Pathway Project FAQ’s
What types of jobs are available?
We have the most applications to participate as an employer site from the following industries:
Healthcare/Hospital Systems
Assisted Living/Elder Care Facilities/Disability Services
Restaurant & Hospitality Industry
The employers we work with typically have a range of positions, including entry level positions requiring a high school diploma/GED to positions requiring advanced training & licensing (i.e. LPNs & RNs).
Do I need to have experience in these industries?
All of the employers we partner with provide paid, on-the-job training and do not require experience for entry level positions.
What if I am already employed?
We encourage you to apply for child care services; however, if your employer is not an existing partner with us and you remain employed with them, you will be placed on the waiting list. This project will accept 15 employers as Along The Way partners. New employers will be onboarded in July 2023, January 2024, and January 2025. The best way for us to show your employer the need for our services it to have you and the single mother employees that work for them apply.
If you are currently employed and have been looking for a new opportunity, please indicate that in your service application (green button above) and we will contact you.
What if my employer never becomes a partner?
With only 15 openings and many employers interested, this may happen. This 3 year Pathway Project is undergoing a vigorous evaluation to assess the impact of our services on families and employers. Depending on the results of the evaluation, another funding source may open up to continue the project past 2026.
We are actively planning to open a cost center in several other PA counties to replicate the Montgomery County Pathway Project.
We are also actively planning to offer fee-for-service child care services for self-paying families.
I’m not a single mom, but I still need child care support. Help?!
We understand that all types of families need safe, vetted and reliable child care and we are actively working to meet the demands for our services to other demographic groups, including single fathers and two-parent households. Most of our team members are parents themselves and know that whether its backup child care or daily child care to be able to work, having a trusted source to fill in child care gaps is truly invaluable.
How do I stay informed of updates that could help me?
The best way to stay informed about service area expansions, employer partner participation, and self-pay child care services in your own home is to sign our Statement of Support which allows you to self-identify so that when service openings occur that are relevant to you, we will be able to notify you.