Quality Data Manager Jobs

This position is responsible for monitoring and reporting of all departmental data and data protocols, quality assurance and scheduling of all classroom-based assessment work. It maintains strong relationships and communications with partners, clients, the community, and assessment teams to ensure integrity and quality assurance of all department projects, including the administration of Colorado Shines, the state Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).

Key Responsibilities & Duties

Data Program Development & Enhancement

• Creates and facilitates provider training or information sessions focused on Colorado Shines Rating criteria; attends conferences, trainings, and meetings to maintain knowledge of all requirements
• Develops and implements plans that align with the organization’s goals and ensures proper resources are in place to achieve project goals; ensures that the plan includes strategies for smooth implementation and customer support for all ratings and assessments
• Manages and evaluates the Quality Data Team which includes checking data entry, reviews for accuracy, provides constructive feedback, develops, and implements quality assurance protocols, etc.
• Serves as the technical liaison with the state/rating vendor; meets regularly with the technical administrator
• Fields inquiries and provide information to early childhood programs on ratings and assessments; disseminates information and supplies reports to the Director
• Forecasts rating and assessment activity across the state; builds and maintains adequate rating and assessment staffing capacity; works with the Management Team to identify ratings-related projects and other projects that the team can support
• Awards alternative pathways and manages resubmissions for Colorado Shines Ratings
• Builds and maintains effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders; collaborates with key partners in the evaluation and reconstruction or upgrades; serves as an advisor when changes are made to projects
• Oversees rating and assessment scheduling systems for all assessment work; works in collaboration with the Management Team to create monthly schedules for the assessment team; collects applications or contracts and enters information into software/online systems

Quality Data Team Lead

• Oversees and develops the Quality Data Team to build their expertise; provide support and guidance on their activities and workflow; provides regular performance feedback and establishes performance plans; review and monitor monthly schedules for observations and evidence reviews to plan and organize workload
• Develops, implements, and monitors policies, procedures, and protocols for the Quality Data Team for all assessment projects including quality assurance processes with a focus on empirical rigor; ensures, develops, and maintains procedures and oversight for the review of accurate program data during evidence review/quality control
• Supports effective integration between data and assessment teams, ratings and assessment, quality improvement efforts and all other organizational programs
• Supervises engagements with statewide programs and partners and provides clear guidelines and adherence to project standards and procedures
• Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new staff within the department

Data Management, Analysis, and Reporting

• Ensures precautions are taken to protect sensitive and confidential information, including the use of security protocols and proper procedures for the handling of digital, electronic, and hardcopy data
• Organizes, analyzes, and reports department data collected from various sources and utilizes several tools to provide a clear understanding and communication of data
• Collects and manages collection of high-quality quantitative and qualitative data as needed for projects; creates and maintains effective systems for the gathering, quality assurance, and storage of all electronic and physical data related to all department projects
• Produces timely, high-quality reports for internal and external stakeholders

Qualifications

Education

Required: Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education, Education, Educational Research Methods, Human Development, Curriculum and Instruction, Adult Learning, or Psychology

Preferred: Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field

Certifications or Licenses

• Infant Safe Sleep
• Abusive Head Trauma Certifications
• Standard Precautions
• Mandatory Reporter Certification

Experience

Required: 2 years in an Early Childhood Education setting, Research, Education

Preferred: 5+ years in Early Childhood Education setting

Training

• Experience using Salesforce or similar data systems preferred
• Official Trainer through Colorado’s Professional Development Information System

Other Special Requirements

• Current PPD-TB and physical examination
• Must successfully pass a background check and all regulatory requirements
• Bi-lingual in Spanish preferred

Skills & Requirements

• Expert in Microsoft Office Suite; ability to learn and adapt to new software and online systems
• Ability to identify and seek needed information/research skills; can maintain and process a variety of information
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; excellent editing skills with the ability to write concisely and accurately
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Planning and creative skills; ability to create and deliver proposals and presentations independently
• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to build effective and credible relationships and lead a team; serve as a trusted partner within their team and the organization
• Excellent customer service skills and can work with individuals of all backgrounds in a respectful manner
• Excellent analytical skills; can analyze and represent data in a variety of ways
• Maintain provider confidentiality and conflict of interest protocols
• Ability to travel in-state and sometimes out of state for assessment work/partner meetings/conferences

Note: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job

Compensation

$60,000 - $65,000 annually

Our Core Values:

At Clayton we work to foster a community characterized by trust, dignity, love, and justice, with our children and families, our team members, and other partners on our campus and beyond. We see these values in action each and every day as they strengthen our Clayton community and our service to the children, families, and educators we serve.

Community-Community fosters belonging, resiliency, stability, and strength. We are committed to creating a caring, trauma-informed, professional community at Clayton and we are committed to being a positive member of the many communities we partner with and serve. Community means living the seven Sanctuary commitments: nonviolence, emotional intelligence, social learning, democracy, open communication, social responsibility, and growth and change.

Collaboration-Collaboration builds trust and relationships and brings new ideas, skills, and knowledge to help us do better work. We are committed to approaching our work as one team across Clayton. Collaboration means working across teams and departments and with our external partners.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging-Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging leads us to reflect the communities we serve and bring the widest variety of ideas and innovation to our work. We are committed to building and sustaining an organization centered on diversity, equity, and belonging. Diversity means building a team that is reflective of the world around us, in all aspects of our personal and professional backgrounds. Equity means recognizing that we need to provide different resources to meet different needs and circumstances that are often the result of systemic injustice; it is core to everything we do in service of our children and families and in how we work with each other. Inclusion refers to a community where all members are and feel respected and are able to participate and achieve their potential. A true sense of belonging means that everyone who enters the Clayton campus is valued for who they are and can meaningfully say “I belong here.”

Growth- Growth allows us to develop as professionals and to provide the best services we can to the children, families, and educators we serve. We are committed to growing as individuals and as an organization. Growth means we are continually learning how to do our individual and collective work better and we adapt and evolve our programs and practices to reflect new learning and to meet changing needs.

Stewardship-Stewardship enables us to have the greatest impact we can with the resources we have. We are committed to being good stewards of our community and our resources. Stewardship means using our financial resources wisely and responsibly so that we can sustain our work into the future, taking care of our unique and beautiful campus so it can remain a resource for our community, and caring for our community and team and treating each other with respect and responsibility.

Fun-Fun reduces stress, keeps us motivated, builds connections, and models for our children the joy that can come with learning and working together. We are committed to having fun! Fun means noticing and sharing things that bring us joy, being creative in our work, making connections with each other, and finding humor and hope in our work.

Clayton Early Learning is an equal opportunity employer that values workplace diversity. We strive to create an inclusive work place that embraces diverse backgrounds, life experiences, and perspectives. We prohibit discrimination of employees or applicants on the basis of race, creed, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual identity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, disability, or any other classification considered discriminatory under applicable law.

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