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. The role also partners to establish a mindset of continuous quality improvement.

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.
• Pairs 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.
• Supports continuous quality improvement in practice with a focus on program goals, standards, and early childhood inclusive practices.
• Conducts regular direct observations of coachee in practice using formal and informal tools and provides feedback.
• Uses technology when appropriate to support programs and coachees through video review, feedback, and resource sharing.
• Supports mentorship, modeling, consultation, and training when appropriate to strengthen practice implementation and reach collaborative coaching goals.
• 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.
• 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.

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.
• At the college's discretion, additional education/experience above may be substituted for experience/education on a year-for-year basis.

Other Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using or training in Practice Based and/or Transformational Coaching in early childhood settings.
• Training in Practice Based and/or Transformational Coaching in early childhood settings.
• Knowledge of early learning quality assessment tools preferred, including:
• The Classroom Assessment Scoring Scale (CLASS™)
• The Environmental Rating Scale(ERS) (specifically, Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale-3 and Family Child Care Environments Rating Scale Program Assessment Scale (PAS))
• Knowledge of child assessment and screening tools preferred, including:
• The Teaching Strategies Gold
• The Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool
• The Ages and Stages Questionnaire
• The Ages and Stages Questionnaire-Social Emotional

Working Conditions

This position may be eligible for remote work on a hybrid basis upon approval. Works in a variety of office and classroom settings. As necessary to meet workload demands, works outside of typical schedule, including flexible evening/weekend hours. Work requires travel to off-campus locations and periodic weekend or overnight trips with advance notice. Work is sometimes performed in an emotional and stressful environment.

Salary Placement

Initial salary placement will be based on years of relevant full-time equivalent experience at the sole discretion of the College, per the guidelines in the Collective Bargaining Agreement and in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws. Please include all relevant full and part-time experience (including unpaid and volunteer experience) in your application that you want the College to review towards potential placement. Hired employees will not have an opportunity to update past experience or appeal initial placement after the time of hire.