Coach/Head Start Educator - Program Assistant - Human Services Department

About This Position

The City of Phoenix is the grantee for a comprehensive early child development program providing early (ages 0-5) childhood education and family services to low income/at risk families. The Head Start Birth to Five Program provides developmental and educational services to pregnant women, infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and their families. The Human Services Department currently has vacancies for a Coach/Head Start Educator - Program Assistant.

The Coach / Head Start Educator*Program Assistant provides educational coaching, mentoring, training, and technical assistance to teaching staff. This position may also conduct classroom monitoring to ensure compliance with federal Head Start program performance standards.

Using knowledge of theories and practices of Early Childhood Education, responsibilities include:

• Participating in on-site visits.
• Conducting classroom observations and work groups to assess program needs and assist with program planning.
• Providing guidance and support to staff with implementation of curriculum, individualized plans and on-going assessments.
• Developing and disseminating resources and best practices for the process of implementing quality improvement efforts.
• Facilitating teaching workshops.
  
  
  

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Effective written and oral communication in a variety of settings.
• Flexible problem-solving skills.
• Ability to:
• Collaborate with internal and external partners.
• Work cooperatively with other City employees, members of the outside agencies.
• Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems, to plan, organize and coordinate program requirements.
• Understand and implement complex federal regulations, such as Arizona Child Care Licensing or Head Start Performance Standards.
• Knowledge of Head Start Program Performance Standards, Arizona Department of Health Service, Child Licensure.
• Knowledge of the Six Strategies of Active Supervision, and Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
  
  

SALARY

Pay Range: $26.18 to $38.68 per hour.

Hiring Range: $26.18 to $30.31 per hour.

Pay Range Explanation

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
  
  
  

Benefits

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi
  
  
  

For more details, visit: Unit 007 Benefits

Minimum Qualifications

• Possession of the Child Development Associate credential.
• OR Associate's degree in psychology, special education, social services, early childhood education, or a related field.
• Two years of experience in one of the following areas:
• Developing and implementing parent education programs.
• Developing and implementing programs for children with disabilities.
• Preschool teaching including monitoring and evaluating preschool programs.
• Working irregular hours, second or third shift, weekends, holidays, and evenings may be required.
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• Candidates who receive a conditional offer of employment must be fingerprint ed and will have their fingerprint s used to check the Criminal History Records of the State of Arizona Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Any records returned will be reviewed to determine the candidate's suitability for the job.
• Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
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• The City job description can be found here .
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• Bachelor's degree in early childhood education, child development, or related field required as mandated by funding source:
• 1302.91 Staff qualifications and competency requirements. | ECLKC (hhs.gov)
• Two years of experience coaching teaching staff.
• Three years of experience teaching early childhood education.
• Two years of experience providing technical assistance for program needs.
• Head Start or Early Head Start experience.
• Experience analyzing data and writing detailed reports.
  
  

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes April 5, 2025. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

How To Apply

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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