experiences.
• Partners with the Communications team to develop and implement a DEI-specific communications strategy and plan, including leading monthly programming for identity-focused holidays and celebrations for our internal and external audiences and update and maintain our internal and external DEI websites.
• Provides proactive strategic guidance to shape and implement agency-wide programs and activities to support identified goals and objectives.
• Identifies, recommends, and tracks reasonable short and long-term goals, milestones, and benchmarks via key performance indicators (KPIs) for the agency's DEI initiatives.
• Supports the Director of DEI to develop key DEI initiatives to measurably impact CCRC's workforce, clients, partners, and the agency's reputation.

DEI Liaison (25%)

• Builds strong internal relationships with all levels of CCRC's management and employees to increase awareness and understanding of the importance of our DEI strategy.
• Creates relationships with and stays connected to influential DEI professionals, networks, and academic communities to learn and share best practices and innovations. Attend conferences to expand knowledge about current DEI trends, effective strategies, and approaches.
• Acts as change champion by providing continuous training, coaching, and guiding leadership to build cultural competence. Communicates new/updated programs, policies, and processes to leaders, employees, and cross-functional teams.

Program Compliance and Administrative (25%)

• Coordinates and attend all essential meetings.
• Maintains accurate records, input data, and submits reports in a timely manner. Maintains a system of confidentiality for all data, records, and information including employee survey and engagement data, employee's personal narratives, stories, and experiences.

Job Specifications

Minimum Required

• Education: Bachelor's degree with focus on Human Resource Management, or Organizational Development, Diversity or Multicultural Studies, Sociology, Social Justice, or related field.
• Experience: 3+ years of experience supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at an organization.

• Professional/Technical Certifications:
  • n/a
• Technical Requirements:
  • Must have intermediate technology skills specifically using Zoom, Outlook, and Microsoft Suite.

• Bilingual Required:
  • N/A
• Behavioral:
  • High consciousness related to race, gender, sexual orientation, and more, with a strong knowledge of social power dynamics, systems of oppression, and ways to dismantle systemic inequities.
  • Self-starter and enthusiastic when driving projects with a willingness to shift between high-level strategic thinking and stepping in and helping drive implementation.
  • Outstanding interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence, including discretion and confidentiality and the ability to engage, motivate and sustain relationships.
  • Strong collaboration, and communication skills, including excellent writing skills.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills & ability to communicate effectively across the organization.
  • Ability to exercise discretion, applies good judgment in making decisions, work independently and take initiatives.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, team environment with shifting priorities.
  • Adherence to confidentiality, including HIPAA and PHI, in accordance with Agency policy and legal requirements.
  • Adherence technological security in accordance with Agency policy and legal requirements.
• Travel: This position requires 10% of travel. Travel will involve attending meetings, trainings, CCRC sponsored events, and conferences locally a few times a month. May use CCRC company vehicles, when available or personal vehicle and will be subject to Driver Management Policy requirements (i.e., valid California Driver's License, automobile insurance and a clean driving record required).

• Work Schedule: Full time, typically M-F
• Work environment: This position works on a hybrid schedule combining remote work and in office work environment; ambient temperature and noises, indoors when in office.
• Background & Health Clearance Requirements: Standard

Preferred

All minimum requirements above met, plus:

• Experience: Experience in non-profit, public sector, education, human resources, or healthcare is ideal

• Technical Requirements - In addition to above (list specifics):
  • Advanced Technology skills specifically using Zoom, outlook, and Microsoft Suite, as well as the ability to learn additional platforms related to the program.
    

Please review the job flyer here: DEI Specialist Job Flyer

Background check required. As a grant-funded Agency supporting Children and Family Services, CCRC conducts background checks commensurate with the role to verify candidate qualifications (criminal history, employment history / experience, education, reference checks) and ensure grant compliance. Specific roles may have additional verification / clearance to the standard background check as part of the recruitment and selection process, including:

Live Scan Clearance / DOJ Fingerprinting: For positions working directly with the public in a child/ community care or child / community care adjacent setting (CA Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 and/or Head Start Program Performance Standards 1302.90).

Health Clearance: For positions working directly with the public in a child/ community care or child / community care adjacent setting or working with "at risk" populations, CA Code of Regulations Title 22, *101216, CA Health and Safety Code 1596.7995, and/or Head Start Program Performance Standards 1302.93)

MVR / DMV clearance in accordance with CCRC's liability insurance provisions: For positions where driving is required.

Child Development Permit: For positions working in an educational capacity (California Education Code Sections 44242.5, 44340, and 44341)

CPR / Pediatric CPR certification: For certain identified positions working directly with the public in a child/ community care or child / community care adjacent setting (CA Health & Safety Code 1596.865 - 1596.866)

Federal Debarment Checks: For positions acting in a principal capacity to federal funds (Head Start Program Performance Standards 1304.11, Code of Federal Regulations Title 2 Grants and Agreements 2.180.320 and 2.180.995)

At CCRC, passion and meaningful work is rewarded! We offer employees:

• Competitive compensation package
• Robust benefit offerings -Medical, Dental, Vision, and Voluntary Life Insurance
• Basic Life Insurance and Long Term Disability paid for by CCRC
• Employer Contribution and Employer Match in the 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with 100% vesting
• Generous Time Off Policy-Vacation and Sick Time, Holidays, and Paid Winter Break
• Opportunities for learning and professional development, including education reimbursement
• Employee Assistance and Wellness Programs
• 501(c) (3) designation-You can apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness!
  

We have doubled in size over the past 10 years. We provide child development and early education, workforce development opportunities, child care financial assistance, Head Start preschool and Early Head Start services and more for close to 50,000 parents, children, and child care providers each month in Northern Los Angeles County, including Antelope Valley, and the entirety of San Bernardino County, including an office in Victorville, serving a total geographic area of 22,500 square miles.

Child Care Resource Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Accommodations: If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request an accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career center as a result of your disability. To request an accommodation, contact a Human Resources Representative at (818) 717-1000 ext. 6599 or email them at Recruiting@ccrcca.org.