[Hiring] Early Childhood Specialist @STGi

Role Description

The Early Childhood Specialist (ECS) provides professional expertise in early childhood education and development through assisting grant recipients with consultation, training, policy and procedure development, and statewide agency collaboration in areas such as:

• Ongoing child assessment
• Curriculum identification and implementation
• Dual language learners
• School readiness outcomes
• Family engagement

The ECS provides intensive training and technical assistance to HS/EHS recipients based on Regional or Area Office assignments, which require travel and the ability to work on-site for periods ranging from one day to several weeks.

Qualifications

• Expertise in early childhood education and development
• Experience with Head Start/Early Head Start programs
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Requirements

• Provide on-site, group, or virtual TTA to HS/EHS grant recipients related to:
• School readiness
• Family engagement
• Professional development
• Implementation of a research-based coaching model
• Support recipients to improve teacher/child interactions as described by the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS)
• Assist recipients in understanding and using data from multiple sources, including ongoing child assessment data
• Develop and implement family engagement practices as described in the Parent Family and Community Engagement (PFCE) Framework
• Strengthen birth to five transition practices
• Improve collaboration with Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and other partners
• Coordinate TTA with Grantee, Family Engagement, and Health Specialists
• Maintain regular communication with Regional or Area Office staff
• Provide data entry of action steps and progress in required OHS reporting systems
• Participate in various meetings as directed by OHS and the ECS Manager
• Support emerging OHS initiatives and priorities

Benefits

• Remote work with travel up to 50%
• Professional development opportunities