Administrative Specialist III

EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH BOARD First Things First (FTF) is an essential leader and partner in creating a family-centered, equitable, high-quality early childhood system that supports the development, well-being, health and education of all Arizona’s children, birth to age 5. Created by voter initiative in 2006, FTF is governed by a state Board with 28 regional partnership councils. First Things First is a decentralized organization that engages diverse constituencies to accomplish its mission. Organizational values include a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion; a focus on accountability, transparency, coordination and collaboration; and an emphasis on improving outcomes that will ensure young children start kindergarten healthy and ready to succeed in school and in life. First Things First values its government-to-government relationships with tribes in Arizona. Tribes can participate in First Things First in one of two ways: by electing to have their tribal lands treated as separate regions by the statewide FTF Board, or by electing to have their tribal lands treated as part of the FTF regions in which their lands are geographically located. To date, 19 federally recognized tribes have elected to participate in First Things First (10 as separate regions, and nine as part of the region in their geographic area). The Gila River Indian Community and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community are located within the Phoenix Regional Area. Administrative Spe