Child Development & Family Services Project Specialist

ProSidian Seeks a OHS Project Specialist - Family and Customer Services Project Specialist headquartered near Washington, DC to support an engagement for an office within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of the United States Government concerned with providing comprehensive child development services to low-income children ages birth to five years, help young children and their families to develop early reading, math, and social development skills needed to be successful in school. Office of Head Start programs promote school readiness by enhancing the cognitive development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services to enrolled children and their families. 

The ProSidian Engagement Team Members work to provide planning, development, and implementation of a variety of initiatives, programs, and tasks aligned with the mission and goals of the Office of Head Start.

OHS Project Specialist - Family and Customer Services Project Specialist Candidates shall work to support requirements for Management And Technical Crosscutting Activities (Time And Materials (T&M)) [For Activities Related To General And Cross-Cutting Support] and Provide high-level support to the team in the areas of child development, education, nutrition, health, social services, and/or related family services. The Project Specialist will also support planning initiatives, provide practical knowledge of specialized tasks, and provide advice and consultation on issues pertaining to the areas mentioned above.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Perform complex and confidential functions in support of Senior Management to ensure that operations flow smoothly;
• Assist division director with planning, development, preparation of priorities and special projects;
• Work closely with the Director’s team on executive-level projects and priorities;
• Provide direction and information to employees and supervisors on specific situations that may arise.;
• Provide consulting services to the OHS.
• Support the coordination of content development regarding OHS policies.
• Support the design and development of new or additional services to be utilized by the OHS.
• Assist with policy and regulation development.
• Work with fellow team members to analyze and improve initiatives to support the mission and goals of the OHS.