CCR&R Coach - LatinX - Child Care Resource & Referral

About the role

This position provides regular reflective and relationship-based coaching to teachers and instructional leaders working in early childhood programs. The role partners with teachers and administrators to meet classroom and program goals, best-practice standards, and increase the level of job-embedded professional development.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and maintains ongoing collaborative relationships with early education programs and a range of educators to develop the most conducive environment for learning, reflection, and coaching.
• Integrates racial justice and equity principles into coaching strategies while conducting regular coaching sessions with educators and instructional leaders.
• Partners with administrators and teachers to facilitate goal setting, data evaluation, and observation feedback.
• Collaboratively establishes action steps and identifies available resources through engaged data dialogues and reflective conversations.
• Serves as a resource in identifying appropriate research-based strategies and interventions to improve outcomes for children and families.
• Uses coaching data to help inform training and technical assistance plans and goal setting.
• Serves as a resource in identifying appropriate research-based strategies and interventions to improve outcomes for children and families.
• Coordinates and supports networks and communities of practice for educators.
• Provides training for early childhood providers.
• Participates in coach mentoring and ongoing coaching professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• Minimum and Desired Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in early childhood education, human development, child and family studies, social work, sociology, psychology or related field; OR a Step 10 on the Oregon Registry and coursework in age three to five development; OR Associate's degree WITH the ability to obtain a Bachelor's degree in early childhood education, human development, child and family studies, social work, sociology, psychology or related field within four (4) years of hire.
• Experience/Training: Minimum (5) years of experience teaching in, coordinating, or coaching in an early childhood program, including at least two (2) years of experience in leadership role.
• Current driver’s license, insurance, and access to reliable automobile during work hours for transportation to off-campus sites. Must have at least t (3) years of driving history.
• Experience incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion practices into teaching and coaching methods.
• Advanced knowledge of and experience working with the LatinX communities demonstrated by knowledge of the traditions, values, and customs of LatinX communities as well as the ability to identify specific examples of experience working directly with individuals and families who identify as Spanish.
• Bilingual skill with oral and written fluency in English and Spanish.

Qualifications

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, an Oregon Registry Master Trainer Certification within one (1) year of hire.
• Ability to travel throughout the county and to other required opportunities, including overnight and/or on weekends on occasion and with ample notice.
• Ability to enroll in the Oregon Central Background Registry prior to beginning employment and enrollment must be maintained throughout employment.
• Completion of required Oregon Department - Education Early Learning Division Self-Study Trainings within 30 days of hire.

Skills

• Knowledge of how children birth to five learn within the context of ongoing, meaningful relationships with important adults in their lives.
• Knowledge and understanding of the needs of preschool children, their families, and those who work with them.
• Knowledge of how programs engage families in partnerships.
• Knowledge of effective teaching practices.
• Ability to engage and support families with diverse languages and cultures.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of issues surrounding systemic inequity, systemic racism and the ongoing pursuit of methods to address these both individually and within group process.
• Knowledge of inclusive practices in preschool programs.
• Knowledge of how to best support the early learning workforce in all settings.
• Effective techniques of adult learning and relationship-based coaching practices.
• Ability to plan, organize, and effectively manage time.
• Ability to build collaborative partnerships with stakeholders, and provide services that are culturally competent and appropriate to the needs of the target audience.
• Ability to independently perform the duties of the position efficiently and effectively.
• Ability to communicate formally and informally with a wide range of contacts and demonstrate tact, diplomacy, empathy, and friendliness in dealing with people under stressful conditions, either by phone, through video or in person.
• Ability to work respectfully with individuals of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities.
• Ability to use equipment necessary to carry out job responsibilities such as, but not limited to, computer and virtual training software, cell/telephone, projectors, digital cameras, and video recorders.

Benefits

• Vacation, sick and personal business or emergency leave.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, long-term disability insurance.
• Optional short-term disability insurance, optional life, optional AD&D.
• Retirement through Oregon PERS.
• Tuition waiver plan and professional development funds.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).