Early Childhood Community Outreach & Mentor Specialist (Spanish Speaking)

Description

Position Summary: 

The Early Childhood Community Outreach & Mentor Specialist (ECCOMS) will focus on building relationships with high schools, institutions of higher education, and community organizations with the intent of recruiting students from these community educational organizations to become early childhood teachers. The ECCOMS will work directly with people interested in early childhood teaching positions and assess their interests, education, and experience for placement in an appropriate MHEL continuing education program. The ECCOMS will help train new staff through MHEL programs and serve as a mentor to them. Through our Childhood Development Associate (CDA) program, the ECCOMS will serve as both a CDA facilitator and mentor to recruited staff to support their successful completion of 120 hours of content training. The ECCOMS will work closely with the CDA coordinator in support of building CDA capacity through community partnerships, CDA cohorts, and ongoing recruitment efforts.

Reporting Relationships:

Supervisor: Director of Workforce Development

Direct Reports: None

Essential Job Functions:

· Work in collaboration with Director of Workforce Development and Human Resources to attract new candidates to the early childhood field to increase MHEL’s educator workforce through innovative strategies

· Establish and maintain relationships with local high schools, higher education institutions, and community organizations in support of ongoing recruitment efforts

· Place and maintain postings for CDA enrollment at local high schools, higher education institutions, and community organizations

· Represent MHEL’s CDA program at career and job fairs including community and higher education venues 

· Work closely with Human Resources to fill open education staff vacancies both short- and long-term

· Assess the interest, education, and experience of recruited staff for placement within an appropriate MHEL continuing education program and/or open teaching positions

· Provide prospective employee with general information on MHEL employment opportunities, including opportunities for promotion and employee benefits

· Work closely with CDA Coordinator to plan, schedule, and fully enroll CDA cohorts

· Facilitate CDA cohorts as needed

· Provide internal recruiting reports to direct supervisor through documented activities

· Implement plan to define, collect, and assess outcomes measures for grant reporting and evaluation

· Maintain a trauma informed equity lens through all interactions with educationally, economically, culturally, and racially diverse persons whose first language may not be English

· Maintain professional and effective working relationships with co-workers and MHEL staff

· Maintain confidentiality related to any agency, family/child, or staff information 

· Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

Requirements

Essential Physical Requirements:

· Conduct activities involving standing, walking and sitting

· Lift, carry, push, and/or pull a burden weighing up to 25lbs

· Understand and manipulate office equipment and similar other tools and materials

· Work with hands above shoulder height with a weight up to 5lbs

· Work with arms extended at shoulder height with a weight up to 5lbs

· Participate in routine conversation in person or via telephone and distinguish telephone, radio/pager signals, alarms and other auditory tones

Required Position Qualifications / Certificates / Licenses (Required):

· Associates degree (Bachelor’s preferred) in early childhood education or related field 

· Spanish and English language proficiency

· Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills

· Two years’ experience in the early childhood education field

· Proficiency with computer-based software including Word, Excel, and Windows and the ability to learn in-house computer software

· Demonstrated customer service skills, ability to relate effectively and tactfully with all levels of the organization

· Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written communications

· Ability to work individually and as a team member

· Clearance of CBI/Central Registry check and post-employment physical

· Reliable vehicle for transportation, valid driver’s license, and current State of Colorado automobile insurance

Desired Qualifications / Skills / Licenses / Certifications:

· Data entry and general office function experience

· Ability to read, write, and compile report data

· Bilingual Spanish

· Completion of CDA

Environmental Surroundings:

· Business office environment

· High Schools, Higher Education Institutes, local organizations

· Standing, walking, stooping

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