Job detail
Education Coach
STARFISH FAMILY SERVICES INC
#Nonprofit#Child Development#Social Services#Curriculum Implementation#Early Childhood Education#Instructional Support#Continuous Quality Improvement#Data Utilization#Creative Curriculum#Childcare Licensing#Child Assessment#CLASS
Full TimeOn Site2-5 yrsPosted 1 month ago
Location
Inkster, Michigan
Quick overview
The Education Coach will assist educators in identifying needs for high-quality programming related to curriculum implementation and child development best practices, providing ongoing support through evidence-informed coaching models. Key duties include delivering on-site instructional support, guiding staff on curriculum and assessment, planning coaching experiences, and utilizing data for continuous quality improvement.
Requirements summary
A Bachelor's degree in early childhood education or a related field is required, with a Master's degree preferred, alongside a minimum of three years of early childhood teaching experience working with families. Candidates must also possess at least two years of staff training experience and have a valid Michigan driver's license for local travel.
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Job description
Job DetailsLevel
- ExperiencedJob
- Location:
- Hiveley
- Corp -
- Inkster,
- MI 48141Position
- Type:
- Full
- TimeEducation
- Level: 4
- Year
- DegreeJob
- Shift:
- DayJob
- Category:
- Nonprofit -
- Social
- ServicesPOSITION
- SUMMARY: In alignment with Starfish's Blueprint for Brighter Futures, the Education Coach will assist educators and support staff in identifying area(s) of need to achieve high quality programming as it relates to curriculum implementation and best practices in child development. The Education Coach supports teachers on an on-going basis, based on need, through the implementation of evidence-informed coaching practices and an integrated coaching model.
- Education
- AND
- EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s degree in the field of early childhood education, child and family development, curriculum development or related field required. Master’s degree in related field is preferred. Minimum three years of experience in early childhood teaching, working with families. Minimum two years of staff training experience. Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) experience preferred. Experience with any of the following curricula highly preferred. Connect4Learning,
- Creative
- Curriculum and
- Great
- First
- Eight
- DUTIES &
- RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide on-site instructional support and mentor-coaching to teaching teams. Provide support and guidance to program staff regarding curriculum, child assessment, teacher assessment, childcare licensing, and high-quality daily program implementation. Plan and implement individual and team coaching experiences with teaching teams based on individual/team's needs, experience, and goals. Support the implementation of the professional development strategy. Collaborate with evaluation and program leadership to evaluate program effectiveness and develop strategies for sustainability and improvement. Utilize data and other information to support coaching and mentoring for classroom teaching staff and to plan professional development. Administer program quality and teacher assessments in classrooms and provide support for sharing and using data for continuous quality improvement. Collaborate with Education Supervisor to plan professional development methods, approaches, and venues. Review Early Childhood Education teaching team lesson plans to identify opportunities for coaching and/or professional development. Review classroom level child assessment data with teaching teams for continuous quality improvement.
- Competencies
- AND
- ABILITIES: Interact and communicate effectively with individuals from different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision and communicate effectively in oral/written form. Ability to react with flexibility and sensitivity to changing situations and needs. Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work assignment, while interacting with educators in the classroom environment.
- Licensing
- AND
- OTHER
- REQUIREMENTS: Must have a valid State of Michigan driver’s license and willingness to travel locally using own transportation to conduct work assignments. Starfish Family Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE/M/F/D/V