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Early Childhood/disabilities Coach

3 months ago

Reston, Virginia, United States Fairfax County Government Full time
Job Announcement

This position coaches, mentors, and trains and offers technical assistance for educators in the Early Head Start Family Child Care program. Serves as an expert on strength-based and culturally responsive Practice Based Coaching, best practices in early childhood education and disabilities, and curriculum fidelity. They will also achieve and maintain reliability in the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) to conduct observations in family child care homes. Works u nder general supervision of the Head Start Coordinator.

The ideal candidate is a positive change agent with experience in early childhood education, who can build trusting relationships through effective communication, reliability, and collaboration. The prospective candidate should have experience working with diverse populations and believe in Head Start's mission of promoting school readiness by guiding educators to achieve quality programming that is child and family centered. They will collaborate with Family Child Care Specialists (Child Care Specialist I) and Head Start Coordinator to help identify professional development needs and trends.

In this position, you will: Serve as an expert on Early Head Start as it relates to Early Childhood Development and Disabilities. Assess all family childcare educators to identify strengths, areas of needed support, and which educators would benefit most from intensive coaching. Collaborate with educators in the development of goals that are specific, measurable, and achievable within a specific period of time. Help develop an action plan for achieving the goals. Review lesson plans and provide feedback to educators on developing lesson plans. Implement the Creative Curriculum Fidelity Tool and provide ongoing feedback on curriculum practices to ensure curriculum fidelity. Conduct focused observations and model best practices when in the learning environment. Analyze observation results, making recommendations for improvements and reporting outcomes. Stay abreast of current trends and research in coaching and education/disabilities practices and disseminate pertinent information. Demonstrate interpersonal communication through clear written, verbal, and nonverbal communication with educators, and use active and mindful listening skills. Prepare written coaching and work-related reports.

Illustrative Duties

Serves as the "expert" within a function, a particular field of knowledge or services (e.g., disabilities, health, education, child care referral) within a broad program area;
Assists in developing, enhancing, and assessing programs;
Recommends changes to local policies and procedures;
Assesses needs, and develops, delivers, and evaluates training programs;
Oversees delivery of technical assistance provided to providers, parents, centers, and the community;
Coordinates services with other governmental programs and community organizations;
Works with multidisciplinary teams to develop plans to best meet children's needs;
Reviews research and demographic data for official county reports;
Maintains current knowledge of legislation, best practices, and performance measures;
Updates systems and resources to match current program strategies;
Monitors programs for compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations;
Assists in researching and writing grant proposals and seeking innovative funding sources;
Oversees a program site and manages services within that site;
Supervises other professional and support staff within the program area;
Prioritizes workloads of staff and manages caseload distribution;
Participates in the hiring and evaluation process of staff in the program area.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of the principles, concepts, and methodology of assigned area of accountability; and/or extensive knowledge in particular area of expertise;
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing;
Ability to keep current on the latest theories of early childhood development and education;
Ability to work independently and as a member of a team;
Ability to manage projects and supervise others;
Ability to assess, deliver, and evaluate training.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:
(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in early childhood education, psychology, social work, or a closely related field; plus two years of experience in day care administration, early childhood education, or related human service administration.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
Valid driver's license (required)

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, Child Protective Services Registry check, and a driving record check to the satisfaction of the employer. A TB screening upon hire.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from an accredited College or University with a bachelor's degree or higher in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or Special Education; plus at least four or more years of experience in: Coaching/mentoring educators in birth to three early childhood education programs, Conducting focused observations and modeling best practices in family child care homes, Using research-based birth to five curricula, and Developing and administering professional development for adult learners. Reliable in Infant/Toddler and PreK Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) tools. Proficiency in using technology and automated databases. Excellent oral and writing skills.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to stand, stoop, bend, stretch, walk, climb, sit, kneel, crouch, reach, crawl, handle materials with manual dexterity, type on a keyboard, and be able to lift up to 35 pounds. Ability to communicate verbally and in writing. Sufficiently mobile to drive between program locations and model teaching practices and appropriate teacher-child interactions. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel Interview and may include a practical exercise.

The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 38.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home (Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and others) and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact for assistance. TTY EEO/AA/TTY.

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