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About the Role

The Early Education Specialist will manage a caseload and provide training and technical assistance to home-based childcare providers in Queens County, contributing to positive child and family outcomes and closing the achievement gap.

Responsibilities

• Develop respectful and responsive relationships with childcare providers using positive interpersonal skills.
• Partner with childcare providers to identify learning and communication styles.
• Demonstrate cultural competence and inclusivity in coaching relationships.
• Complete assessments for 15 caseload providers using evidence-based tools.
• Develop individualized coaching plans based on assessments and provider needs.
• Conduct intensive site visits (2-4 hours each) for each provider.
• Coordinate quality improvement services and resources for providers.
• Evaluate provider progress through consistent documentation.
• Explain and model the change process consistently.
• Work with providers to set shared SMART goals for program quality improvement.
• Use active listening and powerful questions to support provider self-expression.
• Provide needed resources to programs within the caseload.
• Support caseload providers with targeted on-the-spot solutions.
• Connect providers with grants and other CHCF incentives.
• Facilitate a minimum of two training/workshops per month.
• Participate in and/or prepare for ECEI events.
• Collaborate with CHCF inter-agencies as needed.
• Maintain files and documentation for all program providers in the caseload.
• Perform data entry and other reporting as required.
• Attend team meetings.
• Contribute to an agency resource list for supporting services.
• Participate in in-house professional development opportunities.
• Keep certifications and credentials up to date.

Requirements

• Full professional fluency in English and Spanish required (writing, reading, academic level).
• Will complete the Aspire credentialing process within 6 months of hire.
• Will complete the T-TAP credentialing process within two years of hire.
• Commitment to co-teaching and co-learning.
• Alignment with ICF’s Coaching Code of Ethics.
• Belief that child care providers are capable of achieving their goals.
• Commitment to CHCF values.
• Professional alignment with the NYS Coach Competencies.

Skills

• Coaching Competencies
• Positive interpersonal skills
• Cultural competence
• Active listening
• Powerful questions
• SMART goals
• Data entry
• Resource management

Location

• Queens County
• CHCF Main Office, 450 Castle Hill Avenue, Bronx NY 10473

Work Type

• Full-time
• Some weekends required for trainings and events

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, psychology or related field

Salary/Compensations

• $45,000.00

Benefits

• Comprehensive employee benefits package

About the Company

• The mission of the Committee for Hispanic Children and Families (CHCF) is to bring a relentless focus on positive child and family outcomes to close the achievement gap and build a better future for children, families, and communities served by the Head Start program.
• The Early Care and Education Institute (ECEI) provides culturally informed, bilingual professional development to Family Child Care educators, to strengthen the quality of early care and learning for children in New York City.
• CHCF provides culturally informed, community based academic and enrichment programs in elementary, middle and high schools in New York City to strengthen the support systems, and empower students, for school success.
• CHCF advocates for improved policies and legislation around access to education from birth to adulthood, heightened public awareness of the social and institutional frameworks that hinder opportunity for Latino communities, and the empowerment of these communities to directly mobilize for change.

Equal Opportunity

• 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.