Director of Employer Child Care Solutions

Director of Employer Child Care Solutions Thrive By 5 Louisville Louisville, KY Job Details Full-time $70,000 - $80,000 a year 14 hours ago Benefits Dependent care reimbursement Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Flexible spending account Paid time off Vision insurance 401(k) matching Life insurance Qualifications Community partnership development Teamwork Employee retention Strategic partnerships Workforce development Full Job Description Helping Employers Recruit, Retain, and Support Working Families In today's talent market, employers need more than competitive wages and job titles to recruit and retain skilled workers. Employers need solutions that support employees' lives and address meaningful solutions to recruitment and retention. Through a new partnership, Thrive by 5 Louisville aims to provide solutions that will help businesses address one of the most persistent workforce barriers: access to reliable, high-quality early childhood education (ECE), meaning quality child care and early learning supports that meet the needs of children, families, and employers. Through innovative partnerships, connecting employers with practical tools, local expertise, and proven strategies that reduce absenteeism and turnover, improve productivity, and strengthen employee loyalty. For Louisville businesses, supporting working families is more than an employee benefit, it is a competitive advantage. Strategic Focus Areas and Scope of the Director Role Strategic Partnership and Employer Engagement

• Convene and facilitate a strategic collaboration between Thrive By 5 Louisville and partner organizations, including One Louisville, to help employers develop ECE solutions that support business attraction, talent recruitment, employee retention, and workforce stability in Louisville.
• Leverage existing employer outreach efforts, in conjunction with One Louisville and other parters to implement ECE solutions existing employer outreach by helping its team identify child care-related workforce needs, streamline referrals and handoffs, and coordinate with Thrive by 5 Louisville when opportunities emerge through business attraction, retention, expansion, or broader economic development engagement.

• Serve as the lead resource for employers interested in exploring ECE as a workforce benefit, guiding them from initial interest to deeper assessment, strategy development, and potential implementation. Employee Navigation and Resource Utilization
• Serve as a direct resource to employers, HR leaders, and employees by helping identify ECE-related workforce solutions, connect eligible working families to available supports, and navigate resources such as family navigation, resource and referral services, scholarship opportunities, and affordability assistance.
• Provide personalized support for employees while working with employers to create timely connection points for new hires, relocating families, and employees with emerging child care needs.
• Support employees in identifying ECE options that align with family needs, including, but not limited to: ○ Location, schedule, including nontraditional hours, and budget ○ Child age, including infant, toddler, preschool, or school-age care ○ Language, cultural preferences, and special needs ○ Familiarity with U.

S. early childhood education systems for first-time or relocating families ○ Affordability and eligibility for available financial assistance ○ Type of provider, including early childhood education centers and family child care homes

• Help employees and families better understand available ECE options, affordability supports, and family resources so they can make informed decisions and access services that meet their needs. Family Education and Awareness
• Help families understand what quality child care means, including key indicators of quality, licensing requirements, rating systems, and questions to ask when evaluating providers.
• Provide resources that empower families to evaluate ECE options based on their child's age, needs, schedule, location, and budget.
• Increase awareness of available family supports, including developmental screenings, early intervention resources, parenting supports, and child care affordability programs. Affordability and Resource Navigation
• Assist eligible families with navigating affordability supports, including eligibility screening, step-by-step application guidance, and troubleshooting application barriers.
• Support employees in understanding and utilizing available employer-based benefits, such as dependent care FSAs or other child care-related supports.
• Connect families to appropriate ECE navigation, resource and referral services, developmental supports, early intervention resources, and parenting programs. Employer Engagement and Affordability Solutions
• Work alongside employers to deepen engagement, investment, and participation in practical solutions that improve ECE affordability and access for their employees, including employer-supported financial assistance, cost-sharing models, and other family-friendly workforce strategies.
• Promote and connect employers to Kentucky's Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership, providing employer-facing guidance and implementation support to help businesses understand and utilize ECCAP effectively.
• Develop a coordinated communications strategy between community partners and Thrive by 5 Louisville to promote available local, state, and federal benefits, resources, and incentives that support employer engagement in ECE solutions. Family-Friendly Workplace Strategy
• Encourage and support employers in exploring family-friendly workplace benefits and policy improvements while connecting them to appropriate HR, legal, benefits, or workforce experts for specialized guidance.
• Help employers identify opportunities to better support employees with young children, including workers in shift-based, hourly, or hard-to-fill roles where child care barriers may affect recruitment, retention, absenteeism, or productivity.
• Share examples, models, and promising practices for family-friendly workplace supports, such as flexible scheduling, predictable scheduling practices, dependent care assistance, return-to-work supports, and child care navigation resources.
• Serve as a strategic bridge between employer-identified workforce challenges and available ECE resources, helping employers move from interest to informed next steps that strengthen workforce stability and competitiveness.

Pay:

$70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person