ECE Coach/Trainer - Bilingual (Spanish)

Description

A Coach/Trainer will be responsible for the delivery of training, coaching, consultation, and other technical support in the early childhood education training programs at The Community Group.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Research topics for professional development; creating drafts of trainings, presentations and scripts;
• Develop differentiated trainings tailored to specific Early Childhood Education programs.
• Stay abreast of developments in adult education, instructional design tools etc;
• Recommend topics and offer ideas for improving existing PD initiatives and implementing new ones;
• Demonstrate professionalism by adapting coaching practices and strategies to meet leader’s  individual needs, learning styles, culture, language and create a culture of continuous learning
• Participate in all required coaching related professional development training identified by The Community Group;
• Work with program leaders using a cooperative, professional, respectful and strength-based approach. Build meaningful and collaborative relationships with leaders by encouraging open  and frequent communication and bringing empathy and compassion to all interactions
•  Maintain consistent schedule with assigned programs in caseload and respond to program leaders’ inquiries in a timely manner between scheduled visits.
• Thoroughly complete all necessary documents or forms required by the Community Group in a timely manner;
• Adherence to coaching procedures and practices; including a cycle of program assessment, goal setting, objective observation, implementation, feedback and reflection.
• Promote ongoing change and self-reflection by conducting frequent needs assessments, engaging in collaborative goal setting, advocating for leaders and making referrals where appropriate; and  
• All other duties as assigned by your supervisor.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in early childhood education or related field;
• Bilingual in Spanish required;
•  5 or more years of experience working in/with EEC-licensed early care and education programs; experience in ECE program leadership preferred;
• Ability to write, read and speak English & Spanish
• Ability to write clearly and compose concise, coherent reports;
• Demonstrate content knowledge and/or experience with FCC, GCC, OST, public school programs or other settings being served;
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook;
• Some evening and weekend work may be required.

The Community Group participates in the E-Verify program to determine the immigration and work-eligibility status of prospective employees. Please refer to the Notice of E-Verify Participation and the Right to Work documents for more information.

The Community Group is fully committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to their race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local law.  We are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment, and where employees are treated with respect and dignity.