IdahoSTARS Quality Child Care Consultant, Region 4

Job Description

Posting Number: SP005192P
Division/College: College of Education, Health & Human Sciences
Department: Center on Disabilities & Human Development
Location: Boise

Posting Context Statement:

The Center on Disabilities and Human Development (CDHD) is an independent unit within the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. The CDHD is supported through a federal infrastructure grant with numerous projects funded through sponsored accounts. The CDHD improves the lives of people with disabilities and their families by educating a workforce, providing training and technical assistance within communities, conducting research, providing direct services, and disseminating evidence-based information.

Position Overview:

The CDHD improves the lives of people and their families by educating a workforce, providing training and technical assistance within communities, conducting research, providing direct services, and disseminating evidence-based information.

The IdahoSTARS Quality Child Care Consultant increases the quality of childcare in Idaho through coaching, mentoring and training childcare educators throughout the region. The Consultant partners with childcare educators to create recommended interventions using evidence-based best practices derived from peer-reviewed research and national professional guidelines and assessment criteria. The Consultant evaluates implementation results and guides childcare educators through reflective progress engagement and goal-focused outcome achievement. The Consultant also recruits and orients childcare educators for participation with the IdahoSTARS Professional Development and Recognition System (PDRS), the Quality Rating & Improvement System (QRIS), and the Idaho Child Care Program (ICCP).

Required Experience:

• Three years in the field of early care and education which could include experience as a preschool teacher, childcare provider, childcare director, or educator of young children in a childcare or elementary setting
• Conducting adult workshops and/or providing training (small and large groups)
• Providing liaison with customer/provider groups

Required Education:

• Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE), Elementary Education, Child Development, or a related field, with 30 or more college credits in ECE

Required Other:

• Requires travel between locations during the business day
• Ability to work nonstandard business hours, including weekends and holidays

Additional Preferred:

Education

• Bachelor Degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE), Elementary Education, Child Development or any Bachelor Degree with at least 36 ECE related college credits

Experience

• Understanding of and ability to coach adult learners to implement quality practices
• Experience using assessment data to guide coaching conversations and develop individualized quality improvement plans
• Interpreting federal or state regulations/guidelines

Knowledge of

• Quality care
• Computer literate to include database experience
• Gathering, assembling, correlating, and analyzing facts
• Devising solutions to problems
• Familiarity with Pyramid Model/EC-PBIS practices and social-behavioral supports, or willingness to complete Pyramid Model training within first 3-4 months
• Understanding of early childhood family engagement practices and community resources.
• Interpreting federal or state regulations/guidelines

Able to/Have

• Maintain a high level of confidentiality
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Work in a team setting to accomplish goals
• Use correct spelling, punctuation and grammar in composing written statements
• Portray a professional demeanor

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions:

None

Degree Requirement:
Listed degree qualification is required at time of hire
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Employee Category: Classified
Pay Range: $22.00 per hour or higher commensurate with experience
Type of Appointment: Fiscal Year
FTE: 1.00
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Funding: This position is contingent upon the continuation of work and/or funding.
A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy: No
Posting Date: 03/05/2026
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Please address all the position requirements in your letter of qualification. Applications received by March 19, 2026 will receive first consideration.

Background Check Statement:

Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.

To apply, visit https://uidaho.peopleadmin.com/postings/50995