Belmont, NY. Accord. Early Childhood Learning Coach

Job Overview: Supports the delivery of high quality early childhood development services by providing training, observation, feedback and modeling of effective teaching practices. Supports education staff by providing research based training and professional development opportunities.

Essential Job Responsibilities and Duties: Provides observation, assessment, feedback, and modeling of effective teaching practices for all education staff. Implements a practice based coaching program-wide strategy that assesses all education staff to identify strengths, areas in need of support, and identifies which staff would benefit most from intensive coaching. Provides intensive coaching for those education staff in need including opportunities to be observed and receive feedback and modeling of effective teacher practices directly related to program performance goals. Develops individualized coaching plans that meet the needs of different adult learning styles. Individualized coaching plans clearly articulate goals using staffs assessment results and the programs school readiness goals and a process for achieving those goals. Coordinates and/or provides research based professional development to all education staff related to lesson planning, curriculum implementation, transitions, individualization, child outcomes and other areas as assigned. Provides education content area onboarding to new education staff in small groups or one to one. Provides opportunities for new staff to observe, shadow, and then practice skills. Offers feedback and modeling of effective education practices.

Provides leadership in risk management practices by identifying and reporting potential safety, ethical, and legal concerns; evaluates and advises on impact and develops a strategy to effectively manage and minimize risk.

Contributes to team effort by accomplishing program goals and completing other duties as assigned. Required Skills & Abilities/Decision Making: Understands and agrees with agency mission of eliminating causes of poverty. Leadership, presentation, and organizational skills. Ability to communicate effectively and accurately assess situations and determine course of action. Ability to disseminate information garnered through meetings and training. Demonstrated skills using technology. Ability to travel within NYS and occasional out of state travel. Demonstrates leadership, presentation and organizational skills.

Time Expectations: Will work all assigned hours and report to work on time. Will meet all time frames and due dates without reminders. Will make appropriate use of leave time to balance personal, agency and workload needs.

Qualifications: EDUCATION: A bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education or a bachelors degree in a related field with coursework equivalent to a major relating to early childhood education. License Requirements: Current, valid drivers license and clean driving record.

EXPERIENCE: Two years experience in an early childhood development program with responsibilities for teaching, program operations, and classroom management required.

Email resume and cover letter to : Kaitlin Butler kbutler@accordcorp.org