About the Role
Provide ongoing support to center-based and family child care partners to deliver comprehensive services within the Early Head Start/Head Start Expansion program. This role involves field work, planning, record keeping, and training to align education and child development services.
Responsibilities
- Provide individualized, reflective coaching to Partnership Teaching staff and FCC Teaching Staff using the Practice-Based Coaching model.
- Collaborate with Family Services staff, Health/Nutrition Specialist, Disabilities Coordinator, and partner programs to identify child and family needs related to education and child development.
- Develop age-appropriate learning experiences that support School Readiness Goals (SRGs) in collaboration with partner programs, staff, and families.
- Monitor, document, and measure children’s growth and development over time using child assessment tools.
- Schedule and conduct regular announced and unannounced visits to family child care partners to monitor compliance with contract requirements.
- Document and follow up on all non-compliance findings.
- Complete Infant, Toddler Environmental Rating Scale/Family Child Care Environmental Rating Scale (ITERS/FCCERS) for all partner program classrooms.
- Identify professional development/training needs, play material ordering needs, and changes to classroom environment arrangement based on ITERS/FCCERS.
- Recommend training and technical assistance needs of partner programs.
- Monitor child education files to ensure timely completion of observations, planning, and assessments.
- Maintain confidentiality of child education files.
- Monitor implementation of developmentally appropriate research-based curricula, reliable assessment tools, and screening tools.
- Monitor web-based data entry (COPA or Teaching Strategies GOLD reports) for accurate child assessment data.
- Collaborate with partner staff regarding child outcomes, SRG, individual child planning, group planning, and data analysis.
- Assist with monitoring staff qualifications for all partner teaching staff and completion of individual professional development plans.
- Participate in professional development opportunities, including meetings, in-service trainings, mandated trainings, and conferences.
- Facilitate trainings for partners, EHS staff, and families as needed.
- Participate in annual self-assessment, community assessment, and ongoing monitoring.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood or equivalent coursework with a focus on infant/toddler development.
- Experience working with infants/toddlers.
- Excellent communication skills and follow-through.
- Ability to work independently in the field and as part of a team.
- Computer literate; ability to accurately enter and analyze child assessment data.
- Knowledge of Head Start Performance Standards/Head Start Act 2007.
- Knowledge of New York State Family Child Care regulations.
- Knowledge of New York City DOHMH regulations.
- Meet all employee health requirements in Head Start Performance Standards/Head Start Act 2024.
- Successfully clear NYS DOI Fingerprint Screening.
- Successfully clear NYS Central Registry Clearance.
- Successfully clear Sex Offender Registry Clearance.
- Successfully clear 3 reference checks.
- Successfully complete physical examination with updated TB test, Tdap, MMR, varicella.
- Meet all employee health requirements in Article 47 (DOHMH) and Head Start performance standards.
- Obtain Mandated Reporter training certificate (every 2 years).
- Comply with agency’s policy and procedure regarding identification and reporting of child abuse and neglect.
- Obtain First Aid/CPR and Preventive infectious diseases certificate within the first year of employment.
- Submit a resume and thoughtful cover letter.
- Provide three (3) professional references upon selection (at least one from a former supervisor).
Skills
- Infant/toddler development
- Communication skills
- Follow-through
- Independent work
- Teamwork
- Computer literacy
- Data entry
- Data analysis
- Head Start Performance Standards/Head Start Act 2007 knowledge
- New York State Family Child Care regulations knowledge
- New York City DOHMH regulations knowledge
- Bilingual English/Spanish
Location
- 1375 Bushwick Ave. Brooklyn, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
- Monday-Friday, 8 am-4 pm, or 9 am-5 pm
Experience Level
- Experience working with infants/toddlers
Education Level
- Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood or equivalent coursework
- Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education (Preferred)
- Provisional New York State Birth-Grade 2 Teacher Certification (Preferred)
Salary/Compensations
- $60,000 - $65,412.75
Benefits
- Health requirements met for employment
About the Company
- The organization is dedicated to providing comprehensive services through the Early Head Start/Head Start Expansion program.
Equal Opportunity
- EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER (EOE)
