Community Relations Officer (SWG/PS 2) - Region 1

Summary

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC), an agency of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information with responsibility to regulate the operations of Early Childhood Institutions, is seeking to identify highly motivated and dynamic individuals to fill the following post: COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICER (SWG/PS 2) - REGION 1 Reporting to the Manager, Community Relations, the Community Relations Officer is responsible to collaborate with relevant stakeholders and provide timely support and interventions on a regional basis (as denoted by the ECC) in accordance with the National Strategic Plan and the Operational Plan in order to improve and maintain the quality of early childhood development programmes and services within targeted communities 💰 Salary Scale $4,266,270 - $5,737,658 per annum, and any other allowances attached to the post.

Responsibilities

• • On a regional scale, the incumbent is expected to liaise with community partners (i.e., parish boards, zone action committees for basic schools and the Jamaica Early Childhood Association) and early childhood institutions in order to gather early childhood development information to guide planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating of early childhood programmes, services and activities and to disseminate early childhood development information to educate relevant stakeholders within the communities;
• • Monitors and reports on early childhood development programmes within communities, including parenting support programmes and activities within early childhood institutions, to ensure that standards and objectives are being met;
• • Creates awareness amongst support groups and institutions regarding the importance of developmental surveillance in respect to early childhood issues;
• • Forms, expands and maintains partnerships and development programmes with critical stakeholders to improve social and physical infrastructure for children and families regionally and within communities.
• • Establishes and maintains Parent Places
• • Stakeholder partnerships formed and maintained, within each region to ensure the optimal development of children in the 0-8 age cohort.
• • Work plans produced
• • Reports, minutes, and correspondence prepared
• • Files and records maintained

Qualifications

• • BSc. in Psychology, Sociology, Community Development, Social Work, or equivalent qualifications
• • Three (3) years' experience in social work or a related field

Additional Information and Instructions

Written application along with detailed Curriculum Vitae should be submitted no later than Friday, June 27, 2025 to: Director, Human Resource Management & Administration Early Childhood Commission 7-9 Harbour Street, Kingston 📧 Email: careers@ecc.gov.jm 🔑 Please include the job title in the subject line of your email. We thank all applicants; however, only persons who are shortlisted will be contacted.

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