Education Specialist

Early Education Specialist Full Time Bronx, NY, US Salary: $45,000.00 Annually Job Summary: The Early Childhood Specialist will work in collaboration with a team of specialists to manage a caseload. Must coordinate training and technical assistance to Home-based Child Care Providers in the 5 boroughs. Relationship Building Use positive interpersonal skills to develop a respectful and responsive relationship with each provider. Demonstrate respect for an interest in the individual abilities of each provider. Partner with providers to identify learning and communicating styles and preferences. Show care and empathy that are strengths-based and focused on positive changes when working with providers. Demonstrate cultural competence and understand its relevance to the coaching relationship (i.e., employs practices that are gender-neutral, racially and ethnically inclusive). Appreciate the provider’s perspective, even when it is different from one’s own. Remain focused on the provider’s needs when disagreements or conflicts surface. Case Management Complete initial, midpoint, and final assessments with a total of 15 caseload providers using evidence-based tools (FCCERS-3, CLASS, etc.) in line with CHCF and ECEI’s intended outcomes. Partner with each caseload provider to create an individualized coaching plan based on a combination of sector best practices, assessment results, and provider self-diagnosed needs. Facilitate bimonthly, intensive site visits (2-4 hours each) within caseload, centered around domains of quality development. Coordinate additional quality improvement services and resources for caseload providers as needed. Evaluate provider progress through consistent documentation (case notes, informal assessment, photos, work products, phone calls, visit logs) to be shared with the Coaching Coordinator and Director for ECEI. Coaching Bring content knowledge/formal learning in at least one of ECEI’s four content areas, with the goal of developing expertise in one content area and working knowledge in all four. Explain and model the change process consistently. Work with providers to set shared SMART goals for program quality improvement. Demonstrate a commitment to shared learning using strategies that encourage shared decision-making, joint problem-solving, and partnership development. Model openness to learning and taking risks. Use active listening and powerful questions to understand the provider’s intent in the context of their values and goals, and to support provider’s self-expression. Technical Assistance Provide needed resources to programs within caseload (links, phone numbers, contact information for potential partners, information for additional training, etc.) in alignment with coaching plan. Support caseload programs with targeted on-the-spot solutions and support based on the program’s needs. Connect caseload providers with grants and other CHCF incentives and supports in alignment with coaching plan and ECEI’s contract deliverables. Group Training and Facilitation Facilitate a minimum of two provider trainings per CHCF fiscal year. Facilitate Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) once a month for two hours. Participate in, and/or prepare for, ECEI events: Provider Resource Days and ECEI Annual Conference. Collaborate with inter‑agency partners as appropriate and needed. Administration Maintain files and documentation for all program providers in caseload—includes case notes, follow up, progress monitoring. Data entry and other reporting as needed by Coaching Coordinator, Director for ECEI, and other stakeholders. Attend team meetings. Manage resources—contribute to an agency resource list for supporting services for providers. Participate in in‑house professional development opportunities, keep certifications and credentials up to date. Disposition Commit to co‑teaching and co‑learning (learning and improvement as reciprocal). Believe that providers know what they need and are capable of achieving their goals and our role is to guide them to it. Commit to CHCF values. Ally professionally with the NYS Coach Competencies. Work Schedule/Location Some weekends required for trainings and events. Education and Experience Full professional fluency in English and Spanish required (writing, reading, academic-level). Refer to Aspire education/professional experience ladder requirements (4B or above). Will complete Aspire credentialing process within 6 months of hire—strong preference given to those who come with valid Aspire credential. CHCF offers a comprehensive employee benefits package. CHCF is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr The Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Inc.