What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Readiness Social-Emotional Coach position at Santo Domingo Tribe?
School Readiness Social-Emotional Coach
About Santo Domingo:
Santo Domingo Pueblo has been one of the central Indian Pueblos in New Mexico for over 400 years. Located between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, it offers an expanding range of top-of-line services to over 5,000 members.
We work hard while honoring traditions and work-life balance that allows each of us to be our best selves.
About Our Work Environment:
Our workplace features:
Position Overview:
This position seeks a highly motivated and qualified School-Readiness Social-Emotional Coach for Early Head Start, serving birth through 3-year-olds. The SRG-GE coach will develop and implement comprehensive EHS protocols aligned with Office of Head Start Performance Standards, focusing on child education and family support. This role requires a critical thinker who can work independently and collaboratively as part of a team. A bachelor's degree is required.
Key Responsibilities:
Mentor, coach, and/or assist teaching staff in developing and implementing quality child development and education practices. Facilitate and lead a classroom 50% of the time. Coach school readiness outcomes for all children, in conjunction with family service staff as appropriate. Mentor/coach teaching staff in planning, organization, and delivery of developmentally appropriate practices based on individual and collective developmental abilities and potential of children. Ability to work with children developing typically and atypically is essential.
Minimum Qualifications:
About Santo Domingo:
Santo Domingo Pueblo has been one of the central Indian Pueblos in New Mexico for over 400 years. Located between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, it offers an expanding range of top-of-line services to over 5,000 members.
We work hard while honoring traditions and work-life balance that allows each of us to be our best selves.
About Our Work Environment:
Our workplace features:
- Friendly staff
- Supportive work environment
- Flexibility
- Community service-driven
Position Overview:
This position seeks a highly motivated and qualified School-Readiness Social-Emotional Coach for Early Head Start, serving birth through 3-year-olds. The SRG-GE coach will develop and implement comprehensive EHS protocols aligned with Office of Head Start Performance Standards, focusing on child education and family support. This role requires a critical thinker who can work independently and collaboratively as part of a team. A bachelor's degree is required.
Key Responsibilities:
Mentor, coach, and/or assist teaching staff in developing and implementing quality child development and education practices. Facilitate and lead a classroom 50% of the time. Coach school readiness outcomes for all children, in conjunction with family service staff as appropriate. Mentor/coach teaching staff in planning, organization, and delivery of developmentally appropriate practices based on individual and collective developmental abilities and potential of children. Ability to work with children developing typically and atypically is essential.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university in Early Childhood Education, Social Services, Child Development/Human Development, or related field
- Three to five years' experience in early childhood education
- Evidence of data collection and analysis improving school-readiness goals
- Problem-solving skills, including defining problems, collecting and analyzing data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions
- Effective communication and computer skills
- Valid New Mexico driver's license meeting Santo Domingo Pueblo liability insurance requirements
- Pass a criminal background check and drug screening; obtain physical exam within 30 days of hire
- Strong sense of professionalism and willingness to participate in the school team
- Oriented training to meet OHS criteria and/or Pueblo program mandates (e.g., food handler's certificate, CPR/First Aid, OSHA)
