Early Childhood Development Coach

Job Summary:

The Early Childhood Development Coach will work closely with the Manager of Education & Inclusion and Program Director to assess education staff and identify strengths and areas of needed support. The successful candidate will ensure effective teacher practices and program performance goals align with program's school readiness objectives, curricula, and other approaches to professional development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Manager of Education & Inclusion and Program Director to assess education staff and identify strengths and areas of needed support.
• Ensure effective teacher practices and program performance goals align with program's school readiness objectives, curricula, and other approaches to professional development.
• Execute intensive coaching, including opportunities for education staff to be observed and then receive feedback and modeling of effective teacher practices directly related to program performance goals.
• Provide opportunities for education staff who are not identified as needing intensive coaching to receive other forms of research-based professional development aligned with program performance goals.
• Establish policies that ensure assessment results are not used to solely determine punitive actions for staff identified as needing support, without providing time and resources for staff to improve.
• Ensure ongoing communication with and between the Program Director, Manager of Education & Inclusion, and any other relevant staff.
• Ensure adequate supplies and equipment are available in classrooms and centers and that schedules and activities are age- and developmentally-appropriate.
• Attend home visits, parent conferences, and Individualized Education Program (IEP) or Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) meetings when requested or as needed.
• Visit all classrooms on a regular basis (4-6 hours per month per site) to conduct observations (including CLASS); provide training and technical assistance, coaching, and mentoring.
• Provide training and technical assistance to build capacity by working directly with Head Start/Early Head Start staff, parents, and community partners to ensure high-quality programs.
• Develop and incorporate the Program for Infant Toddler Caregivers (PITC) into the curriculum and parent/child activities; ensure that staff consistently incorporate PITC information into their classrooms and home visits; provide strategies to support young English language learners and their families.
• Oversee site tracking of child screenings and assessments, child data collection, and participate in local evaluation activities.
• Provide ongoing training in policies, procedures, and program requirements, as well as communication and problem-solving skills to staff.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, and equivalent coursework in early childhood education with early education teaching experience, plus at least two years of relevant experience.
• Proven experience working with infants and toddlers and/or preschool-aged children.
• Demonstrated experience in supervision and training.
• Proven successful experience developing consistent, stable, and supportive relationships with very young children.
• Proven training and experience in adult learning and in using assessment data to drive coaching strategies aligned with program performance goals.
• Demonstrated experience with developmentally appropriate practices, child safeguarding, and methods for communicating effectively with infants and toddlers and/or preschoolers, as well as parents and other staff.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Head Start Program Performance Standards.
• Proven experience with program planning and supervisory techniques and practices.
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully communicate and collaborate with individuals and teams at all levels-whether internal or external-in the provision of high-quality services to children and families.
• Demonstrated successful interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills; great problem-solving and time management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to follow established and communicated directions and take initiative.
• Proven ability to keep all required information strictly confidential.
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering an environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

Physical Requirements:

The incumbent should be able to perform medium to heavy physical work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently, and up to 5-10 pounds constantly, performing such activities as sitting, crawling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, and grasping.

This position may require the incumbent to operate a motor vehicle to fulfill certain essential functions of the job. The incumbent should maintain a valid driver's license and remain in compliance with any Save the Children policies pertaining to the safe operation of motor vehicles.

Current and former Head Start/Early Head Start parents will receive preference for employment vacancies for which they are qualified.

Why You Should Join the Save the Children Team:

Save the Children US offers outstanding benefits that include health, dental, vision, and life insurances, pet insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an Employee Assistance Program, 403(b), generous vacation, personal sick leave, family leave, parental/adoption leave, commuter benefits, dress for your day, and much more.

Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn, and protection from harm.

We do whatever it takes for children - every day and in times of crisis - transforming their lives and the future we share.

Our work for children and their families requires that we commit-at every opportunity-to work together to identify and dismantle persistent systemic and structural racism, inequality, and any other forms of discrimination in this country and beyond.

As an anti-racist organization, Save the Children will not tolerate discrimination in any form-in our employment practices, amongst our staff, in our leadership, or toward the people we serve.

We stand in solidarity with all people to fight for equal rights, justice, inclusion, and belonging.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran.

Save the Children complies with all applicable laws.

Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom we are in contact.

All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse.

In addition, it is Save the Children's policy to create and proactively maintain an environment that aims to prevent and deter any actions and omissions, whether deliberate or inadvertent, that place children at the risk of any kind of child abuse.

All our representatives are expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with this commitment and obligation.

Save the Children is committed to minimizing safety and security risks for our valued employees, ensuring all are given training, support, and information to reduce their risk exposure while maximizing the impact of our programs for children and families.

Our shared duty, both agency and individual, is to seek and maintain safe working conditions for all.

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