What are the responsibilities and job description for the Education Coach position at Family Services, Inc.?
Summary:
Provide mentor coaching, new employee training, and overall support and follow-up with teachers. Ensure that teachers are getting the direction needed to successfully teach and implement the assigned curriculum and practices which promote high-quality learning and school readiness. The position will observe, model, and assess the classroom teacher and child interactions, and work directly with young children and families in the implementation of this program.
Essential Functions:
- Conducts FSCD and CCP classroom observations to determine support needs.
- Submits coaching plans and logs to the Education Manager.
- Follows up on individual requests from FSCD and CCP teachers or Center Managers for mentor-coaching services.
- Provides classroom-based coaching support to teachers following the Practice-Based coaching cycle of goal setting, action planning, focused observation, and reflection/feedback.
- Develops a trusting and reflective professional partnership with teachers, managers, and the Education Team.
- Assists teachers with lesson planning and room arrangement to meet the fidelity of the Creative Curriculum and Conscious Discipline.
- Improves teachers' ability to observe children, record anecdotal notes, and respond to child progress toward meeting widely-held expectations on Teaching Strategies Gold. Maintains Interrater Reliability.
- Improves teachers' instructional strategies to address better the needs of all students, including children with disabilities and English Language Learners, in a nurturing and responsive learning environment.
- Facilitates monthly PLC meetings to provide opportunities for peer coaching, including data reflection, goal setting, shared strategies, peer observations, and feedback.
- Trains new teaching staff and supports them as needed while they gain knowledge of their role and responsibilities.
- Aggregates and analyzes child data and observations to determine priority areas of focus.
- Participates in professional development opportunities, including CLASS reliability and QCIT, Practice-Based Coaching, Creative Curriculum Coaching to Fidelity, Conscious Discipline, and leadership training. Maintains certification in CLASS and QCIT.
- Conducts CLASS, QCIT, and Curriculum Fidelity observations as assigned.
- Assists in providing professional development for teaching staff.
- Establishes and maintains clear communication and cooperative working relationships with various educators and groups, including our childcare partners.
- Prepares reports and maintains program files and record-keeping systems for accountability.
- Participates in monthly Education team meetings and reflective supervision with the Education Manager.
- Participates in School Readiness Team meetings and committee meetings.
- Provides classroom coverage as needed.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Adheres to the policy and procedure for Active Supervision.
- Adheres to the Code of Conduct at all times
Position Qualifications:
Required
- Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline, such as human services or early childhood education
- Valid driver’s license and ability to travel between various agency sites and community resources.
Preferred
- Birth-K License
- 2 years of experience in Head Start and Early Head Start organization
- Bi-lingual in Spanish
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Dedicated to child development and early childhood education; oriented to the concept of the total family.
- Understanding and accepting of regional culture, religious, and economic differences.
- Maintains confidentiality at all times.
- Open, team-oriented management style; flexible regarding new, proven trends in the delivery of child development services.
- Ability to articulate ideas clearly (both written and orally), listen accurately and establish a personal rapport
- with people from a variety of backgrounds.
- Executes responsibilities as part of an agency-wide team.
- Maintains dignity and self-control in stressful situations.
- Objective about personal strengths and limitations.
- Logical, systematic, integrative, conceptualizing thought process.
- Knowledge of Inclusion and Disability Services
- Ability and willingness to work flexibly and collaboratively as a team member
- Effective problem-solving and influencing skills
- Strong organizational, self-motivation, and decision-making skills
- Proficiency in using Microsoft programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and using the internet
- Proficiency in using PC, mobile devices, scanners, copiers, multi-line phone systems, and other office equipment
- Ability to work outside regular business hours to meet Agency needs
Expected Hours of Work:
- Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, from 8:00-5:00pm
Work Environment and Physical Requirements:
- Maintains physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities, which may include the following: walking, bending, stretching, lifting, standing or sitting for extended periods, and operating assigned equipment.
- Requires valid NC driver’s license and ability to travel between various agency sites and community resources.
