About the role:

At Clayton Early Learning, we are dedicated to fostering a dynamic, inclusive environment that supports the growth and development of young children. As a Quality Advancement Specialist, you will play a vital role in implementing classroom-based assessments, support and provide quality improvement efforts in early childhood programs across the state and provide inter-rater reliability services. The position also provides local and statewide training and supports continuous reliability and certification of Environment Rating Scales (ERS) assessors on the rating scales, disseminates information from the ERS, Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®), or other observational tools with integrity and accuracy. You'll have the opportunity to conduct classroom and organization-based assessment work for various grants, contracts, research projects, and other fee-for-service projects. If you are passionate about early childhood education and want to be part of a team that's making a difference, we encourage you to apply today!

Who we are:

Clayton Early Learning is a leading nonprofit dedicated to advancing early childhood education and improving family outcomes through high-quality programming, comprehensive research and evaluation, and community-driven initiatives. We directly serve over 500 children annually through our school, home-based programs, and community sites, while our external coaching, professional development, policy and advocacy, and quality assessment teams impact hundreds more educators and families across the state and nationally. As a proud member of the Educare Learning Network, we are deeply committed to the whole-child, whole-family approach, with high quality early childhood education as the foundation of our work. Our unique location on a 20-acre historic campus in Denver provides many opportunities to serve our families beyond the classroom and school walls.

We know that our future rests in the hands of the youngest generation and that the experiences of inclusion and belonging they have in early childhood make a lasting impression that remains well into their adult lives. Our team of almost 200 dedicated professionals works in a supportive environment of collaboration, innovation, and personal growth. The atmosphere is not just about work; it's about building a community where individuals are valued, supported, and empowered to reach their fullest potential. At Clayton, we believe that a great place to work isn't just about the job but the people who create success together.

What we want you to do:

• Support managers in monitoring small projects and creates and updates departmental procedures
• Track and schedule certifications for the network of Quality Improvement Specialists across the state
• Collaborate across Clayton Departments and externally to develop content and aid in the review process and quality of trainings
• Maintain expertise by achieving and consistently maintaining anchor-level reliability on all ERS Rating Scales and undergoes reliability status checks by the ERSI team and periodic inter-rater reliability checks with other Clayton team members and/or managers
• Schedule observations and visits classrooms to observe, record detailed notes on scoresheets; reviews, discusses, and trains assessors and coaches on content based on the observation
• Establish strong networks and relationships with early childhood providers, councils, and other professional development providers across the state to enhance access for assessment
• Observe classroom or program assessments for infant through early elementary settings (including the Environment Rating Scales, Classroom Assessment Scoring System tools, and others)

What you must have:

• Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in early childhood education, social work, curriculum and instruction, or adult learning
  • Mandatory Reporter Certification
• Experience: 3 years of experience in early childhood setting and 1-3 years of experience using Environment Rating Scales
• Skills: Pediatric first aid, CPR, experience working with kids, knowledge of child development principles
• Background Check: Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, including CBI/FBI fingerprinting. MVR and a national sex offender registry check
• Other: Ability to work flexible hours, Driver's license, bilingual preferred

The perks:

• 16 paid company holidays
• Accrued vacation time, starting at 10 days per year up to 30 days per year, based on years of service
• Paid sick time
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance coverage
• Life, AD&D insurance
• Mental health support through our medical coverage and our employee assistance program (EAP)
• Long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) with 5% employer match after 1 year of employment
• FSA plans
• College 529 investment plans
• Identify theft and protection plans

Compensation:

• $60,000-$62,000 Annually

Clayton's Core Values:

At Clayton Early Learning, we believe that our core values help to drive actions and create habits that allow our belief in the unlimited potential of young children to become a reality. We seek candidates who demonstrate our core values and are motivated by a values-driven environment.

• Collaboration builds trust and relationships and brings new ideas, skills, and knowledge to help us do better work.
• Community fosters belonging, resiliency, stability, and strength. We are committed to creating a caring, trauma-informed, professional community at Clayton and to being a positive member of the many communities we partner with and serve.
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging leads us to reflect the communities we serve and bring the widest variety of ideas and innovation to our work.
• Fun reduces stress, keeps us motivated, builds connections, and models for our children the joy that can come with learning and working together.
• Growth allows us to develop as professionals and to provide the best services we can to the children, families, and educators we serve.
• Stewardship enables us to have the greatest impact we can with the resources we have.

Clayton Early Learning is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis of physical or mental disability, race, creed, color, sex, pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, marriage to a co-worker, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, legal off-duty conduct, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Salary : $60,000 - $62,000